The Effectiveness of RPSG Intervention for Nurses During the COVID-19

NCT05178199 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: 202107077RINC
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 70
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The cases of COVID-19 are continuing to be confirmed around the world. In the clinical settings, the nurses in evacuation acute wards are main responsibility to undertake the care of emergency patient follow-up and suspected or confirmed COVID-19 cases. Those nurses have to face the high psychological pressure, unknown panic, fear and so on. Thus, the study plans to invite nurses who are working in evacuation acute wards to participate the project called "Remote Psychological Support Group (RPSG)". The study supposes "RPSG" could improve nurses' self-efficacy, fear of COVID-19, psychological distress, and quality of life.

Conditions

COVID-19 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Keywords

psychological support group; nurse; COVID-19; quality of life

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• compare self-efficacy of nurses before and after RPSG

  The study uses structured questionnaires "General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSES)" to evaluate the effectiveness of RPSG. This scale is a self-report measure of self-efficacy, and it includes ten questions, each question score from 1 to 4. The total score is calculated by finding the sum of the all items, and ranges between 10 and 40, with a higher score indicating more self-efficacy.

  8 weeks

• compare fear of COVID-19 for nurses before and after RPSG

  The study uses structured questionnaires "the Fear of COVID-19 Scale" to evaluate the effectiveness of RPSG. The Fear of COVID-19 Scale is a seven-item scale with using a five-item Likert-type scale. A total score is calculated by adding up each item score (ranging from 7 to 35). The higher the score, the greater the fear of cororonavirus-19.

  8 weeks

• compare psychological distress for nurses before and after RPSG

  The study uses structured questionnaires "distress thermometer (DT) " to evaluate the effectiveness of RPSG. The distress thermometer (DT) is a rating scale used to measure distress: 0 (no distress) to 10 (extreme distress).

  8 weeks

• compare quality of life for nurses before and after RPSG

  The study uses structured questionnaires "WHOQOL-BREF Taiwan version" to evaluate the effectiveness of RPSG. The WHOQOL-BREF Taiwan version contains 28 items classified into the same four domains as the standard WHOQOL-BREF, and using a five-item Likert-type scale. A total score of each domain ranging from 4 to 20, with a higher score indicating better quality of life.

  8 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• satisfaction for RPSG

  8 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Remote Psychological Support Group

EXPERIMENTAL

The study will invite nurses through QR code on line, and assess their background, self-efficacy, fear of COVID-19, psychological distress, and quality of life by questionnaires first. Then four evacuation acute wards (A, B, C, and D) will be randomly allocated, and the two wards will be drawn out as experimental group ward. Each group will be followed for 2 months and their outcomes will be assessed at 3 time points: baseline (pre-RPSG) (T0), and 4 (T1), 8 (T2) weeks after-RPSG, T0-T2, respectively.

Behavioral: RPSG; Behavioral: AVMBM

Mindfulness through audio and video

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

The study will invite nurses through QR code on line, and assess their background, self-efficacy, fear of COVID-19, psychological distress, and quality of life by questionnaires first. Then four evacuation acute wards (A, B, C, and D) will be randomly allocated, and the two wards will be drawn out as experimental group ward. Each group will be followed for 2 months and their outcomes will be assessed at 3 time points: baseline (pre-RPSG) (T0), and 4 (T1), 8 (T2) weeks after-RPSG, T0-T2, respectively.

Behavioral: RPSG; Behavioral: AVMBM

Interventions

RPSG BEHAVIORAL

The RPSG program include sharing successful experience, progressive muscle relaxation (PMR), and mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR). The duration is at last 8 weeks and includes 1 hour per week of RPSG activities.

Mindfulness through audio and video; Remote Psychological Support Group

AVMBM BEHAVIORAL

The duration is also at last 8 weeks and includes encouraging to use "5 minutes Audio and Video Mindfulness of Breathing Meditation (AVMBM)" per week.

Mindfulness through audio and video; Remote Psychological Support Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 20 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• The nurses have to above 20 years old.
• The nurses who work in evacuation acute wards.

You may not qualify if:

• The nurses who have any mental illness.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• National Taiwan University Hospital: lead

Study Sites (1)

National Taiwan University Hospital

Taipei, Taipei, Taiwan

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

COVID-19

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Pneumonia, Viral; Pneumonia; Respiratory Tract Infections; Infections; Virus Diseases; Coronavirus Infections; Coronaviridae Infections; Nidovirales Infections; RNA Virus Infections; Lung Diseases; Respiratory Tract Diseases

Study Officials

• Wang Hsuan Wen

  NTUH

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Kang chia-wen

CONTACT

+886975651593; 021713@ntuh.gov.tw

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: INVESTIGATOR
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 15, 2021
• First Posted: January 5, 2022
• Study Start: January 1, 2022
• Primary Completion: August 1, 2022
• Study Completion: November 1, 2022
• Last Updated: January 13, 2022

Record last verified: 2021-11

Locations

TW (1)