The Effect of Therapeutic Treatment on Stress and Coping Stress

NCT05367934 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 0000-0001-9237-2714
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 24
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Nursing students are exposed to intensive theoretical and clinical applications throughout their academic education. During this educational process, students' stress increases and their coping behaviors are affected.

Conditions

Nurse's Role

Keywords

nursing, therapeutic touch, stress, coping stress, education

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• The Effect of Therapeutic Touch on Stress

  Perceived Stress Inventory for Nursing Students (APPS) (Annex II) Sheu et al. (2002) originally in Chinese, the scale consisted of 29 items. Chan et al. (2009), Cronbach's alpha coefficient was found to be 0.89, and the sub-dimensions were 0.87-0.89. Karaca et al. (2014) validated the Turkish validity and reliability of the scale. In the evaluation of the items; A five-point Likert-type assessment was used, including '4- Very stressful for me, 3, 2, 1, 0- Not stressful for me'.

  Scales are filled after 3 days of application

• The Effect of Therapeutic Touch on Stress Coping Behaviors

  Stress Coping Behaviors Scale for Nursing Students (SPSAS) (Annex III), Sheu et al. (2002) the scale consists of 19 items. Karaca et al. (2014) validated the Turkish validity and reliability of the scale. Cronbach's alpha coefficient was found to be 0.76. In the evaluation of the items; A five-point Likert-type assessment was used: '4- I agree, 3, 2, 1, 0- I strongly disagree'.

  Scales are filled after 3 days of application

Study Arms (2)

The Effect of Therapeutic Touch on Nursing Students on Perceived Stress and Stress Coping Behaviors

EXPERIMENTAL

The nurses in the intervention group were given therapeutic touch for 15 minutes once a week for two weeks.

Behavioral: Therapeutic Touch

The Effect of Therapeutic Touch on Stress and Stress Coping Behaviors

OTHER

No treatment was applied to the patients in the control group other than their routine care.

Behavioral: Therapeutic Touch

Interventions

Therapeutic Touch BEHAVIORAL

Therapeutic Touch for stress

The Effect of Therapeutic Touch on Nursing Students on Perceived Stress and Stress Coping Behaviors; The Effect of Therapeutic Touch on Stress and Stress Coping Behaviors

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 24 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Over the age of 18, Maximum age 24 Volunteer to work, Nursing students who had not received touch therapy before were included in the study.

You may not qualify if:

• Previous or current tactile therapy,
• A therapeutic touch therapist,
• Nursing students who did not volunteer for the study were not included in the study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Zehra Bayram: lead

Study Sites (1)

Zehra Bayram

Osmaniye, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Therapeutic Touch

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Mind-Body Therapies; Complementary Therapies; Therapeutics; Spiritual Therapies

Study Officials

• Hilal Kuşçu Karatepe, phD

  Osmaniye Korkut Ata University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Masking Details: The nurses in the intervention group were given therapeutic touch for 15 minutes once a week for two weeks, and the patients in the control group did not receive any treatment other than their routine care.
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Nurse

Model Details: This study is a randomized controlled experimental study.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 27, 2022
• First Posted: May 10, 2022
• Study Start: April 14, 2022
• Primary Completion: May 4, 2022
• Study Completion: May 5, 2022
• Last Updated: February 7, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-02

Locations

TU (1)