Chatbot Effectiveness for Improving Mental Health and Reducing Stress in Nursing Students

NCT06542068 | Not Yet Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: 113-470
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 110
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of using a chatbot to improve mental health and reduce stress among nursing students during their internships. The study will be conducted through convenient sampling of nursing students from a technology university in southern Taiwan. Students will be divided into experimental and control groups to compare differences in mental health and stress levels after receiving support from the chatbot. Expected outcomes include gaining a better understanding of the fundamental characteristics of nursing students and their mental health and stress levels during internships. The results are expected to demonstrate that the chatbot can aid nursing students in handling typical internship issues, stress, and challenges, as well as in accessing mental health resources.

Conditions

Mental Health; Stress; Nursing Education

Keywords

Internship Support; Chatbot Assistance; Mental Health

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Brief Symptom Rating Scale

  Five-point Likert-type scale of 0 to 4, with 0 being not at all and 4 being extremely.A total score on the BSRS-5 above 14, or a score of more than 1 on the additional suicide survey item, may indicate a severe mood disorder. Scores between 10 and 14 may indicate moderate mood disorders, and those between 6 and 9 could indicate mild mood disorders.

  The students are interning for four weeks. A pre-test was conducted during the first week, and a post-test was administered at the end of the fourth week.

• Clinical Internship Stress Survey Form

  Total of 24 questions are included in the survey, utilizing a four-point Likert-type scale ranging from 1 to 4. The total score on the scale falls between 24 and 96, with higher scores indicating increased stress levels during the clinical practicum.

  The students are interning for four weeks. A pre-test was conducted during the first week, and a post-test was administered at the end of the fourth week.

Study Arms (2)

Line Bot Assistance Group

EXPERIMENTAL

During the internship, students will use the Line Bot as a support tool.The Line Bot aims to provide psychological health support and stress management resources, helping students cope with stress and challenges encountered during their clinical internships.

Behavioral: Line Bot Assistance

Control Group

NO INTERVENTION

This group will not receive assistance from the Line Bot chatbot. These students will receive only the regular internship support and resources without the use of any technological assistance tools.

Interventions

Line Bot Assistance BEHAVIORAL

The chatbot is expected to provide self-help solutions and multiple counseling resources for stress and distress, options for face-to-face or online call requests, and a survey on mental health and stress. In terms of keywords, it will establish counseling response resources and methods for finding resources for special sensitive situations (e.g., feeling moody, suicidal, stressed, not wanting to intern, etc.).

Line Bot Assistance Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 30 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Nursing students from the daytime four-year technical program at a university in southern Taiwan who have been scheduled for clinical internships.
• Students who agree to participate in the study.

You may not qualify if:

• Students who are only partially completing their internships (fragmented internship students).
• Students who are unable to comply with the intervention measures.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Chang Gung University of Science and Technology: lead

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Psychological Well-Being

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Personal Satisfaction; Behavior

Study Design

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

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 29, 2024
• First Posted: August 7, 2024
• Study Start: August 26, 2024
• Primary Completion: February 28, 2025
• Study Completion: July 31, 2025
• Last Updated: August 7, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-08