The Effect of Mindful Hand Hygiene Practice on Self-Care Perception and Self-Compassion Levels of Oncology Nurses; Mixed Design Example

NCT07059416 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 2024028
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 44
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study was planned to evaluate the effect of hand hygiene awareness activities to be carried out by nurses with positive affirmation words and breathing exercises during hand washing or hand hygiene with hand antiseptic on increasing the conscious awareness and self-compassion of oncology nurses and to determine the experiences of oncology nurses regarding hand hygiene awareness activities. Research Hypothesis Hypothesis 1a: Hand hygiene with awareness increases the conscious awareness levels of oncology nurses. Hypothesis 1b: Hand hygiene with awareness increases the self-compassion levels of oncology nurses. Hypothesis 1c: Hand hygiene with awareness increases the self-care perception levels of oncology nurses. Research Question: How does hand hygiene with awareness affect the self-compassion, self-care perception and conscious awareness levels of oncology nurses?

Conditions

Mindfulness Meditation; Selfcompassion

Keywords

oncology nursing, mindfulness, self-compassion, self-care

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Oncology nurses' self-care perception

  The Watson Caritas Self-Rating Score (WCSRS) is a 5-item, single-dimensional scale used to assess self-care perception. Each item is rated on a 7-point scale from 1 (Never) to 7 (Always). Total scores range from 5 to 35, with higher scores indicating higher levels of self-care perception.

  From enrollment to the end of the intervention at 4 weeks

• Oncology nurses' self-compassion levels

  The Self-Compassion Scale-Short Form (SCS-SF) consists of 12 items assessing self-compassion. Each item is rated on a 5-point Likert scale. Total scores range from 12 to 60, with higher scores indicating higher levels of self-compassion.

  From enrollment to the end of the intervention at 4 weeks

• Oncology nurses' mindful awareness levels

  The Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS) is a 15-item, single-dimensional scale used to assess mindful awareness. Each item is rated on a 6-point Likert scale from 1 to 6. Total scores range from 15 to 90, with higher scores indicating higher levels of mindful awareness.

  From enrollment to the end of the intervention at 4 weeks

Study Arms (2)

İntervention group

EXPERIMENTAL

Oncology nurses practice mindfulness hand hygiene for four weeks

Behavioral: Oncology nurses carried out hand hygiene awareness activities with positive affirmation words and breathing exercises while washing hands or providing hand hygiene with hand antiseptic.

Control

NO INTERVENTION

Interventions

Oncology nurses carried out hand hygiene awareness activities with positive affirmation words and breathing exercises while washing hands or providing hand hygiene with hand antiseptic. BEHAVIORAL

positive affirmation, focus on the moment

İntervention group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 65 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Having worked as an oncology nurse for at least one year
• Volunteering to participate in research

You may not qualify if:

• Having done/having done regular activities such as meditation, yoga, etc. related to mindfulness or self-compassion in the last year.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• KTO Karatay University: lead

Study Sites (1)

KTO Karatay University

Konya, 42020, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Hand Sanitizers

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Anti-Infective Agents, Local; Anti-Infective Agents; Therapeutic Uses; Pharmacologic Actions; Chemical Actions and Uses; Disinfectants; Specialty Uses of Chemicals

Study Design

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

Model Details: In this context, the prototype model of the pretest-posttest control group design is presented as follows: R-Randomization Experimental Group T1-Pretest G-Intervention T2-Posttest Control Group T1-Pretest T2-Posttest. Before the pre-intervention groups were assigned, the first tests were applied, hand hygiene practice was taught with conscious awareness and they were asked to apply the hand hygiene ritual while performing the hand hygiene steps for four weeks. Four weeks after the beginning of the study, data were collected again with data collection tools.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 11, 2025
• First Posted: July 10, 2025
• Study Start: January 10, 2025
• Primary Completion: April 10, 2025
• Study Completion: April 10, 2025
• Last Updated: August 17, 2026

Record last verified: 2025-07

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: STUDY PROTOCOL

Locations

TU (1)