The Effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy on Midwives' Job Stress

The Effectiveness of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy on the Job Stress of Midwives in the Labor Department

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20190212042682N1

Enrollment

Registered

2019-03-08

Start date

2019-04-03

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-03-25

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Conditions

Job stress.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: For the intervention group, 8 group meeting sessions of 10 persons are conducted on a weekly 90-minute basis by consulting a Cognitive-behavioral therapy methodolog

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Informed consent to participate in the study. Earning a score above 117 from the job stress questionnaire. Having at least a midwifery diploma.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Cognitive-behavioral therapy and any psychological intervention with in the last 12 weeks. A history of chronic medical and psychological illnesses. The use of psychoactive drugs. The experience of an unfortunate incident, such as the death of a first-degree relative, in the past six months.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Job stress score based on Rice questionnaire. Timepoint: Job stress measurement before and after the intervention immediately after the end of the study (8 sessions) and one month after the completion of the study. Method of measurement: Rice Job Stress Questionnaire.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactKhadija Hekmat

Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences

hekmat1346@Gmail.com+98 613311159

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026