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Effect of Virtual Reality and Relaxation Technique on Nurses' Fatigue, Burnout, and Satisfaction in Critical Care Units

Effect of Virtual Reality and Relaxation Technique on Nurses' Fatigue, Burnout, and Satisfaction in Critical Care Units: A Factorial, Randomized Controlled Trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20230310057672N7
Enrollment
104
Registered
2025-02-22
Start date
2025-03-10
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-07-21

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Conditions

Nurse satisfaction, fatigue, and burnout in critical care units. Burn-out

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Group (A): Participants in the first week in this group and before intervention will give a self-report instrument for pre-test assessment. To assess the level of

Sponsors

University of Baghdad/college of Nursing
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
21 Years to 60 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion: consent & compliance with all aspects of the clinical trial, methods, and providing data during the follow-up phase. Containing male and female One year of experience or more in the same critical care unit.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1-Physical Health Issues: Individuals with significant physical disabilities or chronic illnesses that could impair their ability to participate in (VR sessions or the Jacobson Relaxation Technique) or that may be exacerbated by the intervention are also excluded. 2-Neurological Disorders: Conditions such as epilepsy or other neurological disorders that could be triggered by (VR sessions or Jacobson Relaxation Technique) may lead to exclusion for safety reasons. 3- Participants with psychosocial factors which are not related to the workplace. 4- Participants who did not comply with the conditions of the clinical trial aspects or who did not complete the sessions in full for any reason.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The primary outcome variable that may be assessing the level of nurses' fatigue and burnout. Timepoint: Immediately before the intervention (Jacobson's relaxation techniques, virtual reality sessions, and together). Method of measurement: Self-report Fatigue Assessment Scale, Total scores can range from 10, indicating the lowest level of fatigue, to 50, denoting the highest. Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI), all MBI items scored using a seven levels frequency rating from "never" to "daily." The MBI has three component scales: emotional exhaustion (9 items), depersonalization (5 items) and personal achievement (8 items). The burnout score level can be range from (Emotional exhaustion 40), indicating the lowest level of Burnout. (Emotional exhaustion> 30, Depersonalization > 12, and Personal accomplishment < 33), indicating the highest level of Burnout.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
The secondary outcome variable that may be evaluation the level of nurses' fatigue, burnout, and satisfaction. Timepoint: After intervention, 8 week after intervention (Jacobson's relaxation techniques, virtual reality sessions, and together). Method of measurement: Self-report Fatigue Assessment Scale, Total scores can range from 10, indicating the lowest level of fatigue, to 50, denoting the highest.Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI), all MBI items scored using a seven levels frequency rating from "never" to "daily." The MBI has three component scales: emotional exhaustion (9 items), depersonalization (5 items) and personal achievement (8 items). The burnout score level can be range from (Emotional exhaustion 40), indicating the lowest level of Burnout. (Emotional exhaustion> 30, Depersonalization > 12, and Personal accomplishment < 33), indicating the highest level of Burnout.Visual analog scale for satisfaction, “I’m very satisfied “on one end “I’m not satisfied at all” on the other.

Countries

Iraq

Contacts

Public ContactAlaa Jawad Kadhim

University of Baghdad/college of Nursing

alaaj@conursing.uobaghdad.edu.iq+964 770 352 0314

Outcome results

None listed

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