Nurses and midwives who report high stress and sense of difficulty related to communicating with patients and families who lost their babies during the perinatal period.
Conditions
Interventions
Duration will be 6 weeks. Intervention will be given twice (beginning and 6 weeks later). Midwives, a psychologist, and a counselor who has experienced perinatal loss will provide an initial 2-day co
Sponsors
St. Luke's International University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Licensed midwives and nurses who meet the following criteria: Having provided direct care for patients and families who experienced death of a child during the perinatal period. Having an opportunity to provide direct care for patients and families who had perinatal death.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Individuals who lack fluency in spoken and written Japanese and those who have plans to leave clinical practice during the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Clinicians' self-efficacy in communicating with patients (pre- and 3-month-post-intervention) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Anxiety and sense of difficulty in communication Knowledge about effective communication Belief in communication Communication behaviors Self-compassion Compassion fatigue (pre- and 3-month-post-intervention) | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactAkiko Hiruta
St. Luke's International University Division of Women's Health and Midwifery
Outcome results
None listed