Stress
Conditions
Brief summary
Randomized clinical trial about self-care mediated by the senses in female health professionals and their influence on stress, self-esteem, mood states, life satisfaction and levels of salivary cortisol.
Detailed description
The work environment of health professionals is commonly considered stressful, given that they need to deal with difficult situations that include pain, risk of death, the decisions that need to be fast and accurate, and conflicts generated in interpersonal relationships. There is an ongoing discussion that the investigators need to care for those who care, however, there are few interventions studied and validated to effectively reduce the stress of these professionals that resonate in states of well-being. There is little room for discussion of this topic during the workday, as well as to learn techniques and measures for effective stress management. This study aims to explore the relationship between well-being, self-esteem and stress of women health professionals, and compare three self-care interventions mediated by the senses.
Interventions
OTHERone-sensory self care (Todo Dia®)
daily use of odorless body moisturizer (Todo Dia® - Natura)
OTHERmultisensory self care (Todo Dia®)
daily use of moisturizing body with cotton fragrance (Todo Dia® - Natura) + audiovisual stimulus
OTHERbi-sensory self care (Todo Dia®)
daily use of moisturizing body with cotton fragrance (Todo Dia® - Natura)
Sponsors
Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to 60 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Professional healthcare; * working in healthcare or administrative area in hospital * Voluntary participation; * Signed in term of free and informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
* Evaluation with relevant dermatological findings diagnosed by a dermatologist; * Work at nighttime or in alternate periods (because of known chronobiological changes that would affect the study of cortisol, one of the outcomes considered in the study); * who are breastfeeding; * Be pregnant
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in perceived stress (Lipp Stress Inventory and Symptoms of Stress List) | baseline, 30 days, 60 days | Lipp Stress Inventory and Symptoms of Stress List |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in cortisol levels | baseline, 30 days, 60 days | Saliva will be collected to measure cortisol levels: 7-9 am |
Other
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Changes in Satisfaction with life (Satisfaction With Life Scale) | baseline, 30 days, 60 days | Satisfaction With Life Scale |
| Changes in Positive and Negative Affective | baseline, 30 days, 60 days | Positive and negative affect scale |
| Change in perceived self-esteem (Rosenberg's self-esteem Scale) | baseline, 30 days, 60 days | Rosenberg's self-esteem Scale |
Countries
Brazil
Outcome results
None listed