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Authentic Connections for Nurse Leaders

Fostering Resilience Amongst Mothers Under Stress: Authentic Connections for Nurse Leaders

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03616756
Enrollment
24
Registered
2018-08-06
Start date
2018-08-08
Completion date
2019-09-02
Last updated
2020-01-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Stress

Keywords

Nurse leader, Resilience, Parenting, Stress, Depression

Brief summary

The purpose of this pilot study is to test the feasibility and outcomes of a supportive group-based intervention, Authentic Connections, to be used for nurse leaders at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, in a collaboration involving faculty at Arizona State University (ASU) Department of Psychology, Dr. Sunyia Luthar.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALAuthentic Connections

Authentic Connections support groups for nurse leaders who are also mothers. Meetings occur once a week for one hour.

BEHAVIORALProtected time

Participants have one hour per week protected time scheduled on their calendar to do with what they choose.

Sponsors

Arizona State University
CollaboratorOTHER
Mayo Clinic
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* In an Nursing Education Specialist (NES) or Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) nurse leader role at Mayo Clinic Rochester * Female gender * A mother to at least one child or adult child

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale - 2 itemBaselineTwo item scale, each of which has a 5-point range of responses, as follows: not true at all (0), rarely true (1), sometimes true (2), often true (3), and true nearly all of the time (4). The total score ranges from 0-8, with higher scores reflecting greater resilience.

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026