Stress
Conditions
Keywords
stress, resilience, wellbeing
Brief summary
Frontline nurses increasingly face challenges between executing their jobs to the best of their ability and caring for their own physical and mental health. Such a stressful and fast-changing work environment impacts the nurses' psychological wellbeing, resulting in high levels of stress and burnout, which in turn negatively affects patient care and outcomes. The aim of this study is to investigate whether a short virtual intervention, based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and adapted to caregivers, can lead to a reduction in psychological distress that may be associated with caregiving during the COVID-19 pandemic. The intervention will be held online in a group setting during two half-day workshops using a conference application (e.g. Zoom). Note: This study is part of an international joint research project Nurse Health between the Faculty of Psychology (University of Basel) and the Nethersole School of Nursing (Chinese University of Hong Kong), funded by the Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI), with the Leading House for the Bilateral Science and Technology Cooperation Programme with Asia at ETH Zürich (Project No. COV\_09\_062020).
Interventions
BEHAVIORALACT
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Sponsors
State Secretariat for Education Research and Innovation, Switzerland
ETH Zurich (Switzerland)
Prof. Dr. Andrew Gloster
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* at least 18 years of age * degree in nursing * working 40% or higher in a team of nurses in the somatic area * currently or previously in contact with COVID-19 patients * working in Switzerland
Exclusion criteria
* working in non-somatic areas (e.g. psychiatry) * working in non-hospital environments (e.g. home treatment) * not owning an electronic device * unable to understand and speak German
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mueller and McCloskey Satisfaction Scale (MMSS) | 8 weeks | Assessment of nurses' job satisfaction (31 items) |
| Mental Health Continuum Short Form (MHC-SF) | 8 weeks | Assessment of perceived emotional wellbeing (14 items) |
| Psychological Flexibility Questionnaire (PsyFlex) | 8 weeks | Assessment of psychological flexibility (6 items) |
| Valued Living Questionnaire (VLQ) | 8 weeks | Assessment of the extent of valued living (10 items) |
| Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10) | 8 weeks | Assessment of the perception of psychological stress (10 items) |
| General Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD-7) | 8 weeks | Assessment of the severity of anxiety (7 items) |
| Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) | 8 weeks | Assessment of the severity of depression (9 items) |
| Maslach Burnout Inventory - Human Services Survey (MBI-HSS) | 8 weeks | Assessment of the severity of burnout (22 items) |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Homework Completion | 8 weeks | Percentage of completed homework |
| Program Satisfaction | 8 weeks | Rate of nurses' satisfaction with the program |
| Program Attendance/ Attrition Rate | 8 weeks | Percentage of program attendance |
Countries
Switzerland
Contacts
Primary ContactEveline Frey, M Sc.
Backup ContactFabio Coviello, B Sc.
Outcome results
None listed