Psychological Distress, Resilience
Conditions
Keywords
Psychological Distress, Triage, Resilience, COVID-19
Brief summary
This study aimed to investigate the effect of the psychological triaging intervention (PTI) on the psychological distress and resilience capacity levels among the intern-nursing students during the COVID-19 crisis. Research Hypothesis Intern-nursing students who attend PTI exhibit lower COVID-19 related psychological distress level and higher resilience capacity than those who receive routine psychological support.
Detailed description
The intern-nursing students' psychological well-being and resilience are of indispensable significance during these unprecedented days. 64 Intern-nursing students. Sixty-four intern-nursing students who completed a preliminary survey and demonstrated both high level of psychological distress and low resilience capacity as a result of their exposure to patients with COVID-19 during their internship period were randomly assigned to two equal groups and the study group were engaged in the PTI intervention which followed the path of RAPID Psychological First Aid model. The PTI intervention followed the path of RAPID Psychological First Aid model of John Hopkins University (Everly& Lating 2012). The content of the PTI represents a simple structure that is revolved around five core phases including (R: establishing rapport and reflective listening, A: assessment, P: prioritization, I: intervention and D: disposition& follow up).
Interventions
BEHAVIORALPsychological Triaging Intervention
The PTI intervention followed the path of RAPID Psychological First Aid model of John Hopkins University (Everly& Lating 2012). The content of the PTI represents a simple structure that is revolved around five core phases including (R: establishing rapport and reflective listening, A: assessment, P: prioritization, I: intervention and D: disposition& follow up).
BEHAVIORALRoutine psychological support
For the comparison group, the researchers provided them with routine psychological support that mainly revolved around enhancing their self-compassion, practicing mindfulness exercises, keeping them socially connected with their family and peers. Moreover, adopt a healthy lifestyle such as; engage in physical activity, eating a well-balanced diet, and sleeping well.
Sponsors
Alexandria University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Exposed to patients with COVID-19
Exclusion criteria
* Did not exposed to patients with COVID-19
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| severity of psychological distress | 2 weeks | The General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) was developed by (Goldberg, 1972). The questionnaire comprises 12- self-report items to measure the severity of psychological distress. The presence the symptoms was rated on 4- points Likert-type scale; (0=not at all present, 1=same as usual present; 2=rather more than usual present; 3=much more than usual present). The tool demonstrated high reliability as Cronbach's alpha coefficient was 0.87. The total score ranged from 0-36. The higher score representing higher level of psychological distress. |
Other
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Resilience Capacity | 2 weeks | It consists of 25-item to assess the resilience capacity. The CD-RISC was abridged to 10 items to reflect the individuals' ability to tolerate painful experience. Such as; ability to adapt to change, tendency to bounce back after hardship and ability to stay focused under pressure. |
Countries
Egypt
Outcome results
None listed