COVID-19 Pandemic, Mental Stress, Nurse's Role
Conditions
Brief summary
Some recent studies demonstrated caregivers may experience negative emotions such as anxiety and sadness, which may also affect normal treatment during the epidemic. As the pandemic continues, mental health support, encouragement , and a sense of purpose are needed to support healthcare workers.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALMindfulness-based Stress Reduction by Therapeutic VR
Therapeutic VR+MBT was provided using a head-mounted display which designed to enclose eyes and block external stimuli almost entirely. Patients can see immersive natural scenes through VR devices and hear stereo sounds through headphones. We uploaded a programme, which was designed to induce recordings of guided meditations (The same as the MBT), musics for meditation and consists of meditation-videos of 40 minutes. We will guide patients to choose their favorite meditation videos, such as forest, seaside, lake, snow mountain, field and so on.
BEHAVIORALMindfulness-based Stress Reduction
39 participates randomized and allocated to this group. MBT was conducted as an 8-week group intervention. Sessions typically began with formal mindfulness meditations that include breathing exercises, prolonged expiratory relaxation, body scan, and meditation. MBT was delivered by the first author, who has specialized training in mindfulness meditation.
Sponsors
Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 60 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Registered nurses (RN) who work in target departments were included. The target departments mainly included internal medicine, surgical, emergency department, where nurses had direct mutual engagement with patients.
Exclusion criteria
* Nurses who have not been involved in the COVID-19 volunteer service.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Depression, anxiety, and stress scale (DASS-21) | up to 8 weeks | The questionnaire of the Chinese version of DASS-21 has a total of 21 items and measures three negative emotional experiences of depression, anxiety and stress |
| The impact of COVID-19 | up to 8 weeks | There is a separate questions. Has COVID-19 affected your mood at work?(0\ 10) |
Countries
China
Outcome results
None listed