Stress
Conditions
Interventions
1. Study setting: Colombo North Teaching Hospital (CNTH), but the study will be conducted completely online, using Zoom sessions. All wards, clinics, and labs at CNTH will be potential sites of recr
Sponsors
Dr. Anuradha Baminiwatta
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Aged 18 or above- Both males and females will be included. 2) Currently employed as a healthcare worker at Colombo North Teaching Hospital-All categories of healthcare workers - doctors, nurses, ancillary staff (pharmacists, medical laboratory technologists, radiographers, etc.), and supporting staff – will be included. 3) Able to access the internet at home 4) Able to commit to 1 hour per week for a Zoom meeting 5) Able to participate in the programme spanning 6 weeks.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Cannot read and understand Sinhala or find it difficult to follow the Zoom sessions conducted in Sinhala 2) Receive another form of psychotherapy concurrently 3) Started on medication for a psychiatric condition within the last 3 months 4) (if taking psychiatric treatment for a long time) had any changes to their usual medication within the last 3 months
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1) Stress level assessed using Perceived Stress Scale [-Baseline (T0) -Post-intervention (T1) i.e. immediately after completion of the 6 week programme -3-month Follow-up (T2). ] 2) Wellbeing assessed using WHO-5 Wellbeing index [ Baseline (T0) -Post-intervention (T1) i.e. immediately after completion of the 6 week programme -3-month Follow-up (T2). ] | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Acceptability using Acceptability of Interventions Measure (Weiner et al., 2017). [Post-intervention (T1)] Feasibility of Intervention Measure (Weiner et al., 2017). [ Post-intervention (T1)] [] [] | — |
Countries
Sri Lanka
Contacts
Public ContactAnuradha Baminiwatta
Lecturer (Probationary)
Outcome results
None listed