The Effect of Therapeutic Treatment on Stress and Coping Stress (nursing)

February 6, 2024 updated by: Zehra Bayram

The Effect of Therapeutic Treatment Applied to Nursing Students on Perceived Stress and Stress Coping Behaviors: A Randomized Controlled Experimental Study

Nursing students are exposed to intensive theoretical and clinical applications throughout their academic education. During this educational process, students' stress increases and their coping behaviors are affected.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

This study was conducted to determine the effects of therapeutic touch applied to nursing students on stress levels and coping behaviors. The nurses in the intervention group were given therapeutic touch for 15 minutes once a week for two weeks, and the patients in the control group did not receive any treatment other than their routine care.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

24

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Turkey
      • Osmani̇ye, Turkey
        • Zehra Bayram

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Over the age of 18, Maximum age 24 Volunteer to work, Nursing students who had not received touch therapy before were included in the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • • Previous or current tactile therapy,

    • A therapeutic touch therapist,
    • Nursing students who did not volunteer for the study were not included in the study.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: The Effect of Therapeutic Touch on Nursing Students on Perceived Stress and Stress Coping Behaviors
The nurses in the intervention group were given therapeutic touch for 15 minutes once a week for two weeks.
Behavioral: Therapeutic Touch
Therapeutic Touch for stress
Other: The Effect of Therapeutic Touch on Stress and Stress Coping Behaviors
No treatment was applied to the patients in the control group other than their routine care.
Behavioral: Therapeutic Touch
Therapeutic Touch for stress

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
The Effect of Therapeutic Touch on Stress
Time Frame: Scales are filled after 3 days of application
Perceived Stress Inventory for Nursing Students (APPS) (Annex II) Sheu et al. (2002) originally in Chinese, the scale consisted of 29 items. Chan et al. (2009), Cronbach's alpha coefficient was found to be 0.89, and the sub-dimensions were 0.87-0.89. Karaca et al. (2014) validated the Turkish validity and reliability of the scale. In the evaluation of the items; A five-point Likert-type assessment was used, including '4- Very stressful for me, 3, 2, 1, 0- Not stressful for me'.
Scales are filled after 3 days of application
The Effect of Therapeutic Touch on Stress Coping Behaviors
Time Frame: Scales are filled after 3 days of application
Stress Coping Behaviors Scale for Nursing Students (SPSAS) (Annex III), Sheu et al. (2002) the scale consists of 19 items. Karaca et al. (2014) validated the Turkish validity and reliability of the scale. Cronbach's alpha coefficient was found to be 0.76. In the evaluation of the items; A five-point Likert-type assessment was used: '4- I agree, 3, 2, 1, 0- I strongly disagree'.
Scales are filled after 3 days of application

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Zehra Bayram

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Hilal Kuşçu Karatepe, phD, Osmaniye Korkut Ata University

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

April 14, 2022

Primary Completion (Actual)

May 4, 2022

Study Completion (Actual)

May 5, 2022

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 27, 2022

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 5, 2022

First Posted (Actual)

May 10, 2022

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

February 7, 2024

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 6, 2024

Last Verified

February 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 0000-0001-9237-2714

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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