Evaluation of a Psychological Capital Intervention to Alleviate Burnout and Regulate Immunity Among Oncology Nurses

August 18, 2022 updated by: Jian-Hong Zhong, Guangxi Medical University

Evaluation of a Psychological Capital Intervention to Alleviate Burnout and Regulate Immunity Among Oncology Nurses: a Randomized Controlled Trial

Burnout appears to be highly prevalent among oncology nurses, which was a problem not only for the nurses themselves but for the patients for whom they provide care. How to mitigate and prevent burnout and improve nursing performance outcomes is an urgent problem for nursing manager.

In a sample of 99 oncology nurses, immunological characteristics were compared to burnout scores. In a randomized trial, 90 oncology nurses suffering burnout were randomized to receive psychological capital intervention or routine psychological care. Participants were assessed before and after treatment using measures of burnout, psychological capital and immunological characteristics.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Burnout appears to be highly prevalent among oncology nurses, which was a problem not only for the nurses themselves but for the patients for whom they provide care. And burnout-associated biomarkers remain controversial, and their potential roles in burnout are still unclear.

This study was a randomized controlled trial in which the independent variable was group psychological intervention, while the dependent variables were pre- and post-intervention scores on the Maslach burnout inventory and on the psychological capital scale, as well as values for various immunological indicators. In Stage 1 of the study, recruited subjects completed the psychological capital questionnaire and blood was sampled. In Stage 2, the research team administered a custom-designed psychological capital intervention (PCI) to part of the sample, while the other part received routine care . The PCI group received 1 h of counseling twice weekly for a total of 24 weeks in total. In Stage 3, the PCI and control groups completed the questionnaires again and provided blood samples.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

87

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

  • China
    • Guangxi
      • Nanning, Guangxi, China, 5350021
        • Affiliated Tumor of Guangxi University

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

18 years to 55 years (ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Subjects were officially employed and licensed nurses who had been working in the cancer hospital for at least 2 years.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Subjects had recently suffered personal health problems or significant negative life events, such as the death or serious illness of a family member, or if they were on maternity leave or other types of leave from their nursing job.

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: OTHER
  • Allocation: RANDOMIZED
  • Interventional Model: PARALLEL
  • Masking: NONE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: PCI group
intervention based on psychological capital model
Behavioral: psychological intervention based on psychological capital
Psychological capital would be modified via various training programs in order to manage burnout among nurses. When the four core psychological resources are combined, they may form a higher-order construct that predicts attitudes and performance more strongly than any of the four components by themselves .
NO_INTERVENTION: Control group
routine psychological counseling

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
scores on Maslach Burnout Inventory-General Survey (MBI-GS)
Time Frame: baseline and 6 months
change of the MBI scores, which ranges from 0 to 6, with higher scores indicating more severe burnout.
baseline and 6 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
scores on Positive psychological capital Questionnaire (PPQ),
Time Frame: baseline and 6 months
change of the PPQ scores, , which ranges from 1 to 6, with higher scores indicating higher level of psychological capital.
baseline and 6 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Guangxi Medical University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Xue-Mei You, MD, Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (ACTUAL)

September 1, 2018

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

December 30, 2019

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

June 1, 2020

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 17, 2022

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 18, 2022

First Posted (ACTUAL)

August 22, 2022

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ACTUAL)

August 22, 2022

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 18, 2022

Last Verified

August 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • PCI burnout

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

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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