Evaluation of a Supporting Transition and Resilience to Clinical Nursing Education (STRONG) Study

Evaluation of a Supporting Transition and Resilience to Clinical Nursing Education (STRONG) Study - A Mixed Methods Evaluation

This study aims to address the following research questions:

1. Evaluate the effectiveness of a Supporting Transition and Resilience to Clinical Nursing Education (STRONG) program on first year nursing students' anxiety, depression, stress, resilience, practice readiness, physical activity and eating behaviours.
2. Explore first year nursing students' experiences and perception of the STRONG program.

Participants will be invited to participate in an asynchronous online STRONG program

Study Overview

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Conditions: Depression; Physical Activity; Stress; Anxiety; Resilience; Practice Readiness; Eating Behaviours
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: Supporting Transition and Resilience to Clinical Nursing Education (STRONG) Program

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Estimated): 300
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Darryl Ang, PhD; Phone Number: 66011298; Email: darrylang@nus.edu.sg

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• First year nursing students enrolled in the NUR1107B Nursing Practice Experience and NUR1202C Clinical Experience I module
• Above the ages of 18 years
• Able to comprehend the English language
• Have a device that can connect to the Internet

Exclusion Criteria:

• Students who refused to participate in this study

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Prevention
• Allocation: N/A
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Intervention / Treatment

Experimental: STRONG program

Behavioral: Supporting Transition and Resilience to Clinical Nursing Education (STRONG) Program; The STRONG program adopts an asynchronous online learning approach and will be delivered over one week by a trained counsellor, and a nurse researcher. Students will attend an online self-paced program. The program will comprise of topics such as: (1) Resilience and protective factors, (2) introduction to clinical nursing education, (3) experiences of clinical attachments, and (4) stress, physical wellbeing and diet materials. Students will have access to online materials (e.g., short videos), have opportunities to discuss (e.g., forum) and infographics. Overall, the program will be delivered over in one week lasting six hours.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Resilience	Brief Resilience Scale	Before training
Resilience	Brief Resilience Scale	Immediately after training
Resilience	Brief Resilience Scale	1 month after training
Depression, Anxiety, and Stress	Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale - 21	Before training
Depression, Anxiety, and Stress	Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale - 21	Immediately after training
Depression, Anxiety, and Stress	Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale - 21	1 month after training
Practice Readiness	Nursing Practice Readiness Scale	Before training
Practice Readiness	Nursing Practice Readiness Scale	Immediately after training
Practice Readiness	Nursing Practice Readiness Scale	1 month after training
Physical activity	International Physical Activity Questionnaire	Before training
Physical activity	International Physical Activity Questionnaire	Immediately after training
Physical activity	International Physical Activity Questionnaire	1 month after training
Eating behaviours	Self-regulation of Eating Behaviours Scale	Before training
Eating behaviours	Self-regulation of Eating Behaviours Scale	Immediately after training
Eating behaviours	Self-regulation of Eating Behaviours Scale	1 month after training

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: National University of Singapore
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Darryl Ang, PhD, National University of Singapore

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Estimated): December 1, 2023
• Primary Completion (Estimated): April 1, 2024
• Study Completion (Estimated): June 1, 2024

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: November 2, 2023
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 7, 2023
• First Posted (Actual): November 13, 2023

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): December 8, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 1, 2023
• Last Verified: December 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Behavioral Symptoms; Depression
• Other Study ID Numbers: NUS-IRB-2023-737

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: UNDECIDED

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No