Online Mindfulness Therapy for Pandemic Fatigue and Resilience in COVID-19 Nurses

May 23, 2024 updated by: Chimei Medical Center

Evaluating the Effects of Online Mindfulness Therapy on Pandemic Fatigue and Resilience Among Nurses in COVID-19 Quarantine Wards

This study evaluates online mindfulness therapy's impact on pandemic fatigue and resilience in COVID-19 quarantine ward nurses. Sixty nurses were divided into experimental and control groups, with the experimental group receiving a 6-week online mindfulness course.

Study Overview

Detailed Description

This study evaluates the effectiveness of online mindfulness therapy on reducing pandemic fatigue and enhancing resilience among nurses in COVID-19 quarantine wards. Using a repeated-measures quasi-experimental design, 60 nurses were divided into experimental and control groups. The experimental group participated in a 6-week online mindfulness course. Outcomes were measured using pandemic fatigue and resilience questionnaires at the pre-test , three weeks and after six weeks.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

60

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

    • 其他(非美國)
      • Tainan City, 其他(非美國), Taiwan, 71004
        • Chi Mei Medical Center

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
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Over 20 years old.
  • Nurses of COVID-19 dedicated wards and dedicated intensive care units.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Difficulty in attending
  • less than 80% of the total number of online mindfulness therapy sessions

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: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Experimental group will undergo a 6-week online mindfulness course
The experimental group received a 6-week online mindfulness course, once a week for 90 minutes each session. Participants completed questionnaires before the course, at week 3, and at week 6.
The experimental group received a 6-week online mindfulness course, once a week for 90 minutes each session.
No Intervention: Control group
General routine care

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Pandemic Fatigue
Time Frame: 6 weeks
Use Lockdown/Pandemic Fatigue Scale (LFS) measure pandemic fatigue. The scale with a total of 10 items measures pandemic fatigue. The range of total scores of the scale is 10-50. It shows that pandemic fatigue increases as total points of the scale increase.
6 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Resilience
Time Frame: 6 weeks
Use Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) measure individual resilience. The scale with a total of 25 items measures resilience. The range of total scores of the scale is 0-100. It shows that resilience increases as total points of the scale increase.
6 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

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Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

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)

October 1, 2022

Primary Completion (Actual)

May 31, 2023

Study Completion (Actual)

May 31, 2023

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 23, 2024

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 23, 2024

First Posted (Actual)

May 29, 2024

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

May 29, 2024

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 23, 2024

Last Verified

May 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

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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