Study on the Influencing Mechanism and Promoting Strategies of Post-partum Nurses' Work Engagement (Nurses)

December 26, 2025 updated by: keqin liu
The goal of this observational study is to through the combination of longitudinal qualitative research and longitudinal quantitative research, the work experience changes of nurses returning to work after delivery were analyzed, and the changing trajectory and influencing mechanism of work involvement of nurses returning to work after delivery were explored.On this basis, combined with the existing literature, the promotion strategy of post-natal nurses' work involvement was constructed in order to improve the level of post-natal nurses' work involvement, help them better adapt to clinical nursing work, and improve the quality of nursing service.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

200

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
    • Hubei
      • Wuhan, Hubei, China, 430030
        • Tongji Hospital

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

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Nurses from Tongji Hospital Affiliated to Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology who returned to work within 1 month after delivery were selected.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Nurses returning to work after childbirth are engaged in clinical nursing work in the hospital;
  • The time to return to work after childbirth is less than 1 month;
  • Informed and voluntary participation in the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Training, rotation, practice nurses;
  • Give birth to abnormal children.

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

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Cohort of postpartum returning nurses
The cohort of postpartum returning nurses mainly included nurses who worked in clinical practice after maternity leave and voluntarily participated in this study. The study time was 1 month, 3 months and 6 months after postpartum return to work, and mainly included basic information, social support, postpartum return to work, sleep and psychological status follow-up survey.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Postpartum work engagement
Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year (the specific follow-up time was 1 month, 3 months and 6 months after delivery).
We used "Utreeht Work Engagement Scale" to measure and evaluate the work engagement of postpartum nurses return to work. The Work Engagement Scale indicated the higher the score, the greater the work engagement.
Through study completion, an average of 1 year (the specific follow-up time was 1 month, 3 months and 6 months after delivery).

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Social Support situation
Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year (the specific follow-up time was 1 month, 3 months and 6 months after delivery).
We used "Development and psychometric properties of a perceived social support scale for nurses returning to work after childbirth" to evaluate the social support of postpartum returning nurses. The scale showed that the higher the score, the greater the social support.
Through study completion, an average of 1 year (the specific follow-up time was 1 month, 3 months and 6 months after delivery).

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

keqin liu

Investigators

  • Study Director: Yu Liu, Tongji Hospital

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)

September 30, 2025

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 20, 2025

Study Completion (Actual)

December 20, 2025

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 11, 2025

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 24, 2025

First Posted (Actual)

April 27, 2025

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

December 31, 2025

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 26, 2025

Last Verified

December 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • TJ-IRB202503043
  • 2024C06 (Other Identifier: Tongji Hospital affiliated to Huazhong University of Science and Technology)

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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