The Effects of Multi-Psycho-Oncology Care Courses

Sponsor

National Taiwan University Hospital (Other)

Overall Status

Recruiting

CT.gov ID

NCT05776680

Collaborator

(none)

280

Enrollment

Location

Arms

11.3

Anticipated Duration (Months)

24.8

Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

When the patient's mood has not yet reached a moderate to high severity level, psychological support is usually provided by the clinical nurses. However, the result of past research showed that the needs of patients and their caregivers were not satisfied with the psychological level. Scholars pointed out that it may be related to factors such as excessive clinical workload or insufficient psychological support and care capacity. In addition, under the influence of COVID-19 in the past two years, medical staff are facing more physical and mental pressure. Oncology nurses have a heavy workload and are affected by the COVID 19 epidemic, which reflects that nurses need psychological support. Therefore, this study intends to reduce stress through remote physical and mental support activities, and use the Internet to intervene in guided relaxation and meditation. Considering the scheduling of clinical nurses, a remote and unstructured course content that does not require continuity will be selected, and then advanced to provide the empathetic care skills of oncology nurses.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Cancer Psychological Oncology Empathy	Other: Psychological support	N/A

Study Design

Study Type:

Interventional

Anticipated Enrollment :

280 participants

Allocation:

Non-Randomized

Intervention Model:

Parallel Assignment

Masking:

None (Open Label)

Primary Purpose:

Other

Official Title:

The Effects of Multi-Psycho-Oncology Care Courses Through Remote Psychological Support, Emotional Awareness Situation Videos and Empathic Concern Intervention on Physical and Psychological Status, Self-Efficacy and Empathy in Oncology Nurses

Actual Study Start Date :

Aug 22, 2022

Anticipated Primary Completion Date :

Jul 31, 2023

Anticipated Study Completion Date :

Jul 31, 2023

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: Psychological Support Course 60-minute once or twice a week for 6 months of Initial Remote Psychological Support Course .	Other: Psychological support 60-minute once or twice a week for 6 months of Initial Remote Psychological Support Course .
No Intervention: Control group Participants in control group will receive usual care.

Arm

Intervention/Treatment

Experimental: Psychological Support Course

60-minute once or twice a week for 6 months of Initial Remote Psychological Support Course .

Other: Psychological support

60-minute once or twice a week for 6 months of Initial Remote Psychological Support Course .

No Intervention: Control group

Participants in control group will receive usual care.

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

Physical and Psychological Symptoms Scale [2 time points: Time 1 (before the psychological support course) ; Time 2 ( 6 months after the psychological support course)]
Oncology nurses' physical and psychological state were measured by physical and psychological state survey. It use Numerical Rating Scale(VRS) 0-10. It is a 11 Point Likert Scale (e. g. 0 is no pain; 10 is unbearable pain).

Secondary Outcome Measures

Self efficacy scale (GSES) [2 time points: Time 1 (before the psychological support course) ; Time 2 ( 6 months after the psychological support course)]
Oncology nurses' self-efficacy were measured by self efficacy scale. There are 10 questions about the level of confidence in these situations. It's a 4 point (1-4),higher the score means the more confident you have. There is also 11 point (0-10) scale that higher the score means the more confident you are in caring for patients.
Communication ability scale [2 time points: Time 1 (before the psychological support course) ; Time 2 (6 months after the psychological support course)]
Oncology nurses' communication skills were measured by communication ability scale.It is a 5 Liker scale(1-5),higher scores represent better communication skills.
Efferson Empathy Scale [2 time points: Time 1 (before the psychological support course) ; Time 2 ( 6 months after the psychological support course)]
Oncology nurses' empathy were measured by Efferson Empathy Scale. It is a 7 Liker scale(1-7),higher scores means someone have more empathy.
Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy - Spiritual Well-Being （FACIT-Sp） [2 time points: Time 1 (before the psychological support course) ; Time 2 ( 6 months after the psychological support course)]
Oncology nurses' spiritual well-being were measured by FACIT-Sp.It is a 5 Liker scale(0-4),higher scores represent better well-being.

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

20 Years and Older

Sexes Eligible for Study:

All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Yes

Intervention group

Inclusion Criteria:
Over 20 years old (inclusive)
Oncology nurses currently working in clinical practice
Exclusion Criteria:
Those who are unwilling or unable to participate in this course training for a full one- year period.
Those who have registered for the advanced oncology nursing course organized by the Society in the current year.

Control group

Inclusion Criteria:
Over 20 years old (inclusive)
Oncology nurses currently working in clinical practice
Those who have registered for the advanced oncology nursing course organized by the Society in the current year
Exclusion Criteria:
Those who have participated in multiple oncology psychological care courses, those who are unwilling or unable to participate in the training of distance psychological support courses for a full one-year period.
Those who participate in the advanced course of oncology nursing are unwilling or unable to participate in the data evaluation of the complete bi-annual time point.
Those who have participated in this research project.