Authentic Connections for Nurse Leaders

Sponsor

Mayo Clinic (Other)

Overall Status

Completed

CT.gov ID

NCT03616756

Collaborator

Arizona State University (Other)

Enrollment

Locations

Arms

12.8

Actual Duration (Months)

Patients Per Site

0.6

Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The purpose of this pilot study is to test the feasibility and outcomes of a supportive group-based intervention, Authentic Connections, to be used for nurse leaders at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, in a collaboration involving faculty at Arizona State University (ASU) Department of Psychology, Dr. Sunyia Luthar.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Stress	Behavioral: Authentic Connections Behavioral: Protected time	N/A

Study Design

Study Type:

Interventional

Actual Enrollment :

24 participants

Allocation:

Randomized

Intervention Model:

Parallel Assignment

Masking:

None (Open Label)

Primary Purpose:

Treatment

Official Title:

Fostering Resilience Amongst Mothers Under Stress: Authentic Connections for Nurse Leaders

Actual Study Start Date :

Aug 8, 2018

Actual Primary Completion Date :

Sep 2, 2019

Actual Study Completion Date :

Sep 2, 2019

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: Intervention group	Behavioral: Authentic Connections Authentic Connections support groups for nurse leaders who are also mothers. Meetings occur once a week for one hour.
Active Comparator: Control group	Behavioral: Protected time Participants have one hour per week protected time scheduled on their calendar to do with what they choose.

Arm

Intervention/Treatment

Experimental: Intervention group

Behavioral: Authentic Connections

Authentic Connections support groups for nurse leaders who are also mothers. Meetings occur once a week for one hour.

Active Comparator: Control group

Behavioral: Protected time

Participants have one hour per week protected time scheduled on their calendar to do with what they choose.

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale - 2 item [Baseline]
Two item scale, each of which has a 5-point range of responses, as follows: not true at all (0), rarely true (1), sometimes true (2), often true (3), and true nearly all of the time (4). The total score ranges from 0-8, with higher scores reflecting greater resilience.
Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale - 2 item [12 weeks]
Two item scale, each of which has a 5-point range of responses, as follows: not true at all (0), rarely true (1), sometimes true (2), often true (3), and true nearly all of the time (4). The total score ranges from 0-8, with higher scores reflecting greater resilience.
Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale - 2 item [24 weeks]
Two item scale, each of which has a 5-point range of responses, as follows: not true at all (0), rarely true (1), sometimes true (2), often true (3), and true nearly all of the time (4). The total score ranges from 0-8, with higher scores reflecting greater resilience.

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

18 Years and Older

Sexes Eligible for Study:

Female

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Yes

In an Nursing Education Specialist (NES) or Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) nurse leader role at Mayo Clinic Rochester
Female gender
A mother to at least one child or adult child

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	Mayo Clinic in Arizona	Scottsdale	Arizona	United States	85259
2	Mayo Clinic in Florida	Jacksonville	Florida	United States	32224
3	Mayo Clinic in Rochester	Rochester	Minnesota	United States	55905