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NCT Number: NCT03017469

Achieving Resilience in Acute Care Nurses (ARISE).

Nurses are exposed to myriad stressors, both in the workplace and in their everyday lives, which can lead to adverse personal and professional outcomes. While workplace stress cannot be eliminated, nurses can learn techniques to build resilience, mitigate stress, and decrease fatigue. Organizational employee health, wellness, and assistance programs are all intentioned to provide this type of support; however, nurses often lack awareness of options and opportunities, and access can be a challenge. The purpose of the proposed study is to assess the outcomes of a multi-modal intervention and toolkit, ARISE, designed to enhance resilience and promote awareness of organizational resources for health, wellness, and employee assistance. We will evaluate the impact of participation in ARISE on resilience and other outcomes in nurses in critical care and trauma settings. As a Best Practice Spotlight Organization designated by the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO), this project will incorporate relevant recommendations from Best Practice Guidelines (BPG) related to Workplace Health, Safety, and Well-being of the Nurse; and Preventing and Mitigating Nurse Fatigue in Health Care.

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Key information

Conditions

Stress, Psychological Behavior Behavioral Symptoms Compassion Fatigue Fatigue Mental Fatigue Occupational Diseases Occupational Stress Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

St. Michael's Hospital

Toronto, Ontario, M5B1W8, Canada

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Nurse in the medical-surgical and trauma-neurosurgical intensive care units (MSICU and TNICU) and the medical/surgical floor (9CCN),
  • full-time or part-time employment status,
  • approval of clinical leader manager (CLM),
  • receipt of written informed consent.

Exclusion Crieria:

  • casual employment status
  • inability to attend intervention days

Treatment and study plan

ARISE

Other
  • Full day (7.5 hours) workshop consisting of a resilience-focused seminar facilitated by our Employee Assistance Provider (EAP) [Shepell], an introduction to hospital based resources including EAP and health and wellness offerings, and an introduction to self-care and self-care techniques including yoga and stretches, stress relief using the senses and mindfulness
  • Half day (3.75 hours) workshop focusing on the following self-care techniques: mindfulness, yoga and stretching, and creative and reflective reading and writing
  • Peer support through social media engagement (closed Facebook group) for 3 months post-intervention participation
  • Five online, instructor-guided mindfulness sessions (Zoom)

Primary outcomes

  1. Connor Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC)

    Time frame: 1 month post intervention

Secondary outcomes

  1. Connor Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC)

    Time frame: 3 months post intervention

  2. Occupational fatigue and recovery (OFER) scale

    Time frame: 1 month post intervention

    Acute fatigue and inter-shift recovery scales only

  3. Occupational fatigue and recovery (OFER) scale

    Time frame: 3 months post intervention

    Acute fatigue and inter-shift recovery scales only

  4. Professional Quality of Life (ProQOL5) scale

    Time frame: 1 month post intervention

  5. Professional Quality of Life (ProQOL5) scale

    Time frame: 3 months post intervention

  6. Perceived Stress Scale (PSS)

    Time frame: 1 month post intervention

  7. Perceived Stress Scale (PSS)

    Time frame: 3 months post intervention

  8. Occupational Coping Self-Efficacy Questionnaire for Nurses (OCSE-N).

    Time frame: 1 month post intervention

  9. Occupational Coping Self-Efficacy Questionnaire for Nurses (OCSE-N).

    Time frame: 3 months post intervention

  10. Mindfulness Attention Awareness Scale (MASS)

    Time frame: 1 month post intervention

  11. Mindfulness Attention Awareness Scale (MASS)

    Time frame: 3 months post intervention

    Mindfulness attention awareness will be measured using the Mindfulness Attention Awareness Scale (MASS).

  12. Program Evaluation Outcomes for ARISE participants

    Time frame: 1 month post intervention

    For each component of the intervention, and for the ARISE program as a whole, we will ask participants to rate utility, satisfaction, and frequency of use of intervention components.

  13. Program Evaluation Outcomes for ARISE participants

    Time frame: 3 months post intervention

    For each component of the intervention, and for the ARISE program as a whole, we will ask participants to rate utility, satisfaction, and frequency of use of intervention components.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Unity Health Toronto

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Achieving Resilience in Acute Care Nurses (ARISE): A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Multi-component Intervention for Nurses in Critical Care and Trauma.

Important dates

Study start
2017
Primary completion
2017
Study completion
2017
First posted
Jan 11, 2017
Registry last updated
Apr 17, 2018

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