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NCT Number: NCT06438016

Stress Management Training for Nursing Professionals in a Tertiary Care Center in Nepal

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if stress management programs can help alleviate existing and prevent future symptoms of stress in nursing professionals working in a tertiary care center in Nepal.

Researchers will compare the treatment group (exposed to stress management training) to the control group (not exposed to stress management training) to see if

1. Stress management sessions lead to reduction of levels of stress among nurses at tertiary level hospital in Nepal. 2. To compare the pre and post training stress levels among participants of intervention and control group

Participants will Fill out the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale 21 and the Perceived Stress Scale before either being exposed to a 4-session stress management training (treatment group) or not being exposed to such training (control). All participants (both groups) will fill out the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale 21 and the Perceived Stress Scale for pre-post comparative measure.

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Key information

Conditions

Mental Health Behavior Personal Satisfaction Psychological Well-Being

Age range

8 year–65 year

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Dhulikhel Hospital

Dhulikhel, Kavrepalanchowk, 45200, Nepal

About this study

This study will aim to explore the effectiveness of a stress management program in nursing professionals in a community teaching hospital in Nepal. A 4-day stress management training program will be conducted and pre and post-training stress levels will be measured using the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) and the Stress-Subscale of the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21) one week prior to and after the training program. This experimental pre-post double arm study will involve 86 participants - all nursing staff from the Dhulikhel Hospital. Participants will be divided into 2 groups - treatment and control. The treatment group will be further divided into 2 groups of 20-25. The stress management training program will be held across 4 weeks with both groups receiving one training course each week (eg. Week 1 - session 1; Week 2 - session 2). Both questionnaires will be distributed again to both groups, 1 month after the last stress management session (1 - month follow up) .The control group whilst not being subjected to the Stress management training during the study period, will obtain the training upon study completion.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Nurses employed at the Dhulikhel Hospital
  • Minimum one year work experience
  • Minimum qualification certificate level of nursing
  • Fluent in spoken and written English

Exclusion criteria

  • Nurses with the post of nurse manager and above
  • Nursing Students
  • History having undergone stress management training in the past
  • Absent for one or more sessions
  • Incidence of a major stressful/critical life event during the study (e.g., divorce, death, and other critical events)

Treatment and study plan

Stress Management Training

Behavioral

The intervention will comprise of 4 sessions delivered over 4 weeks. The training session will be structured as follows: Session 1 - Psychoeducation relating to stress and its effects. Session 2 - Behavioral techniques to cope with stress 1, Session 3 - Cognitive techniques to cope with stress and Session 4- Behavioral techniques to cope with stress. Both verbal and written means will be used to provide this training.

Primary outcomes

  1. Depression Anxiety Stress Scale - 21

    Time frame: One week prior to 4-week intervention, one week and one month post-intervention.

    The DASS-21 is a 21-item tool measuring signs and symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress. The DASS-21 displays good to excellent internal consistency. Previous studies have reported a Cronbach's α ranging from 0.82 - 0.90 for Depression, .74 - .83 for Anxiety, and 82 - .87 for Stress. The DASS-21 has also been validated in Nepal with good reliability for each subscale, with Cronbach's alphas 0.79 for Anxiety, 0.91 for Stress, and 0.93 for Depression. Each item is on a 4-pint likert scale with higher scores indicating heightened symptoms of Depression, Anxiety and Stress.

  2. Perceived Stress Scale

    Time frame: One week prior to 4-week intervention, one week and one month post-intervention.

    The PSS displays good internal consistency with a Cronbach's α ranging from 0.74 - 0.91. A Nepali version of the PSS has also been evaluated yielding validity, strong overall internal consistency (Cronbach's α = 0.95) and inter-rater reliability (ICC = 0.96). PSS scores can range from 0 to 56 with a higher score indicating higher levels of perceived stress.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Dhulikhel Hospital

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Registry information

Official study title

Exploring the Efficiency of Stress Management Training Programs in Reducing Stress Levels Within Nursing Professionals in a Tertiary Care Center in Nepal

Important dates

Study start
2024
Primary completion
2024
Study completion
2024
First posted
May 31, 2024
Registry last updated
Apr 22, 2026

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