The Effect of Motivational Messages on Optimism, Hopelessness and Life Satisfaction

The Covid-19 pandemic has affected global health systems and required healthcare professionals to show high performance. In this process, the mental health of intensive care nurses, who undertake the biggest burden in health systems, is negatively affected by the high working hours and patient care burden during the pandemic. When the literature is reviewed, pessimistic thinking, feeling hopeless and not enjoying life at more exacerbated levels can be observed in intensive care nurses. It is concluded that studies are needed to increase the motivation of intensive care nurses during the Covid-19 pandemic.In this study, it was aimed to evaluate the effect of motivational messages on optimism, hopelessness and life satisfaction of intensive care nurses during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Key information

Conditions

Motivation Behavior Hopelessness Life Satisfaction Optimism Personal Satisfaction

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Elif Gezginci

Istanbul, 34668, Turkey (Türkiye)

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

agreeing to participate in the study
being a nurse
working in intensive care during the COVID-19 pandemic

Exclusion criteria

underfilling or not fill out forms and scales

Treatment and study plan

Motivational messages

Other

Participants in the motivational group were sent to motivational messages to their mobile phones for 21 days.

Primary outcomes

Optimistic level assessed by the Life Orientation Test

Time frame: 21 days after from baseline

The primary endpoint of this study was the difference between groups in terms of Life Orientation Test scores 21 days after. The scale consists of a total of 10 items. The range of scores obtained from the scale varies between 6-30 points. Low scores indicate pessimism, while high scores indicate optimism.
Hopelessness level assessed by the Beck Hopelessness Scale

Time frame: 21 days after from baseline

The primary endpoint of this study was the difference between groups in terms of Beck Hopelessness Scale scores 21 days after. The scale consists of a total of 20 items..The range of scores obtained from the scale varies between 0-20 points. High scores indicate that the level of hopelessness is also high.
Life satisfaction assessed by the Satisfaction with Life Scale

Time frame: 21 days after from baseline

The primary endpoint of this study was the difference between groups in terms of Satisfaction with Life Scale scores 21 days after. The scale consists of a total of 5 items.The range of scores obtained from the scale varies between 5-25 points. As the total score obtained from the scale increases, life satisfaction level also increases.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi

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Registry information

Official study title

The Effect of Motivational Messages on Optimism, Hopelessness and Life Satisfaction of Intensive Care Nurses During the COVID-19 Pandemic : A Randomized Controlled Study

Important dates

Study start: 2021
Primary completion: 2021
Study completion: 2021
First posted: Feb 12, 2021
Registry last updated: Apr 20, 2021

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