Burnout SyndromeNCT03645798
The Effects of "Three Good Things" Positive Psychotherapy on Nurses' Burnout
A study testing "Three good things" therapy and Normal psychological instruction in people with Burnout Syndrome and Nurse's Role, run by Central South University at 1 site in China.
Trial summary
A randomized, controlled trial was conducted for 73 Chineses nurses from The Second Xiangya Hospitcal of Central South University (33 in the experimental group, 40 in the control group). Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Any age
- Conditions the study is for
- Burnout Syndrome, Nurse's Role
- What is being tested?
- "Three good things" therapy and Normal psychological instruction
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 73 participants
- Where
- 1 siteChina
- Study dates
- 1 Jul 2015to 31 Jan 2016
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages Any age
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- registered nurses or licenced practical nurses
- who provided direct care to residents
- who's MBI-GS score were no less than 1.5
- who didn't take any hormone therapy
- were Chinese speakers.
Who cannot join
- student nurses
- who suffered from diseases that influence their hormone levels
- who participated similar studies
- who had no interest in this study.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: The Effects of "Three Good Things" Positive Psychotherapy on Burnout, Turnover Intention, Job Performance, Job Satisfaction, Self-efficacy, Coping Styles, Resilience and Blood Cortisol of Chinese Nurses
A randomized, controlled trial was conducted for 73 Chineses nurses from The Second Xiangya Hospitcal of Central South University (33 in the experimental group, 40 in the control group). The experimental group received a six-month Wechat-based "three good things" positive psychotherapy from August 2015 to January 2016, while the control group only received normal psychological instruction from the hospital. A socio-demographic sheet, Malsach Burnout Inventory-General Survey, the Turnover Intention Scale, The Job Satisfaction Scale, The Job Performance Scale, General Self-efficacy Scale, The Trait Coping Style Scale (TCSS), The Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) were used to collect data prior to and immdediately after the intervention. The blood cortisol was also evaluated prior to and immdediately after the intervention. SPSS 23.0 was used for data analysis. Descriptive statistics, ANOVA, Chi-square test, repeated-measures analysis and T-test were employed to analyse the effect of "three good things" intervention on nurse burnout. We hypothesis that the "three good things" positive psychotherapy could alleviate nurses' burnout, turnover intention, improve their job performance, job satisfaction, self-efficacy, resilience, introduce nurses' to use positive coping strategies to overcome adversities. Moreover, their blood cortisol would be reduced after the intervention.
Read the detailed description
Study design and sample In the present study, we used a randomized, controlled design to assess the effect of "three good things" positive psychotherapy from August 2015 to January 2016. Measures were administered before (T0) and immediately after (T1) the intervention.
The study sample were nurses recruited from one three-level general hospital in Changsha, Hunan, China. The sample size calculation was conducted via PASS statistical software (NCSS LCC, East Kaysville, UT, USA) . The effect size was 0.67, power was 0.80, and margin of error type Ⅰ was 0.05. Accordingly, the sample size was 64. Stochastic tables' law was used for group division. A total of 193 nurses completed the MBI-GS, and 102 nurses who met the inclusion criteria were randomly selected for the study. However, only 73 completed the study, with 33 in the experimental group and 40 in the control group.
Instruments A socio-demographic questionnaire, the Maslach Burnout Inventory-General Survey (MBI-GS), the turnover intention questionnaire, the Job Performance scale, the Job Satisfaction scale, the General self-efficacy Scale, the CD-RISC and the Trait Coping Style Scale were used to collect the data. The blood cortisol was also collected. The detail instruction of these scales could be found at Outcome Measures section.
Ethical consideration This study was approval by The Institutional Review Board (IRB) of Xiangya Nursing School, Central South University. Participants were informed about the objectives and procedures of the study before they began the survey. All data were held confidential. Only the research team could access the data.
Data analysis Data analysis was performed using SPSS 22.0 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA). Descriptive statistics was used to describe demographic data, burnout, turnover intention, job performance, job satisfaction, self-efficacy, resilience, coping style and cortisol. Generalized repeated-measures analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to demonstrate the effect of intervention and time-intervention interaction.
- Conditions
- Burnout Syndrome, Nurse's Role
- Being tested
- "Three good things" therapy, Normal psychological instruction
- Keywords
- burnout, turnover intention, job performance, job satisfaction, resilience, self-efficacy, coping style, cortisol, nurse
- Medical subject headings
- Burnout, Psychological
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
"Three good things" therapyBehavioural
To maintain an emphasis on the positive experience, participants were directed to record three good things that went well each day. These things could be minor, ordinary, or important. Next to each good thing, participants were required to answer the question: "Why did this good thing happen?"
Normal psychological instructionBehavioural
Normal psychological instruction is a convenient method set by the hospital. Nurses who have stress or psychological problem could find help through this intervention. It was delivered by psychologists.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| "Three good things" therapy group | Experimental | The experimental group received a six-month Wechat-based"three good things" positive psychotherapy from August 2015 to January 2016. Participants were directed to record three good things that went well each day. These things could be minor, ordinary, or important. Next to each good things, participants were required to answer the question:" Why did this good thing happen"? Receives: Behavioral: "Three good things" therapy |
| Normal psychological instruction group | Other | The control group only received normal psychological instruction from the hospital Receives: Behavioral: Normal psychological instruction |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
The Maslach Burnout Inventory-General survey (MBI-GS) was used to assess the change of burnout from baseline to six months later.
This scale was developed by Maslach and Jackson (1981) and consists of 16 items over three metrics: emotional exhaustion (EE, five items), cynicism (CY, five items) and reduced professional efficacy (RPE, six items). The items were scored on a Likert scale from 0 (never) to 6 (everyday) (Schaufeli et al. 1996). The higher the scores on the three metrics, the higher level of burnout indicated. The Chinese version of the MBI-GS, developed by Li \& Shi (2003), also has a good validity and reliability. In this study, Cronbach alpha coefficients for EE, CY and RPE were 0.93, 0.83 and 0.82, respectively.
Measured: The MBI-GS was used to assess nurses' burnout prior to and immediately after the intervention.
Secondary outcomes (3)
The Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC)
The CD-RISC was used to measure nurses' resilience level (Connor \& Davidson 2003). This scale comprises 25 items over three metrics (tenacity, strength and optimism) that assess resilience or capacity to change and cope with adversity. Nurses were asked to rate each item with reference to the previous month. A 5-point Likert scale was used (0 = not true at all, 4 = true all the time.). The total score ranges from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating higher levels of resilience. The Cronbach alpha coefficients of the Chinese version were 0.91 for the total score, 0.88, 0.80 and 0.60 for the three factors (Yu \& Zhang 2007).
Measured: The CD-RISC was used to assess nurses' resilience prior to and immediately after the intervention.
The General Self-efficacy Scale
Self-efficacy was defined as the average score on the General Self-efficacy Scale. The scale is a single-dimension scale with 10 questiona. Each question is assigned points from 1 to 4, and the final score is the total score of the 10 questions. The Chinese versison also has a good validity and reliability with a Cronbach alpha is 0.88.
Measured: The General Self-efficacy Scale was used to assess nurses' self-efficacy prior to and immediately after the intervention.
The Trait Coping Style Scale (TCSS)
The TCSS consists of 20 items over two metrics: positive coping style (PCS, 10 items) and negative coping style (NCS, 10 items). The items were scored on a five-point Likert scale from 1 to 5. The final scores of PCS and NCS were the total scores of their items. The Cronhach alpha coefficients of the two metrics were 0.70 and 0.69, respectively.
Measured: The TCSS was used to assess nurses' coping styles prior to and immediately after the intervention.
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted24 Aug 2018
- Study start1 Jul 2015
- Primary completion31 Jan 2016
- Study completion31 Jan 2016
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (13)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
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More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Model description
- A randomized, controlled trial was conducted for 73 nurses from The Second Xiangya Hospitcal of Central South University (33 in the experimental group, 40 in the control group). The experimental group received a Wechat-based six-month "three good things" positive psychotherapy from August 2015 to January 2016, while the control group only received normal psychological instruction from the hospital.
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Investigator
- Enrolment
- 73 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Central South University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Yufang Guo, Central South University
- Investigators
- Jingping Zhang, Study director, Cental South University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03645798
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 20150131
- Status last verified
- Aug 2018
- First submitted
- 16 Aug 2018
- Last updated
- 24 Aug 2018
- Results posted
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No: The nurses were agreed to participate in this study. However, they personal informations, such as name, age and identification number, were collected in this study, they didn't want others to access the data.
Publications
Connor KM, Davidson JR. Development of a new resilience scale: the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC). Depress Anxiety. 2003;18(2):76-82. doi: 10.1002/da.10113.
PubMed 12964174Cameron F, Brownie S. Enhancing resilience in registered aged care nurses. Australas J Ageing. 2010 Jun;29(2):66-71. doi: 10.1111/j.1741-6612.2009.00416.x.
PubMed 20553536Bobbio A, Manganelli AM. Antecedents of hospital nurses' intention to leave the organization: A cross sectional survey. Int J Nurs Stud. 2015 Jul;52(7):1180-92. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2015.03.009. Epub 2015 Mar 18.
PubMed 25863657Duffield CM, Roche MA, Homer C, Buchan J, Dimitrelis S. A comparative review of nurse turnover rates and costs across countries. J Adv Nurs. 2014 Dec;70(12):2703-12. doi: 10.1111/jan.12483. Epub 2014 Jul 23.
PubMed 25052582Goh YS, Lopez V. Job satisfaction, work environment and intention to leave among migrant nurses working in a publicly funded tertiary hospital. J Nurs Manag. 2016 Oct;24(7):893-901. doi: 10.1111/jonm.12395. Epub 2016 May 12.
PubMed 27169747Gringart E, Jones B, Helmes E, Jansz J, Monterosso L, Edwards M. Negative stereotyping of older nurses despite contact and mere exposure: the case of nursing recruiters in Western australia. J Aging Soc Policy. 2012;24(4):400-16. doi: 10.1080/08959420.2012.735170.
PubMed 23216348Harker R, Pidgeon AM, Klaassen F, King S. Exploring resilience and mindfulness as preventative factors for psychological distress burnout and secondary traumatic stress among human service professionals. Work. 2016 Jun 8;54(3):631-7. doi: 10.3233/WOR-162311.
PubMed 27286075Havaei F, MacPhee M, Dahinten VS. RNs and LPNs: emotional exhaustion and intention to leave. J Nurs Manag. 2016 Apr;24(3):393-9. doi: 10.1111/jonm.12334. Epub 2015 Sep 8.
PubMed 26347211Hudgins TA. Resilience, job satisfaction and anticipated turnover in nurse leaders. J Nurs Manag. 2016 Jan;24(1):E62-9. doi: 10.1111/jonm.12289. Epub 2015 Mar 17.
PubMed 25782613Jordan K, Fenwick J, Slavin V, Sidebotham M, Gamble J. Level of burnout in a small population of Australian midwives. Women Birth. 2013 Jun;26(2):125-32. doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2013.01.002. Epub 2013 Feb 8.
PubMed 23395361Lagerlund M, Sharp L, Lindqvist R, Runesdotter S, Tishelman C. Intention to leave the workplace among nurses working with cancer patients in acute care hospitals in Sweden. Eur J Oncol Nurs. 2015 Dec;19(6):629-37. doi: 10.1016/j.ejon.2015.03.011. Epub 2015 Apr 29.
PubMed 25935682Mcmillan K, Butow P, Turner J, Yates P, White K, Lambert S, Stephens M, Lawsin C. Burnout and the provision of psychosocial care amongst Australian cancer nurses. Eur J Oncol Nurs. 2016 Jun;22:37-45. doi: 10.1016/j.ejon.2016.02.007. Epub 2016 Mar 22.
PubMed 27179891Perry L, Gallagher R, Duffield C, Sibbritt D, Bichel-Findlay J, Nicholls R. Does nurses' health affect their intention to remain in their current position? J Nurs Manag. 2016 Nov;24(8):1088-1097. doi: 10.1111/jonm.12412. Epub 2016 Jul 14.
PubMed 27411513
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 24 Aug 2018. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- The Effects of "Three Good Things" Positive Psychotherapy on Burnout, Turnover Intention, Job Performance, Job Satisfaction, Self-efficacy, Coping Styles, Resilience and Blood Cortisol of Chinese Nurses
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03645798
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 20150131
- Conditions
- Burnout Syndrome, Nurse's Role
- Keywords
- burnout, turnover intention, job performance, job satisfaction, resilience, self-efficacy, coping style, cortisol
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 73 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Central South UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 1 Jul 2015 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 31 Jan 2016 (actual)
- Study completion
- 31 Jan 2016 (actual)
- First posted
- 24 Aug 2018 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
A randomized, controlled trial was conducted for 73 Chineses nurses from The Second Xiangya Hospitcal of Central South University (33 in the experimental group, 40 in the control group). The experimental group received a six-month Wechat-based "three good things" positive psychotherapy from August 2015 to January 2016, while the control group only received normal psychological instruction from the hospital. A socio-demographic sheet, Malsach Burnout Inventory-General Survey, the Turnover Intention Scale, The Job Satisfaction Scale, The Job Performance Scale, General Self-efficacy Scale, The Trait Coping Style Scale (TCSS), The Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) were used to collect data prior to and immdediately after the intervention. The blood cortisol was also evaluated prior to and immdediately after the intervention. SPSS 23.0 was used for data analysis. Descriptive statistics, ANOVA, Chi-square test, repeated-measures analysis and T-test were employed to analyse the effect of "three good things" intervention on nurse burnout. We hypothesis that the "three good things" positive psychotherapy could alleviate nurses' burnout, turnover intention, improve their job performance, job satisfaction, self-efficacy, resilience, introduce nurses' to use positive coping strategies to overcome adversities. Moreover, their blood cortisol would be reduced after the intervention.
Detailed description
Study design and sample In the present study, we used a randomized, controlled design to assess the effect of "three good things" positive psychotherapy from August 2015 to January 2016. Measures were administered before (T0) and immediately after (T1) the intervention.
The study sample were nurses recruited from one three-level general hospital in Changsha, Hunan, China. The sample size calculation was conducted via PASS statistical software (NCSS LCC, East Kaysville, UT, USA) . The effect size was 0.67, power was 0.80, and margin of error type Ⅰ was 0.05. Accordingly, the sample size was 64. Stochastic tables' law was used for group division. A total of 193 nurses completed the MBI-GS, and 102 nurses who met the inclusion criteria were randomly selected for the study. However, only 73 completed the study, with 33 in the experimental group and 40 in the control group.
Instruments A socio-demographic questionnaire, the Maslach Burnout Inventory-General Survey (MBI-GS), the turnover intention questionnaire, the Job Performance scale, the Job Satisfaction scale, the General self-efficacy Scale, the CD-RISC and the Trait Coping Style Scale were used to collect the data. The blood cortisol was also collected. The detail instruction of these scales could be found at Outcome Measures section.
Ethical consideration This study was approval by The Institutional Review Board (IRB) of Xiangya Nursing School, Central South University. Participants were informed about the objectives and procedures of the study before they began the survey. All data were held confidential. Only the research team could access the data.
Data analysis Data analysis was performed using SPSS 22.0 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA). Descriptive statistics was used to describe demographic data, burnout, turnover intention, job performance, job satisfaction, self-efficacy, resilience, coping style and cortisol. Generalized repeated-measures analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to demonstrate the effect of intervention and time-intervention interaction.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind (investigator)
- Number of arms
- 2
- Model description
- A randomized, controlled trial was conducted for 73 nurses from The Second Xiangya Hospitcal of Central South University (33 in the experimental group, 40 in the control group). The experimental group received a Wechat-based six-month "three good things" positive psychotherapy from August 2015 to January 2016, while the control group only received normal psychological instruction from the hospital.
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| "Three good things" therapy group | Experimental | Behavioral: "Three good things" therapyThe experimental group received a six-month Wechat-based"three good things" positive psychotherapy from August 2015 to January 2016. Participants were directed to record three good things that went well each day. These things could be minor, ordinary, or important. Next to each good things, participants were required to answer the question:" Why did this good thing happen"? |
| Normal psychological instruction group | Other | Behavioral: Normal psychological instructionThe control group only received normal psychological instruction from the hospital |
Who may qualify
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (5 listed)
- registered nurses or licenced practical nurses
- who provided direct care to residents
- who's MBI-GS score were no less than 1.5
- who didn't take any hormone therapy
- were Chinese speakers.
Key exclusion criteria (4 listed)
- student nurses
- who suffered from diseases that influence their hormone levels
- who participated similar studies
- who had no interest in this study.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| "Three good things" therapyTo maintain an emphasis on the positive experience, participants were directed to record three good things that went well each day. These things could be minor, ordinary, or important. Next to each good thing, participants were required to answer the question: "Why did this good thing happen?" | Behavioural | "Three good things" therapy group |
| Normal psychological instructionNormal psychological instruction is a convenient method set by the hospital. Nurses who have stress or psychological problem could find help through this intervention. It was delivered by psychologists. | Behavioural | Normal psychological instruction group |
Primary outcome
The Maslach Burnout Inventory-General survey (MBI-GS) was used to assess the change of burnout from baseline to six months later.
Time frame: The MBI-GS was used to assess nurses' burnout prior to and immediately after the intervention.
This scale was developed by Maslach and Jackson (1981) and consists of 16 items over three metrics: emotional exhaustion (EE, five items), cynicism (CY, five items) and reduced professional efficacy (RPE, six items). The items were scored on a Likert scale from 0 (never) to 6 (everyday) (Schaufeli et al. 1996). The higher the scores on the three metrics, the higher level of burnout indicated. The Chinese version of the MBI-GS, developed by Li \& Shi (2003), also has a good validity and reliability. In this study, Cronbach alpha coefficients for EE, CY and RPE were 0.93, 0.83 and 0.82, respectively.
3 secondary outcomes
The Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC)
Time frame: The CD-RISC was used to assess nurses' resilience prior to and immediately after the intervention.
The General Self-efficacy Scale
Time frame: The General Self-efficacy Scale was used to assess nurses' self-efficacy prior to and immediately after the intervention.
The Trait Coping Style Scale (TCSS)
Time frame: The TCSS was used to assess nurses' coping styles prior to and immediately after the intervention.
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 24 Aug 2018.
- Background: PubMed 12964174Connor KM, Davidson JR. Development of a new resilience scale: the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC). Depress Anxiety. 2003;18(2):76-82. doi: 10.1002/da.10113.
- Background: PubMed 20553536Cameron F, Brownie S. Enhancing resilience in registered aged care nurses. Australas J Ageing. 2010 Jun;29(2):66-71. doi: 10.1111/j.1741-6612.2009.00416.x.
- Background: PubMed 25863657Bobbio A, Manganelli AM. Antecedents of hospital nurses' intention to leave the organization: A cross sectional survey. Int J Nurs Stud. 2015 Jul;52(7):1180-92. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2015.03.009. Epub 2015 Mar 18.
- Background: PubMed 25052582Duffield CM, Roche MA, Homer C, Buchan J, Dimitrelis S. A comparative review of nurse turnover rates and costs across countries. J Adv Nurs. 2014 Dec;70(12):2703-12. doi: 10.1111/jan.12483. Epub 2014 Jul 23.
- Background: PubMed 27169747Goh YS, Lopez V. Job satisfaction, work environment and intention to leave among migrant nurses working in a publicly funded tertiary hospital. J Nurs Manag. 2016 Oct;24(7):893-901. doi: 10.1111/jonm.12395. Epub 2016 May 12.
- Background: PubMed 23216348Gringart E, Jones B, Helmes E, Jansz J, Monterosso L, Edwards M. Negative stereotyping of older nurses despite contact and mere exposure: the case of nursing recruiters in Western australia. J Aging Soc Policy. 2012;24(4):400-16. doi: 10.1080/08959420.2012.735170.
- Background: PubMed 27286075Harker R, Pidgeon AM, Klaassen F, King S. Exploring resilience and mindfulness as preventative factors for psychological distress burnout and secondary traumatic stress among human service professionals. Work. 2016 Jun 8;54(3):631-7. doi: 10.3233/WOR-162311.
- Background: PubMed 26347211Havaei F, MacPhee M, Dahinten VS. RNs and LPNs: emotional exhaustion and intention to leave. J Nurs Manag. 2016 Apr;24(3):393-9. doi: 10.1111/jonm.12334. Epub 2015 Sep 8.
- Background: PubMed 25782613Hudgins TA. Resilience, job satisfaction and anticipated turnover in nurse leaders. J Nurs Manag. 2016 Jan;24(1):E62-9. doi: 10.1111/jonm.12289. Epub 2015 Mar 17.
- Background: PubMed 23395361Jordan K, Fenwick J, Slavin V, Sidebotham M, Gamble J. Level of burnout in a small population of Australian midwives. Women Birth. 2013 Jun;26(2):125-32. doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2013.01.002. Epub 2013 Feb 8.
- Background: PubMed 25935682Lagerlund M, Sharp L, Lindqvist R, Runesdotter S, Tishelman C. Intention to leave the workplace among nurses working with cancer patients in acute care hospitals in Sweden. Eur J Oncol Nurs. 2015 Dec;19(6):629-37. doi: 10.1016/j.ejon.2015.03.011. Epub 2015 Apr 29.
- Background: PubMed 27179891Mcmillan K, Butow P, Turner J, Yates P, White K, Lambert S, Stephens M, Lawsin C. Burnout and the provision of psychosocial care amongst Australian cancer nurses. Eur J Oncol Nurs. 2016 Jun;22:37-45. doi: 10.1016/j.ejon.2016.02.007. Epub 2016 Mar 22.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No. The nurses were agreed to participate in this study. However, they personal informations, such as name, age and identification number, were collected in this study, they didn't want others to access the data.
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Jingping Zhang study director
Cental South University
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Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing "Three good things" therapy and Normal psychological instruction in people with Burnout Syndrome and Nurse's Role, run by Central South University at 1 site in China.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 5 inclusion and 4 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 24 Aug 2018. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in China. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
The Maslach Burnout Inventory-General survey (MBI-GS) was used to assess the change of burnout from baseline to six months later. (time frame: The MBI-GS was used to assess nurses' burnout prior to and immediately after the intervention.). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT03645798, which also lists 13 linked publications.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
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AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 24 Aug 2018; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 7 Nov 2026.