Effects of stress management training on midwives job related stress

• Register: IRCT
• Last refreshed on: 22 February 2018
• Main ID: IRCT201307116777N2
• Date of registration: 2014-12-30
• Prospective Registration: No
• Primary sponsor: Vice chancellor for research,Tehran University of Medical Sciences
• Public title: Effects of stress management training on midwives job related stress
• Scientific title: An intervention trial to evaluate the effect of stress management training on midwives job related stress in labor units, maternity, midwifery emergency
• Date of first enrolment: 2013-08-11
• Target sample size: 100
• Recruitment status: Complete
• URL: http://en.irct.ir/trial/7185
• Study type: interventional
• Study design: Randomization: Not randomized, Blinding: Not blinded, Placebo: Not used, Assignment: Parallel, Purpose: Health service research.
• Phase: N/A

Countries of recruitment

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

• Name: Dr Minoo Pakgohar
• Affiliation: Tehran University of medical sciences

• Name: Dr Minoo Pakgohar
• Affiliation: Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: Midwives who are working in women sections such as midwife emergency, labor and maternity; Whose minimum qualification is bachelor; Who are working at least six month.

Exclusion criteria: Subjects who do not want to continue cooperation to the search; The absence of more than two sessions.
Exclusion criteria:

Age minimum: no limit
Age maximum: no limit
Gender: Female

Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied

Discord with boss and workmates, Uncongenial work Difficult conditions at work, Other physical and mental strain related to work, Other and unspecified problems related to employment

Job related stress.
Discord with boss and workmates, Uncongenial work Difficult conditions at work, Other physical and mental strain related to work, Other and unspecified problems related to employment

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Intervention(s)

Intervention group: In this group, intervention is offered in 7 sessions of an hour and a half and in the form of lecture about stress management, an hour and fifteen is for training and a quarter of hour is for question and answer. Session are held at intervals of three days. In the first session stress definition, its types, stress signs, stress impacts on individuals lives, relation between stress and diseases, in the second session the relation between personality types and stress and diseases, using of mindfulness techniques to dealt with stress and anxiety, and relaxation techniques.In the third session the definition of time management, its advantages and ways, in the fourth session the definition of anger, motives, individual anger causes, the role of believes in anger, techniques of using the anger inhibitors.In the fifth session the definition of problem solving, declare of the conflict between questions and problem, encounter meaning and the ways of problem encountering, pro

Control group: At first, occupational stress questionnaire is offered and then completed. No intervention is done in this group. Three month later, the questionnaire of Hospital stress scale is offered to individual again.

Intervention 1: Intervention group: In this group, intervention is offered in 7 sessions of an hour and a half and in the form of lecture about stress management, an hour and fifteen is for training and a quarter of hour is for question and answer. Session are held at intervals of three days. In the first session stress definition, its types, stress signs, stress impacts on individuals lives, relation between stress and diseases, in the second session the relation between personality types and stress and diseases, using of mindfulness techniques to dealt with stress and anxiety, and relaxation techniques.In the third session the definition of time management, its advantages and ways, in the fourth session the definition of anger, motives, individual anger causes, the role of believes in anger, techniques of using the anger inhibitors.In the fifth session the definition of problem solving, declare of the conflict between questions and problem, encounter meaning and the ways of problem encountering, problem solving steps and characteristics of powerful persons in problem solving. In the sixth session, introducing the assertiveness meaning and the ways of its, using to meet conflicts, definition of self-expression, its function, its types and its components and in final session, the passed plans reviewed and final questions and answers have been done. Intervention 2: Control group: At first, occupational stress questionnaire is offered and then completed. No intervention is done in this group. Three month later, the questionnaire of Hospital stress scale is offered to individual again.

Primary Outcome(s)

Job related stress. Timepoint: Before intervention, three month later intervention. Method of measurement: Hospital stress scale of questionnaire.

Source(s) of Monetary Support

Vice chancellor for research,Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Ethics review

Status: Approved
Approval date:
Contact:

Ethics committee of Tehran University of Medical Sciences