An intervention trial to evaluate the effect of stress management training on midwives job related stress in labor units, maternity, midwifery emergency
Objectives: To determine the effect of stress management training on job related stress of working midwives in women sections. Location: department of Midwives Emergency, labor and maternity of selected Hospitals of Medical Sciences Mazandaran University. Participants: 100 working midwives in women section. Setting and conduct: 100 midwives systematically put into 50 subjects test group and 50 subjects control group. Intervention: 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. 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. Data collection methods: Two questionnaire of Demographic and Hospital stress scale. Higher scores indicate more stress. Implications include the reduction of working midwives job stress in women sections which is investigated 3 month after intervention by using of questionnaire again.
General information
Acronym
IRCT registration information
IRCT registration number:IRCT201307116777N2
Registration date:2014-12-30, 1393/10/09
Registration timing:retrospective
Last update:
Update count:0
Registration date
2014-12-30, 1393/10/09
Registrant information
Name
Minoo Pakgohar
Name of organization / entity
School of Nursing & Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Country
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Phone
+98 21 6105 4216
Email address
mpakgohar@razi.tums.ac.ir
Recruitment status
Recruitment complete
Funding source
Vice chancellor for research of Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Expected recruitment start date
2013-08-11, 1392/05/20
Expected recruitment end date
2013-10-12, 1392/07/20
Actual recruitment start date
empty
Actual recruitment end date
empty
Trial completion date
empty
Scientific title
An intervention trial to evaluate the effect of stress management training on midwives job related stress in labor units, maternity, midwifery emergency
Public title
Effects of stress management training on midwives job related stress
Purpose
Health service research
Inclusion/Exclusion 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.
Age
No age limit
Gender
Female
Phase
N/A
Groups that have been masked
No information
Sample size
Target sample size:
100
Randomization (investigator's opinion)
Not randomized
Randomization description
Blinding (investigator's opinion)
Not blinded
Blinding description
Placebo
Not used
Assignment
Parallel
Other design features
Secondary Ids
empty
Ethics committees
1
Ethics committee
Name of ethics committee
Ethics committee of Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Street address
School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tohid Square, Tehran
City
Tehran
Postal code
Approval date
2013-05-17, 1392/02/27
Ethics committee reference number
130.285.د.92
Health conditions studied
1
Description of health condition studied
Job related stress
ICD-10 code
Z56.4.A56.
ICD-10 code description
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
Primary outcomes
1
Description
Job related stress
Timepoint
Before intervention, three month later intervention
Method of measurement
Hospital stress scale of questionnaire
Secondary outcomes
empty
Intervention groups
1
Description
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.
Category
Other
2
Description
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.
Category
Other
Recruitment centers
1
Recruitment center
Name of recruitment center
Haj Azizi Jooybar Hospital
Full name of responsible person
Mrs Darayi
Street address
Emam street, Jooybar
City
Jooybar
2
Recruitment center
Name of recruitment center
Razi Ghaemshahr Hospital
Full name of responsible person
Mrs Noroozi
Street address
Street Yoosef Reza, Ghaemshahr
City
Ghaemshahr
3
Recruitment center
Name of recruitment center
Emam Ali Amol Hospital
Full name of responsible person
Mrs Roshanayi
Street address
Chamestan Road, Noor Street, Amol
City
Amol
4
Recruitment center
Name of recruitment center
Shohadaye Behshahr Hospital
Full name of responsible person
Mrs Hasani
Street address
Hasheminezhad Blvd, Behshahr
City
Behshahr
5
Recruitment center
Name of recruitment center
Shohadaye Zirab Hospital
Full name of responsible person
Mrs Alizade
Street address
Shohadaye Zirab Hospital, Zirab
City
Zirab
6
Recruitment center
Name of recruitment center
Emam Hossein Neka Hospital
Full name of responsible person
Mrs Khoshroo
Street address
Enghelab Street, Neka
City
Neka
7
Recruitment center
Name of recruitment center
Shahid Beheshti Noshahr Hospital
Full name of responsible person
Mrs Berenji
Street address
Sina Street, Noshahr
City
Noshahr
8
Recruitment center
Name of recruitment center
Emam Khomeini Noor Hospital
Full name of responsible person
Mrs Jafariyan
Street address
Emam Khomeini Street, Noor
City
Noor
9
Recruitment center
Name of recruitment center
Emam Khomeini Sari Hospital
Full name of responsible person
Mrs Noseir
Street address
Amir Mazandarani Blvd, Sari
City
Sari
Sponsors / Funding sources
1
Sponsor
Name of organization / entity
Vice chancellor for research,Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Full name of responsible person
Dr Masoud Yoonesian, University of research assistant
Street address
The Sixth Floor, Headquarters of Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Ghods Street, Keshavarz Blvd, Tehran
City
Tehran
Grant name
-
Grant code / Reference number
-
Is the source of funding the same sponsor organization/entity?
Yes
Title of funding source
Vice chancellor for research,Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Proportion provided by this source
100
Public or private sector
empty
Domestic or foreign origin
empty
Category of foreign source of funding
empty
Country of origin
Type of organization providing the funding
empty
Person responsible for general inquiries
Contact
Name of organization / entity
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Full name of responsible person
Dr Minoo Pakgohar
Position
PhD, Senior faculty of medicine Tehran
Other areas of specialty/work
Street address
Tehran school of nursing and midwifery, Tohid Square,Tehran
City
Tehran
Postal code
Phone
+98 21 6693 7407
Fax
Email
minoo515@yahoo.com; mpakgohar@razi.tums.ac.ir
Web page address
Person responsible for scientific inquiries
Contact
Name of organization / entity
Tehran University of medical sciences
Full name of responsible person
Dr Minoo Pakgohar
Position
PhD in Aging
Other areas of specialty/work
Street address
Tehran School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tohid Square, Tehran
City
Tehran
Postal code
Phone
+98 21 6693 7407
Fax
Email
minoo515@yahoo.com; mpakgohar@tums.ac.ir
Web page address
Person responsible for updating data
Contact
Name of organization / entity
Tehran University of medical sciences
Full name of responsible person
Fatemeh Soltanipanah
Position
Master of midwifery
Other areas of specialty/work
Street address
Building Olive, Golma Road, Sari
City
Sari
Postal code
Phone
+98 11 3327 9027
Fax
Email
soltanipanah66@gmail.com
Web page address
Sharing plan
Deidentified Individual Participant Data Set (IPD)