The Effects of Multi-Psycho-Oncology Care Courses

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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When the patient's mood has not yet reached a moderate to high severity level, psychological support is usually provided by the clinical nurses. However, the result of past research showed that the needs of patients and their caregivers were not satisfied with the psychological level. Scholars pointed out that it may be related to factors such as excessive clinical workload or insufficient psychological support and care capacity. In addition, under the influence of COVID-19 in the past two years, medical staff are facing more physical and mental pressure. Oncology nurses have a heavy workload and are affected by the COVID 19 epidemic, which reflects that nurses need psychological support. Therefore, this study intends to reduce stress through remote physical and mental support activities, and use the Internet to intervene in guided relaxation and meditation. Considering the scheduling of clinical nurses, a remote and unstructured course content that does not require continuity will be selected, and then advanced to provide the empathetic care skills of oncology nurses.

Official Title
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The Effects of Multi-Psycho-Oncology Care Courses Through Remote Psychological Support, Emotional Awareness Situation Videos and Empathic Concern Intervention on Physical and Psychological Status, Self-Efficacy and Empathy in Oncology Nurses

Conditions
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Cancer, Psychological, Oncology, Empathy

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: Psychological support


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Intervention group Inclusion Criteria: Over 20 years old (inclusive) Oncology nurses currently working in clinical practice Exclusion Criteria: Those who are unwilling or unable to participate in this course training for a full one- year period. Those who have registered for the advanced oncology nursing course organized by the Society in the current year. Control group Inclusion Criteria: Over 20 years old (inclusive) Oncology nurses currently working in clinical practice Those who have registered for the advanced oncology nursing course organized by the Society in the current year Exclusion Criteria: Those who have participated in multiple oncology psychological care courses, those who are unwilling or unable to participate in the training of distance psychological support courses for a full one-year period. Those who participate in the advanced course of oncology nursing are unwilling or unable to participate in the data evaluation of the complete bi-annual time point. Those who have participated in this research project.

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 20 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Other
Allocation: Non-Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Psychological Support Course<br>60-minute once or twice a week for 6 months of Initial Remote Psychological Support Course . | Other: Psychological support<br>* 60-minute once or twice a week for 6 months of Initial Remote Psychological Support Course .<br>|
| No Intervention: Control group<br>Participants in control group will receive usual course. | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Physical and Psychological Symptoms Scale | Oncology nurses' physical and psychological state were measured by physical and psychological state survey. It use Numerical Rating Scale(VRS) 0-10. It is a 11 Point Likert Scale (e. g. 0 is no pain; 10 is unbearable pain). | 2 time points: Time 1 (before the psychological support course) ; Time 2 ( 6 months after the psychological support course) | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Self efficacy scale (GSES) | Oncology nurses' self-efficacy were measured by self efficacy scale. There are 10 questions about the level of confidence in these situations. It's a 4 point (1-4),higher the score means the more confident you have. There is also 11 point (0-10) scale that higher the score means the more confident you are in caring for patients. | 2 time points: Time 1 (before the psychological support course) ; Time 2 ( 6 months after the psychological support course) | 
| Communication ability scale | Oncology nurses' communication skills were measured by communication ability scale.It is a 5 Liker scale(1-5),higher scores represent better communication skills. | 2 time points: Time 1 (before the psychological support course) ; Time 2 (6 months after the psychological support course) | 
| Efferson Empathy Scale | Oncology nurses' empathy were measured by Efferson Empathy Scale. It is a 7 Liker scale(1-7),higher scores means someone have more empathy. | 2 time points: Time 1 (before the psychological support course) ; Time 2 ( 6 months after the psychological support course) | 
| Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy - Spiritual Well-Being （FACIT-Sp） | Oncology nurses' spiritual well-being were measured by FACIT-Sp.It is a 5 Liker scale(0-4),higher scores represent better well-being. | 2 time points: Time 1 (before the psychological support course) ; Time 2 ( 6 months after the psychological support course) | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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cancer, Oncology nurse, Psychological support, Empathy, Training course