The Effect of Therapeutic Treatment on Stress and Coping Stress

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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Nursing students are exposed to intensive theoretical and clinical applications throughout their academic education. During this educational process, students' stress increases and their coping behaviors are affected.

Detailed Description
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This study was conducted to determine the effects of therapeutic touch applied to nursing students on stress levels and coping behaviors. The nurses in the intervention group were given therapeutic touch for 15 minutes once a week for two weeks, and the patients in the control group did not receive any treatment other than their routine care.

Official Title
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The Effect of Therapeutic Treatment Applied to Nursing Students on Perceived Stress and Stress Coping Behaviors: A Randomized Controlled Experimental Study

Conditions
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Nurse's Role

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: Therapeutic Touch


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Over the age of 18, Volunteer to work, Nursing students who had not received touch therapy before were included in the study. Exclusion Criteria: • Previous or current tactile therapy, A therapeutic touch therapist, Nursing students who did not volunteer for the study were not included in the study.
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: Treatment
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Interventional Model Description: This study is a randomized controlled experimental study.
Masking: Single


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: The Effect of Therapeutic Touch on Nursing Students on Perceived Stress and Stress Coping Behaviors<br>The nurses in the intervention group were given therapeutic touch for 15 minutes once a week for two weeks. | Behavioral: Therapeutic Touch<br>* Therapeutic Touch for stress<br>|
| Other: The Effect of Therapeutic Touch on Stress and Stress Coping Behaviors<br>No treatment was applied to the patients in the control group other than their routine care. | Behavioral: Therapeutic Touch<br>* Therapeutic Touch for stress<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| The Effect of Therapeutic Touch on Stress | Perceived Stress Inventory for Nursing Students (APPS) (Annex II) Sheu et al. (2002) originally in Chinese, the scale consisted of 29 items. Chan et al. (2009), Cronbach's alpha coefficient was found to be 0.89, and the sub-dimensions were 0.87-0.89. Karaca et al. (2014) validated the Turkish validity and reliability of the scale. In the evaluation of the items; A five-point Likert-type assessment was used, including '4- Very stressful for me, 3, 2, 1, 0- Not stressful for me'. | Scales are filled after 3 days of application | 
| The Effect of Therapeutic Touch on Stress Coping Behaviors | Stress Coping Behaviors Scale for Nursing Students (SPSAS) (Annex III), Sheu et al. (2002) the scale consists of 19 items. Karaca et al. (2014) validated the Turkish validity and reliability of the scale. Cronbach's alpha coefficient was found to be 0.76. In the evaluation of the items; A five-point Likert-type assessment was used: '4- I agree, 3, 2, 1, 0- I strongly disagree'. | Scales are filled after 3 days of application | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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nursing, therapeutic touch, stress, coping stress, education