H-Senses Project - Self Care Mediated by the Senses

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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Randomized clinical trial about self-care mediated by the senses in female health professionals and their influence on stress, self-esteem, mood states, life satisfaction and levels of salivary cortisol.

Detailed Description
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The work environment of health professionals is commonly considered stressful, given that they need to deal with difficult situations that include pain, risk of death, the decisions that need to be fast and accurate, and conflicts generated in interpersonal relationships. There is an ongoing discussion that the investigators need to care for those who care, however, there are few interventions studied and validated to effectively reduce the stress of these professionals that resonate in states of well-being. There is little room for discussion of this topic during the workday, as well as to learn techniques and measures for effective stress management. This study aims to explore the relationship between well-being, self-esteem and stress of women health professionals, and compare three self-care interventions mediated by the senses.

Official Title
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H-SENSES PROJECT Self Care Mediated by the Senses: Assessing the Impact on Self-esteem, Stress and Well-being of Female Health Professionals

Conditions
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Stress

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: one-sensory self care (Todo Dia®)
* Other: multisensory self care (Todo Dia®)
* Other: bi-sensory self care (Todo Dia®)


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Professional healthcare; working in healthcare or administrative area in hospital Voluntary participation; Signed in term of free and informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: Evaluation with relevant dermatological findings diagnosed by a dermatologist; Work at nighttime or in alternate periods (because of known chronobiological changes that would affect the study of cortisol, one of the outcomes considered in the study); who are breastfeeding; Be pregnant

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 60 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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Female

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
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| No Intervention: Control<br>This control group will not receive an intervention. | |
| Active Comparator: one-sensory self care<br>Daily moisturizing body care with an odorless moisturizer (Todo Dia® - Natura) for 30 days. | Other: one-sensory self care (Todo Dia®)<br>* daily use of odorless body moisturizer (Todo Dia® - Natura)<br>|
| Active Comparator: bi-sensory self care<br>Daily moisturizing body care with a moisturizer with cotton fragance (Todo Dia® - Natura) for 30 days. | Other: bi-sensory self care (Todo Dia®)<br>* daily use of moisturizing body with cotton fragrance (Todo Dia® - Natura)<br>|
| Active Comparator: multisensory self care<br>Daily moisturizing body care with a moisturizer with cotton fragance (Todo Dia® - Natura) for 30 days, and will watch a video with music and images of nature during self-care. | Other: multisensory self care (Todo Dia®)<br>* daily use of moisturizing body with cotton fragrance (Todo Dia® - Natura) + audiovisual stimulus<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Change in perceived stress (Lipp Stress Inventory and Symptoms of Stress List) | Lipp Stress Inventory and Symptoms of Stress List | baseline, 30 days, 60 days | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Change in cortisol levels | Saliva will be collected to measure cortisol levels: 7-9 am | baseline, 30 days, 60 days |