The Effect of Motivational Messages on Optimism, Hopelessness and Life Satisfaction

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The Covid-19 pandemic has affected global health systems and required healthcare professionals to show high performance. In this process, the mental health of intensive care nurses, who undertake the biggest burden in health systems, is negatively affected by the high working hours and patient care burden during the pandemic. When the literature is reviewed, pessimistic thinking, feeling hopeless and not enjoying life at more exacerbated levels can be observed in intensive care nurses. It is concluded that studies are needed to increase the motivation of intensive care nurses during the Covid-19 pandemic.In this study, it was aimed to evaluate the effect of motivational messages on optimism, hopelessness and life satisfaction of intensive care nurses during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Official Title
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The Effect of Motivational Messages on Optimism, Hopelessness and Life Satisfaction of Intensive Care Nurses During the COVID-19 Pandemic : A Randomized Controlled Study

Conditions
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Motivation, Optimism, Hopelessness, Life Satisfaction

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: Motivational messages


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: agreeing to participate in the study being a nurse working in intensive care during the COVID-19 pandemic Exclusion Criteria: underfilling or not fill out forms and scales

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 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: Basic Science
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Motivational messages<br>Participants in the motivational group were sent to motivational messages to their mobile phones for 21 days. | Other: Motivational messages<br>* Participants in the motivational group were sent to motivational messages to their mobile phones for 21 days.<br>|
| No Intervention: Control group<br>The control group did not receive any intervention. | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Optimistic level assessed by the Life Orientation Test | The primary endpoint of this study was the difference between groups in terms of Life Orientation Test scores 21 days after. The scale consists of a total of 10 items. The range of scores obtained from the scale varies between 6-30 points. Low scores indicate pessimism, while high scores indicate optimism. | 21 days after from baseline | 
| Hopelessness level assessed by the Beck Hopelessness Scale | The primary endpoint of this study was the difference between groups in terms of Beck Hopelessness Scale scores 21 days after. The scale consists of a total of 20 items..The range of scores obtained from the scale varies between 0-20 points. High scores indicate that the level of hopelessness is also high. | 21 days after from baseline | 
| Life satisfaction assessed by the Satisfaction with Life Scale | The primary endpoint of this study was the difference between groups in terms of Satisfaction with Life Scale scores 21 days after. The scale consists of a total of 5 items.The range of scores obtained from the scale varies between 5-25 points. As the total score obtained from the scale increases, life satisfaction level also increases. | 21 days after from baseline |