Clinical trial NCT04822285: Effect Psychological Triaging Intervention on Students' Psychological Distress and Resilience Capacity
Official title: Psychological Triaging Intervention: Rescue From Psychological Distress and Improving Senior Nursing Students' Resilience Capacity During COVID-19 Crisis
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Psychological Distress
Resilience
Keywords: Psychological Distress
Triage
Resilience
COVID-19
Lead sponsor: Alexandria University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2021-03-30
Enrollment: 64
Sex: ALL
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Brief summary: This study aimed to investigate the effect of the psychological triaging intervention (PTI) on the psychological distress and resilience capacity levels among the intern-nursing students during the COVID-19 crisis.

Research Hypothesis

Intern-nursing students who attend PTI exhibit lower COVID-19 related psychological distress level and higher resilience capacity than those who receive routine psychological support.

Detailed description: The intern-nursing students' psychological well-being and resilience are of indispensable significance during these unprecedented days. 64 Intern-nursing students. Sixty-four intern-nursing students who completed a preliminary survey and demonstrated both high level of psychological distress and low resilience capacity as a result of their exposure to patients with COVID-19 during their internship period were randomly assigned to two equal groups and the study group were engaged in the PTI intervention which followed the path of RAPID Psychological First Aid model.

The PTI intervention followed the path of RAPID Psychological First Aid model of John Hopkins University (Everly\& Lating 2012). The content of the PTI represents a simple structure that is revolved around five core phases including (R: establishing rapport and reflective listening, A: assessment, P: prioritization, I: intervention and D: disposition\& follow up).

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Exposed to patients with COVID-19

Exclusion Criteria:

* Did not exposed to patients with COVID-19

Primary outcomes:
measure: severity of psychological distress
timeFrame: " 2 weeks "
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
measure: Resilience Capacity
timeFrame: " 2 weeks "
Locations:
city: Alexandria
country: Egypt
facility: Faculty of Nursing
Study officials:
affiliation: Alexandria University
name: Eman m Taha, professor
role: STUDY_CHAIR
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