Evaluation of a Psychotherapeutic Intervention Model in Nursing

Francisco Miguel Correia Sampaio

Status: Completed

Conditions: Anxiety

Treatments: Behavioral: NIC Psychotherapeutic Intervention(s) for Anxiety; Drug: Psychopharmaceuticals (any drugs prescribed by the psychiatrist)

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02930473

ICBAS 1988

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of a psychotherapeutic intervention model in nursing on the nursing diagnosis "Anxiety". A randomised controlled trial will be carried out to do so.

Full description

This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of a psychotherapeutic intervention model in nursing on nursing diagnosis "Anxiety" (according to International Classification for Nursing Practice (ICNP)/North American Nursing Diagnoses Association (NANDA) standardized nursing language). A randomised controlled trial will be carried out to do so. In a single-blinded nurse-led 6 months controlled trial, conducted at a hospital outpatient setting in Portugal, approximately 60 patients with anxiety will be randomised to the intervention (n=30) or control groups (n=30). The objective is to compare the outcomes associated with "treatment-as-usual" and the benefits of implementing the psychotherapeutic intervention model in nursing previously developed (5 sessions), which will be evaluated using Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC) outcomes "Anxiety Level" and "Anxiety Self-Control" (Portuguese version).

Enrollment: 133 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 64 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 18-64 years old;
• Nursing Diagnosis "Anxiety" (according to ICNP/NANDA standardized nursing language) - assessment using NOC outcome "Anxiety Level" (Portuguese version);
• Elementary education (completed).

Exclusion criteria

• Psychiatric diagnosis of dementia or psychotic spectrum disorder;
• Being in therapy provided by a psychologist (at the moment of the session 0);
• Cognitive impairment (assessment using Mini-Mental State Examination);
• Moderate or severe intellectual disability;
• Confusional state;
• Psychomotor agitation.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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133 participants in 2 patient groups

Psychotherapeutic Intervention(s) for Anxiety

Experimental group

Description:

People diagnosed with "Anxiety" (according to ICNP/NANDA standardized nursing language) will be treated using Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC) psychotherapeutic intervention(s) for anxiety (plus psychopharmaceuticals).

Treatment:

Drug: Psychopharmaceuticals (any drugs prescribed by the psychiatrist)

Behavioral: NIC Psychotherapeutic Intervention(s) for Anxiety

Treatment-as-Usual for Anxiety

Active Comparator group

Description:

People diagnosed with "Anxiety" (according to ICNP/NANDA standardized nursing language) will receive treatment as usual for anxiety (psychopharmaceuticals).

Treatment:

Drug: Psychopharmaceuticals (any drugs prescribed by the psychiatrist)