Intervention Study on Compassion Fatigue and Satisfaction in Omani Nurses

Oman Ministry of Health

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Compassion Fatigue; Registered Nurses; Occupational Stress; Mental Health

Treatments: Behavioral: 2-days workshop and self-mindfulness practices

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07100717

MoH/CSR/25/29865

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to assess the level of compassion fatigue and compassion satisfaction among nurses working at Ministry of Health hospitals. It will also examine the significant demographics, work-related contributing factors, and the impact of a mindfulness self-care program on nurses' compassion fatigue and compassion satisfaction level.

Full description

A cross-sectional design will be used for the first stage of the study. A pre-post- intervention study will be utilized for the second stage of the study. A convenience sample of 361 nurses from six governmental hospitals of the Ministry of Health will be enrolled for the first stage of the study. A minimum of (50) participants, from the hospital with the highest level of compassion fatigue will be included in the intervention stage of the study. An integrated guided mindfulness intervention will be implemented, which will include a 2-day face-to-face workshop and self-practice activities.

The Professional Quality of Life (ProQOL), version 5 (Stamm, 2010), which measures compassion fatigue, will be used in addition to the participants demographic and work-related contributing factors.

Enrollment: 50 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 21+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Registered nurses (males & females; Omani & Non-Omani)
• With direct patient care
• A minimum of six months experience in same hospital's unit/word
• Currently not receiving psychiatric or mental therapy

Exclusion criteria

• Registered nurses with no direct patient care
• Less than six months of work experience in a hospital unit/word
• Currently under psychiatric or mental therapy

Trial design

Primary purpose: Screening

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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50 participants in 1 patient group

mindfulness-based self-care (MBSC) program

Other group

Description:

A 2-day workshop and self-mindfulness practices

Treatment:

Behavioral: 2-days workshop and self-mindfulness practices