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Ulrik Terp
Department of Social and Psychological Studies, Karlstad University, Universitetsgatan 2, 651 88 Karlstad, Sweden
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ORCiD: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7180-0783
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Background: Stress related psychological problems are growing in nursing education and constitute an essential challenge for educators. This makes research about strategies and interventions to meet these problems important. Before implementing stress management interventions, they need to be tested for feasibility and acceptability before conducting large scale RCTs. The objective of our study was to assess the feasibility and acceptability of a newly developed cognitive behavioral stress management intervention for nursing students.
Methods: Data were collected using a combination of standardized measurements and newly created questionnaires in combination with qualitative data. Our data included recruitment capability, sample characteristics, intervention acceptability and preliminary evaluation of participant psychological changes.
Results: Findings suggested that the feasibility of conducting a full-scale evaluation was confirmed for recruitment, acceptability, data collection, and adherence to the intervention. However, difficulties relating to homework were also identified. The intervention was found feasible and acceptable to nursing students and a potential intervention for the nurse education context.
Conclusions: Overall, this study provides an insight into the challenges and complexities of developing and evaluating a new brief cognitive behavioral based stress management training intervention in a nurse education setting. Support in the organization and scheduling are important aspects of implementation. In order to deal with the challenge of stress-related problems in nursing education, the thresholds for participation in effective interventions need to be low.
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Feasibility, Cognitive Behavioral Stress Management, Nursing Education, Stress, Health Promotion
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Ulrik Terp
Department of Social and Psychological Studies, Karlstad University, Universitetsgatan 2, 651 88 Karlstad, Sweden
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ORCiD: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7180-0783
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No community comments so far
Editorial decision: Major revision
On 28 Mar, 2021
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Received 15 Mar, 2021
Reviewer #2 agreed
On 21 Feb, 2021
Review #1 received
Received 31 Aug, 2020
Reviewer #1 agreed
On 13 Aug, 2020
Editor assigned
On 04 Aug, 2020
Reviewers invited
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On 30 Jul, 2020
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View the published article at BMC Nursing.
Background: Stress related psychological problems are growing in nursing education and constitute an essential challenge for educators. This makes research about strategies and interventions to meet these problems important. Before implementing stress management interventions, they need to be tested for feasibility and acceptability before conducting large scale RCTs. The objective of our study was to assess the feasibility and acceptability of a newly developed cognitive behavioral stress management intervention for nursing students.
Methods: Data were collected using a combination of standardized measurements and newly created questionnaires in combination with qualitative data. Our data included recruitment capability, sample characteristics, intervention acceptability and preliminary evaluation of participant psychological changes.
Results: Findings suggested that the feasibility of conducting a full-scale evaluation was confirmed for recruitment, acceptability, data collection, and adherence to the intervention. However, difficulties relating to homework were also identified. The intervention was found feasible and acceptable to nursing students and a potential intervention for the nurse education context.
Conclusions: Overall, this study provides an insight into the challenges and complexities of developing and evaluating a new brief cognitive behavioral based stress management training intervention in a nurse education setting. Support in the organization and scheduling are important aspects of implementation. In order to deal with the challenge of stress-related problems in nursing education, the thresholds for participation in effective interventions need to be low.
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