Feasibility of Stress Management Education Delivered Via Virtual Classroom in Nursing Homes: a Pilot Study of a RCT

Launched by GCS CIPS · Dec 10, 2024

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is looking at a new way to help healthcare workers in nursing homes manage stress. It’s called a stress management program, which will be delivered through online classes. The goal is to see if this program can reduce stress for the workers and also improve the well-being of residents with dementia. Some workers will participate in the program, while others will be on a waiting list for the same program later.

To participate, individuals need to be caregivers, like nurses or nursing assistants, who have been working in the nursing home for at least three months. They also need to be comfortable understanding and communicating in French. During the study, those in the program will attend virtual sessions with a psychologist over two months and will complete surveys about their stress levels and the residents’ quality of life. After the study, everyone on the waiting list will get a chance to join the program as well.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Having a caring relationship with residents (e.g. nurses, nursing assistants)
• • Working in the specialised care unit of the nursing home
• • Working in the nursing home for at least 3 months on the date of inclusion and whose employment contract does not end within 3 months of the date of inclusion.
• • Obtaining express written informed consent, after a period of reflection
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Person in a period of relative exclusion in relation to another protocol
• • Person who is not affiliated to or does not benefit from a social security scheme.
• • Pregnant or lactating woman
• • Participant unable to give consent
• • Person deprived of liberty by judicial or administrative decision
• • Person unable to understand, speak, read and write French