NCT06238141

Expressive Writing on Stress-Related and Work-Related Outcomes Among Chinese Nursing Interns

Effects of Expressive Writing on Stress-Related and Work-Related Outcomes Among Chinese Nursing Interns: a Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 52 (actual)
• Sponsor: Changzhi Medical College · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The goal of this interventional study is to assess the effects of an intervention on stress-related and work-related outcomes among Chinese nursing interns. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Does expressive writing reduce clinical practice stress and improve coping strategies in nursing interns? * Does expressive writing increase work engagement and perceived professional benefit among nursing interns? Participants in the intervention group and control group will perform expressive writing and neutral writing, respectively, based on different given instructions. In both groups, writing will last for 10-15 minutes each time, twice a week, for nine weeks. Researchers will compare the outcomes of the two groups to see if there are differences between clinical practice stress, coping strategies, work engagement, and perceived professional benefit.

Conditions

• Stress, Psychological

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Expressive writing	According to the writing prompts, online expressive writing focuses on stressful events and will be conducted twice a week (every Monday and Thursday) for 10-15 minutes each time, lasting for nine weeks. Writing prompts are developed based on Emotional Processing Theory (EPT) and Cognitive Adaptation Theory (CAT).
OTHER	Neutral writing	According to the writing prompts, online neutral writing focuses on immediate surroundings and will be conducted twice a week (every Monday and Thursday) for 15 minutes each time, lasting for ten weeks.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-07-15
• Primary completion: 2024-10-13
• Completion: 2024-10-13
• First posted: 2024-02-02
• Last updated: 2026-03-25

Locations

1 site across 1 country: China