NCT06542068

Chatbot Effectiveness for Improving Mental Health and Reducing Stress in Nursing Students

Effectiveness of Using Chatbots for Nursing Students to Improve Mental Health and Reduce Stress During Internships.

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 110 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Chang Gung University of Science and Technology · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 30 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of using a chatbot to improve mental health and reduce stress among nursing students during their internships. The study will be conducted through convenient sampling of nursing students from a technology university in southern Taiwan. Students will be divided into experimental and control groups to compare differences in mental health and stress levels after receiving support from the chatbot. Expected outcomes include gaining a better understanding of the fundamental characteristics of nursing students and their mental health and stress levels during internships. The results are expected to demonstrate that the chatbot can aid nursing students in handling typical internship issues, stress, and challenges, as well as in accessing mental health resources.

Detailed description

Background: The number of suicides and the crude death rate among adolescents aged 15-24 have been gradually increasing. Nursing students experience greater stress compared to students from other disciplines, primarily due to the unfamiliar clinical environment, concerns about managing internships, and worries about their ability to accurately judge and handle patient conditions due to a lack of experience. The diverse and highly complex nature of clinical practice sites significantly impacts the mental health and stress levels of nursing students during their internships. Therefore, it is crucial to pay attention to the cultivation of nursing students as they enter clinical practice. In response to changing times, mobile devices and chatbot tools are critically important support resources for students.Objective:The aim is to understand how chatbot can help nursing students improve their mental health and stress during their internships. Methods:This study will employ a quasi-experimental design and will use convenience sampling to recruit nursing students from a technology university in southern Taiwan. Structured questionnaires will be used to collect data on basic demographic information, a brief health scale, and a clinical internship stress scale. It is estimated that 55 students will be recruited for both the experimental and control groups.Statistical analyses will be conducted using SPSS 28.0 software. Expected Outcomes: The expected outcomes of this study include gaining a better understanding of the basic attributes of nursing students and their mental health and stress levels during internships. The overall findings will serve as a reference for educational planning for nursing internship students and emphasize the importance of technology-assisted connections in practical learning within teaching policies.

Conditions

• Mental Health
• Stress
• Nursing Education

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Line Bot Assistance	The chatbot is expected to provide self-help solutions and multiple counseling resources for stress and distress, options for face-to-face or online call requests, and a survey on mental health and stress. In terms of keywords, it will establish counseling response resources and methods for finding resources for special sensitive situations (e.g., feeling moody, suicidal, stressed, not wanting to intern, etc.).

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-08-26
• Primary completion: 2025-02-28
• Completion: 2025-07-31
• First posted: 2024-08-07
• Last updated: 2024-08-07