Development of a Disaster Health Activity Reflection Support Program Using Posttraumatic Growth Indicators for Public Health Nurses in Disaster Areas

JRCT ID: jRCT1030220017

Registered date:12/04/2022

Basic Information

• Recruitment status: Recruiting
• Health condition(s) or Problem(s) studied: posttraumatic growth
• Date of first enrollment: 12/04/2022
• Target sample size: 10
• Study type: Interventional

Intervention(s)

A reflection support program using the Post Traumatic Growth Index for municipal public health nurses who have experienced natural disasters will be implemented for public health nurses who work in municipalities affected by natural disasters and have experience conducting disaster health activities.
This program consists of 1. explanation of the program and 2. reflection using a reflection sheet reflecting the Post Traumatic Growth Indicators. Explanation of the program will provide an overview of the program and how to use the reflection sheet reflecting the post-traumatic growth indicators. In the reflection using the reflection sheet reflecting the post-traumatic growth indices, the target health worker will be given the reflection sheet and asked to use it by himself/herself for about one month.
Reflection using the reflection sheet reflecting post-traumatic growth indicators in this program is a self-administered individual work aimed at improving self-care and professionalism by the public health nurses themselves as professionals.
In the evaluation, a questionnaire survey will be conducted as a pre-survey before the program is implemented. After the program is implemented, a questionnaire survey and interviews will be conducted as a post-program survey.

Outcome(s)

Primary Outcome

Scores on the Japanese version of the Posttraumatic Growth Scale (PTGI-J)
Content of Meaningfulness to Experiences Based on the Concept of Posttraumatic Growth of Health Professionals through Interviews

Secondary Outcome

The clarity, ease of use, and layout of the Post Traumatic Growth Index and Reflection Sheet wording.
Program setup and ease of approach
Program impressions, additions and modifications
Whether or not the reflection was based on the support model

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

• Age minimum: >= 20age old
• Age maximum: <= 60age old
• Gender: Both
• Include criteria: Municipal public health nurses at career level A2-A3 of the standard career ladder for municipal public health nurses with experience in implementing disaster health activities in municipalities in the disaster area
• Exclude criteria: Persons under psychiatric treatment

Related Information

• Primary Sponsor: Iguchi Saori
• Source(s) of Monetary Support: Fumiko Yamaji Fund for Professional Nursing Education and Research