Design, implementation and evaluation of mental health promotion program based on Lazarus and Folkman theory on stress management in working women with work-life conflict
Promoting the mental health of working women with work-life conflict
Design
The study is a quasi-experimental intervention with two groups of intervention and control without blinding with a sample size of 100 people and the randomization method will be simple.
Settings and conduct
The study population will be women working in two universities in Birjand. A cross-sectional census of all eligible women will be conducted using Carlson's standard work-life balance questionnaire. The person in need of intervention is considered. The two universities will be randomly divided into control and intervention groups. The intervention will be performed according to the model in the intervention group and then, post-test 3 months after the intervention in the intervention and control groups and the results will be analyzed. The control group is compared.
The educational content used will be designed according to the key structures of stress and adaptation theories. Content is a combination of organizational and environmental training activities to support the health behaviors of employees and their families.
Blindness is not the case in this study.
Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
1- Having at least one year of work experience
2- Being a resident of Birjand
3- Being married and living with a spouse
4- Not being pregnant
5- Ability to express
6- Not passing work-life balance training courses
7- Achieving a score of less than 50% in the work-life conflict questionnaire based on the researchers' decision
Intervention groups
Training sessions in the intervention group and providing an educational booklet to the control group
Main outcome variables
Promoting mental health, learning stress management skills, learning work and life conflict management skills
General information
Reason for update
Acronym
IRCT registration information
IRCT registration number:IRCT20210918052508N1
Registration date:2021-09-21, 1400/06/30
Registration timing:prospective
Last update:2021-09-21, 1400/06/30
Update count:0
Registration date
2021-09-21, 1400/06/30
Registrant information
Name
Seyyede fateme Rahimi
Name of organization / entity
Country
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Phone
+98 56 3242 3313
Email address
fateme.rahimi64@yahoo.com
Recruitment status
Recruitment complete
Funding source
Expected recruitment start date
2021-10-21, 1400/07/29
Expected recruitment end date
2021-12-21, 1400/09/30
Actual recruitment start date
empty
Actual recruitment end date
empty
Trial completion date
empty
Scientific title
Design, implementation and evaluation of mental health promotion program based on Lazarus and Folkman theory on stress management in working women with work-life conflict
Public title
"Stress management intervention in women with work-life conflict"
Purpose
Education/Guidance
Inclusion/Exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria:
Achieve a score of less than 50% in the Work-Life Conflict Questionnaire
Have at least one year of work experience
Married and living with a spouse
Do not take work-life balance training courses
Exclusion criteria:
Dissatisfaction with participating in the study
Lack of cooperation in training sessions
Women with a spouse who was suffering from a physical or mental illness
Age
No age limit
Gender
Female
Phase
N/A
Groups that have been masked
No information
Sample size
Target sample size:
100
Randomization (investigator's opinion)
Randomized
Randomization description
Given that two organizations have been selected as the field of study, one organization will be randomly selected as the intervention and one as the control.
Blinding (investigator's opinion)
Not blinded
Blinding description
Placebo
Not used
Assignment
Parallel
Other design features
-
Secondary Ids
empty
Ethics committees
1
Ethics committee
Name of ethics committee
Ethics committee of Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences
Street address
Jomhuri Eslami Blvd, Bandar Abbas, Iran
City
Bandar abbas
Province
Hormozgan
Postal code
7919915519
Approval date
2021-08-22, 1400/05/31
Ethics committee reference number
IR.HUMS.REC.1400.214
Health conditions studied
1
Description of health condition studied
Conflict of work and life
ICD-10 code
ICD-10 code description
Primary outcomes
1
Description
Work-life balance
Timepoint
Measurement of work-life balance at the beginning of the study and three months after the end of the educational intervention
Method of measurement
Carlson Standard Questionnaire
2
Description
Mental health
Timepoint
Measurement of mental health at the beginning of the study and three months after the end of the educational intervention
Method of measurement
General Health Questionnaire
3
Description
Perceived Stress
Timepoint
Measurement of perceived stress at the beginning of the study and three months after the end of the educational intervention
Method of measurement
Cohen Perceived Stress Questionnaire
Secondary outcomes
empty
Intervention groups
1
Description
Intervention group: The health promotion approach used in this study at the individual level includes empowering women to recognize and control stresses and stresses that create work-life conflict and increase coping and resilience with methods such as practical demonstration, role-playing and It is a group discussion. At the interpersonal level, health promotion interventions will be aimed at gaining comprehensive support in the relationship between employee and family members, employee and co-workers, and employee and managers. Interventions at this level will include meetings with counselors and psychologists to simulate various situations that create work conflict and women and their spouses and employee - employee and employee - boss based on predetermined scenarios. At the organizational level The strategy used to lobby and seek support from managers will be effective. It is anticipated that meetings will be held to justify the importance and necessity of this issue in organizational policies for greater productivity with the University President's Advisor on Women and Physical Education to hold relaxation and meditation courses in the gym and the Vice Chancellor for Development on staff day. will be . The purpose of intervention at this level is to increase organizational support for women and create a supportive work environment as a result of organizational policies.
Category
Lifestyle
2
Description
Control group: The control group will complete a general health questionnaire and a perceived stress questionnaire before the intervention. This group does not receive educational intervention. 3 months later, the questionnaires will be completed again by the control group. In order to observe the ethics in the research, after the end of the research, the training booklet on stress management and the booklet on controlling life conflicts will be given to the people in the control group.
Category
Lifestyle
Recruitment centers
1
Recruitment center
Name of recruitment center
Birjand University of Medical Sciences
Full name of responsible person
Seyyede Fateme Rahimi
Street address
Birjand University of Medical Sciences , Ghafari Street, Birjand, South Khorasan, Iran.
City
Birjand
Province
South Khorasan
Postal code
9717853577
Phone
+98 56 3239 5614
Fax
+98 56 3163 5801
Email
international@bums.ac.ir
Web page address
https://en.bums.ac.ir/
2
Recruitment center
Name of recruitment center
Birjand University
Full name of responsible person
Seyyede Fateme Rahimi
Street address
Administration Building, University of Birjand, University Blvd., Birjand, Southern Khorasan, Iran
City
Birjand
Province
South Khorasan
Postal code
9717434765
Phone
+98 56 3220 2301
Fax
+98 56 3220 2207
Email
international@birjand.ac.ir
Web page address
https://en.bums.ac.ir/
Sponsors / Funding sources
1
Sponsor
Name of organization / entity
Bandare-abbas University of Medical Sciences
Full name of responsible person
Dr Teamur Aghamolaee
Street address
Jomhuri Eslami Blvd, Bandar Abbas, Iran
City
Bandar abbas
Province
Hormozgan
Postal code
7919915519
Phone
+98 76 3333 5010
Fax
+98 76 3333 7618
Email
iasc.info@hums.ac.ir
Web page address
https://hums.ac.ir/
Grant name
Grant code / Reference number
Is the source of funding the same sponsor organization/entity?
Yes
Title of funding source
Bandare-abbas University of Medical Sciences
Proportion provided by this source
100
Public or private sector
Public
Domestic or foreign origin
Domestic
Category of foreign source of funding
empty
Country of origin
Type of organization providing the funding
Academic
Person responsible for general inquiries
Contact
Name of organization / entity
Bandare-abbas University of Medical Sciences
Full name of responsible person
Seyyede Fateme Rahimi
Position
Phd student
Latest degree
Ph.D.
Other areas of specialty/work
Health Promotion
Street address
Birjand - Nabout Street - in front of Tohid Mosque - No. 50
City
Birjand
Province
South Khorasan
Postal code
9718853581
Phone
0098 56 3243313
Fax
+98 56 3163 1651
Email
fateme.rahimi64@yahoo.com
Web page address
Person responsible for scientific inquiries
Contact
Name of organization / entity
Bandare-abbas University of Medical Sciences
Full name of responsible person
Seyyede fateme Rahimi
Position
Phd student
Latest degree
Ph.D.
Other areas of specialty/work
Health Promotion
Street address
Birjand - Nabout Street - in front of Tohid Mosque - No. 50
City
Birjand
Province
South Khorasan
Postal code
9718853581
Phone
0098 56 3243313
Email
fateme.rahimi64@yahoo.com
Web page address
Person responsible for updating data
Contact
Name of organization / entity
Bandare-abbas University of Medical Sciences
Full name of responsible person
Seyyede fateme Rahimi
Position
Phd student
Latest degree
Ph.D.
Other areas of specialty/work
Health Promotion
Street address
Birjand - Nabout Street - in front of Tohid Mosque - No. 50
City
Birjand
Province
South Khorasan
Postal code
9718853581
Phone
0098 56 3243313
Email
fateme.rahimi64@yahoo.com
Web page address
Sharing plan
Deidentified Individual Participant Data Set (IPD)
Undecided - It is not yet known if there will be a plan to make this available
Study Protocol
Undecided - It is not yet known if there will be a plan to make this available
Statistical Analysis Plan
Not applicable
Informed Consent Form
Undecided - It is not yet known if there will be a plan to make this available