A comparative study of the effect of written expression and meditation application on the quality of work life, job satisfaction and stress of nurses working in the CCU department: An Interventional study

Comparing the effect of written expression and meditation application on the quality of work life, satisfaction and job stress of nurses working in the CCU ward

Participants will be divided into four groups based on the sampling method: A (using the written expression method), B (using the Aramaic meditation application), C (using a combination of written expression and the Aramaic meditation application), and D (control). The sample size will be 120 people. The sampling method will be continuous and the method of assigning samples to groups will be random block (four-person)

The research setting will be the Shahid Rajaee Heart Institute located in Tehran, which has multiple CCU departments.

Minimum educational degree, Bachelor of Nursing Nurse, CCU ward, Rajaee Hospital, Tehran Complete informed consent form after explanations Exclusion criteria All nurses who did not complete the questionnaire completion process correctly. All nurses who did not complete the intervention process correctly according to the divided group.

Participants in Group A are asked to write down the challenges, problems, and stress from their job and workplace in a quiet and private environment for 7 consecutive days before or after their shifts. Participants in Group B are first asked to install the Aramaya Meditation app on their mobile phones. Then, they go to the "Stress Management in 7 Days" section and listen to the audio file for that day in a quiet and private environment for 7 consecutive days before or after their shifts. Participants in Group C are asked to use both the written expression method and the Aramaya Meditation app during the 7 days of the intervention. Participants in Group D are also given a pamphlet on job stress management.

Quality of work life; Job satisfaction; Job stress

The sampling method will be continuous and the method of assigning samples to groups will be random block (four). Block random allocation means that the belonging of the studied individual to the desired groups is unpredictable, so that the blocks will be selected daily and this method will continue until the required number of samples is complete (i.e. 30 people in each group). For this purpose, 6 blocks of 4 will be used to randomly assign participants to three intervention groups and one control group. Thus, the letter A will be considered for the first intervention group, the letter B for the second intervention group, the letter C for the third intervention group, and the letter D for the control group. Based on the order of the letters of the blocks, participants will be assigned to intervention groups A, B, C, or control D. First, we write the following blocks on pieces of paper, put them in an envelope, and randomly draw them with dice. Based on the order of the letters of the blocks, participants will be assigned to intervention or control groups. Then the next blocks are selected with the same dice, and after these blocks are selected, the dice are rolled again and the participants in the next blocks are selected. It should be noted that all steps related to random assignment and placing people in groups are carried out by someone unaware of the study objectives.