The Effect of the Web-Based Communication between a Nurse and a Family Member on the Perceived Stress of the Family Member of Patients with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19: A Parallel Randomized Clinical Trial

Esmail Shariati, Ali Dadgari, Seyedeh Solmaz Talebi, Gholam Reza Mahmoodi Shan and Hossein Ebrahimi

Clinical Nursing Research, 2021, vol. 30, issue 7, 1098-1106

Abstract: The aim of this study was to identify the effect of web-based communication between a nurse and a family member of a patient with COVID-19 on his/her perceived stress. In this multicenter parallel randomized controlled trial, 67 family members of COVID-19 patients admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) were investigated. In the intervention group, web-based communication was performed for four consecutive days for 10 to 15 minutes. The Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-14) were completed in both groups before and after the intervention. Mean and standard deviation of perceived stress scores in the two groups were not significantly different ( p  = 0.26) before the intervention; however, after the intervention, the mean PSS-14 in the intervention group was significantly lower than that of the control group ( p  

Keywords: web-based communication; perceived stress; COVID-19 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1177/10547738211017688

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