Testing the Effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Relieving Nurses' Ageism Toward Older Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Rababa, M; Alhawatmeh, H; Al Ali, N; Kassab, M

Testing the Effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Relieving Nurses' Ageism Toward Older Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Rababa, M Alhawatmeh, H Al Ali, N Kassab, M

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Cognit Ther Res, 2021, 45, (2), pp. 355-366
Issue Date:: 2021

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dc.contributor.author	Rababa, M
dc.contributor.author	Alhawatmeh, H
dc.contributor.author	Al Ali, N
dc.contributor.author	Kassab, M https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1417-2503
dc.date.accessioned	2022-09-19T05:40:56Z
dc.date.available	2020-10-13
dc.date.available	2022-09-19T05:40:56Z
dc.date.issued	2021
dc.identifier.citation	Cognit Ther Res, 2021, 45, (2), pp. 355-366
dc.identifier.issn	0147-5916
dc.identifier.issn	1573-2819
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/161897
dc.description.abstract	BACKGROUND: Although cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) techniques are well known for targeting psychological distresses, to date, no study has investigated their effectiveness in relieving death anxiety and ageism among nurses. METHODS: A parallel randomized controlled trial was conducted according to the CONSORT guidelines during October 2019 at the university hospital. A total of 110 nurses were selected through proportional stratified sampling and randomly assigned to the experimental and control groups. The intervention consisted of six two-hour training sessions delivered over five modules with the integration of different CBT exercises. The effect of CBT was assessed by measuring the differences in the students' responses to a series of validated questionnaires of study variables pre-test (before the training sessions) and post-test (after the training sessions). Clinical registration was completed at ClinicalTrial.gov (ID: NCT04319393). RESULTS: Overall, using CBT techniques led to significant improvements in the study outcomes. At postintervention, the nurses who had received CBT training had significantly better self-esteem and interpersonal relationships, a greater sense of symbolic immortality, and less death anxiety and ageism than the nurses in the control group. CONCLUSIONS: CBT is an effective evidence-based psychological intervention for relieving nurses' ageism towards older adults. The psychological well-being of nurses caring for older adults is crucial, and new techniques should be adopted to relieve nurses' accumulated stress and decrease their death anxiety. Future studies which investigate the effectiveness of CBT on other forms of discrimination, such as racism and sexism in healthcare settings, are recommended.
dc.format	Print-Electronic
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS
dc.relation.ispartof	Cognit Ther Res
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1007/s10608-020-10167-4
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subject	1701 Psychology, 1702 Cognitive Sciences
dc.subject.classification	Clinical Psychology
dc.title	Testing the Effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Relieving Nurses' Ageism Toward Older Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	45
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utslib.for	1702 Cognitive Sciences
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
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dc.date.updated	2022-09-19T05:40:53Z
pubs.issue	2
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BACKGROUND: Although cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) techniques are well known for targeting psychological distresses, to date, no study has investigated their effectiveness in relieving death anxiety and ageism among nurses. METHODS: A parallel randomized controlled trial was conducted according to the CONSORT guidelines during October 2019 at the university hospital. A total of 110 nurses were selected through proportional stratified sampling and randomly assigned to the experimental and control groups. The intervention consisted of six two-hour training sessions delivered over five modules with the integration of different CBT exercises. The effect of CBT was assessed by measuring the differences in the students' responses to a series of validated questionnaires of study variables pre-test (before the training sessions) and post-test (after the training sessions). Clinical registration was completed at ClinicalTrial.gov (ID: NCT04319393). RESULTS: Overall, using CBT techniques led to significant improvements in the study outcomes. At postintervention, the nurses who had received CBT training had significantly better self-esteem and interpersonal relationships, a greater sense of symbolic immortality, and less death anxiety and ageism than the nurses in the control group. CONCLUSIONS: CBT is an effective evidence-based psychological intervention for relieving nurses' ageism towards older adults. The psychological well-being of nurses caring for older adults is crucial, and new techniques should be adopted to relieve nurses' accumulated stress and decrease their death anxiety. Future studies which investigate the effectiveness of CBT on other forms of discrimination, such as racism and sexism in healthcare settings, are recommended.

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