TY - JOUR
T1 - Cortisol dynamics in undergraduate nursing students during clinical practice
T2 - protocol for an exploratory cross-sectional study
AU - Loureiro, Fernanda
AU - Família, Carlos
AU - Barroso, Maria Helena
AU - Baúto, Ricardo Ventura
AU - Antunes, A. Vanessa
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PY - 2023/7/10
Y1 - 2023/7/10
N2 - Introduction This paper presents a protocol for the Investigation of Cortisol Dynamics in Undergraduate Nursing Students, a funded project aiming to understand the fluctuations in anxiety and salivary cortisol levels due to clinical setting changes and the anxiety associated with clinical practice. Methods and analysis This study is an exploratory, cross-sectional, observational study that will be conducted at a health and science school in Portugal. Data collection will involve phycological assessment instruments for personality, anxiety, stress, depression and saliva cortisol levels. The target population consists of undergraduate nursing students enrolled in our institution for the academic year of 2022/2023 (N=272), of whom we aim to recruit 35% (N=96) to the study. Ethics and dissemination The project obtained approval from the Institutional Review Board of the Egas Moniz - Cooperativa de Ensino Superior, CRL, on 5 July 2022 (ID: 116/21.22) and ethical approval from the Egas Moniz Ethics Committee on 28 July 2022 (ID:1110.22). Informed consent will be obtained from those who wish to participate, ensuring students' voluntary participation in the project. The results of this study will be disseminated through open-access peer-reviewed publications and presented at scientific events.
AB - Introduction This paper presents a protocol for the Investigation of Cortisol Dynamics in Undergraduate Nursing Students, a funded project aiming to understand the fluctuations in anxiety and salivary cortisol levels due to clinical setting changes and the anxiety associated with clinical practice. Methods and analysis This study is an exploratory, cross-sectional, observational study that will be conducted at a health and science school in Portugal. Data collection will involve phycological assessment instruments for personality, anxiety, stress, depression and saliva cortisol levels. The target population consists of undergraduate nursing students enrolled in our institution for the academic year of 2022/2023 (N=272), of whom we aim to recruit 35% (N=96) to the study. Ethics and dissemination The project obtained approval from the Institutional Review Board of the Egas Moniz - Cooperativa de Ensino Superior, CRL, on 5 July 2022 (ID: 116/21.22) and ethical approval from the Egas Moniz Ethics Committee on 28 July 2022 (ID:1110.22). Informed consent will be obtained from those who wish to participate, ensuring students' voluntary participation in the project. The results of this study will be disseminated through open-access peer-reviewed publications and presented at scientific events.
KW - education & training (see medical education & training)
KW - medical education & training
KW - nursing care
KW - organisational development
KW - Students, Nursing
KW - Cross-Sectional Studies
KW - Ethics Committees, Research
KW - Humans
KW - Observational Studies as Topic
KW - Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate
KW - Hydrocortisone
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U2 - 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-071062
DO - 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-071062
M3 - Article
C2 - 37429678
AN - SCOPUS:85164274986
SN - 2044-6055
VL - 13
SP - e071062
JO - BMJ Open
JF - BMJ Open
IS - 7
M1 - e071062
ER -