The Effect of Web-Based Compassion-Focused Structured Writing Programs on Well-Being in Midwives Working in Delivery Rooms

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Conditions studied: Psychological Well-being, Secondary Traumatic Stress, Occupational Stress

In brief

This randomized controlled trial aims to compare the effects of a web-based compassion-focused writing program and a reflective writing program on psychological well-being, self-compassion, postpartum trauma-related stress symptoms, and post-traumatic growth in midwives working in delivery rooms.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07699887

Run by

Mersin University

People needed

90

Starts

2026-10-01

Expected to finish

2027-02-15

Last updated by the study team

2026-07-14

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 65. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Working as a midwife in a delivery room between November 1, 2025, and February 15, 2027
• Native Turkish speaker
• Female
• Aged between 18-65 years
• Having at least a bachelor's degree in midwifery
• Having at least three years of delivery room experience
• No diagnosed psychological or psychiatric disorder
• Having the technical infrastructure to use a web-based program
• Ability to use a smartphone, tablet, or computer
• Voluntary agreement to participate in the study

You may not qualify if…

• Not working in a delivery room during the specified dates
• Not a native Turkish speaker
• Under 18 or over 65 years of age
• Male
• Changing clinical unit during the study
• Not completing all five intervention sessions
• Working less than 40 hours per week in the delivery room due to leave or reassignment
• Voluntary withdrawal from the study at any stage

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