An intervention to address nurse educators' occupational well-being: A process evaluation.

Area of Science:

• Nursing Education
• Occupational Health
• Digital Health Interventions

Background:

• Nurse educators face challenges in managing occupational well-being.
• There is a global need for interventions to support nurse educators' well-being.
• Research on occupational well-being interventions for nurse educators is limited.

Purpose of the Study:

• To evaluate the usability and utility of the Self-Help Intervention for Educators (SHINE) in nurse education.
• To assess the feasibility of a digital well-being intervention for nurse educators.
• To identify barriers and facilitators to the adoption of well-being interventions in nursing education.

Main Methods:

• A process evaluation was conducted using a mixed-methods approach.
• Data were collected via electronic questionnaires including the System Usability Scale and a custom Utility scale.
• Statistical and content analysis were employed to analyze data from 37 nurse educators.

Main Results:

• The intervention was found to be usable, with easy learnability and applicable exercises.
• It was moderately useful for promoting well-being and breaks, with higher utility for those with less work experience.
• Workload issues presented significant usability and utility barriers.

Conclusions:

• The Self-Help Intervention for Educators supports nurse educators' occupational well-being in various work settings.
• The intervention is most beneficial for early-career nurse educators.
• Further development is required to overcome workload-related barriers and enhance intervention utility.