000117661 001__ 117661 000117661 005__ 20230914083743.0 000117661 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.3390/ijerph19095715 000117661 0248_ $$2sideral$$a128697 000117661 037__ $$aART-2022-128697 000117661 041__ $$aeng 000117661 100__ $$aFerreres-Galán, Vanesa 000117661 245__ $$aAssessment of Acceptability and Initial Effectiveness of a Unified Protocol Prevention Program to Train Emotional Regulation Skills in Female Nursing Professionals during the COVID-19 Pandemic 000117661 260__ $$c2022 000117661 5060_ $$aAccess copy available to the general public$$fUnrestricted 000117661 5203_ $$aHealthcare professionals, especially women, have shown increases in anxious-depressive symptoms as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of this pilot study was to evaluate the acceptability and preliminary effectiveness of a Unified Protocol (UP) prevention program to provide emotional regulation skills to cope with stressful situations. The sample consisted of 27 nursing professionals (100% women; mean age: 45.67; SD = 7.71) working in a Spanish public hospital during COVID-19, who were randomized to an immediate treatment group (ITG, n = 13) or to a delayed treatment group (DTG, n = 14, which served as the waiting list control group and received the program 5 weeks after the ITG had received it). The program consisted of five-weekly, two-hour, UP-based group sessions. Variables related to emotional symptomatology, emotional regulation, personality, burnout, and perceived quality of life were evaluated at the following time points: pre-and post-intervention and at 1-, 3-, and 6-month follow-ups. Statistically significant between-group differences showed lower emotional exhaustion and personal accomplishment in favor of the ITG after the intervention. Regarding the effect over time for all participants who received the UP (n = 27), statistically significant reductions were observed in neuroticism, personal accomplishment, and subjective distress caused by traumatic events (-0.23 = d = -0.73). A statistically significant interaction “Time*Condition” was found in anxiety, with increases in the DTG. Participants showed high satisfaction with the UP. These findings show good acceptability and preliminary effectiveness of the UP to reduce the emotional impact of the pandemic in female nursing workers. © 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. 000117661 536__ $$9info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA-FEDER/S31-20D 000117661 540__ $$9info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess$$aby$$uhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/ 000117661 592__ $$a0.828$$b2022 000117661 593__ $$aHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis$$c2022$$dQ2 000117661 593__ $$aPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health$$c2022$$dQ2 000117661 593__ $$aPollution$$c2022$$dQ2 000117661 594__ $$a5.4$$b2022 000117661 655_4 $$ainfo:eu-repo/semantics/article$$vinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 000117661 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0001-9726-3250$$aNavarro-Haro, María Vicenta$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza 000117661 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0002-2437-1207$$aPeris-Baquero, Óscar$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza 000117661 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0002-7535-1927$$aGuillén-Marín, Silvia 000117661 700__ $$aLuna-Hermoso, Jordi de 000117661 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0002-7293-318X$$aOsma, Jorge$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza 000117661 7102_ $$14009$$2740$$aUniversidad de Zaragoza$$bDpto. Psicología y Sociología$$cÁrea Psicología Social 000117661 7102_ $$14009$$2680$$aUniversidad de Zaragoza$$bDpto. Psicología y Sociología$$cÁrea Person.Eval.Trat.Psicoló. 000117661 773__ $$g19, 9 (2022), 5715 [14 pp.]$$pInt. j. environ. res. public health$$tInternational journal of environmental research and public health$$x1661-7827 000117661 8564_ $$s584390$$uhttps://zaguan.unizar.es/record/117661/files/texto_completo.pdf$$yVersión publicada 000117661 8564_ $$s2743747$$uhttps://zaguan.unizar.es/record/117661/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon$$xicon$$yVersión publicada 000117661 909CO $$ooai:zaguan.unizar.es:117661$$particulos$$pdriver 000117661 951__ $$a2023-09-13-15:04:22 000117661 980__ $$aARTICLE