IRCT20251028067797N1 IRCT 2026-01-15 Islamic Azad University The effect of spiritual-religious education program on emotional exhaustion of nurses The effect of spiritual-religious education program on emotional exhaustion of nurses 2026-01-20 anticipated 60 Complete https://irct.ir/trial/87162 interventional Randomization: Randomized, Blinding: Not blinded, Placebo: Not used, Assignment: Parallel, Purpose: Supportive, Randomization description: After identifying nurses who met the study eligibility criteria and completing the final list of participants, the process of allocating random samples into two groups of intervention and control groups will be conducted using Random Allocation software. A random sequence will be created to allocate samples to two Intervention and Control groups with blocks of four Including 2 participants in the Intervention group and 2 participants in the Control group through a permutation block using the random allocation software. N/A Emotional exhaustion of clinical nurses. Intervention 1: The intervention group: this group after completing the demographic questionnaire and the Maslach-Jackson Emotional Exhaustion Questionnaire, will participate in 8 sessions of 45 minutes for 8 consecutive days of a spiritual–religious education program based on the Richards and Bergin's model. The content will be delivered as an in-service educational program. Content of the Sessions in the Spiritual–Religious Education Package is: Session 1: Meditation and Focus؛ Definition of meditation; Virtue of meditation in the Qur’an and Hadith; Importance of meditation according to Islamic ethicists; Effects of meditation; Psychological effects of meditation and focus on mental health. Session 2: Prayer and Supplication; Definition of prayer; Prayer from the perspective of Islam and the Qur’an; Benefits of prayer and connection with God; Psychological perspective of prayer; Psychological effects of prayer and supplication on mental health. Session 3: Reliance on God; Definition of Reliance on God; Nature of reliance on God; Source of Reliance on God; Psychological effects of Reliance on God on mental health. Session 4: Patience; Definition of patience; Patience and perseverance; Relationship between faith and patience; Special status of the patient; Role of patience and endurance in nursing performance. Session 5: Repentance; Definition of repentance; How to repent from sins; Etiquette and recommended practices of repentance; Psychological effects of repentance on mental health. Session 6: Forgiveness; Definition of forgiveness; Status of forgiveness among virtues and human values; Rewards and merit of forgiveness; Psychological effects of forgiveness on mental health. Session 7: Gratitude and Appreciation; Definition of gratitude and appreciation; Importance of gratitude towards others; Outcomes and effects of gratitude; Psychological effects of gratitude and appreciation on mental health. Session 8: Altruism and Benevolence; Definition of altruism and benevolence; Limits of altruism; Objectives of altruism; Strategies to promote altruism; Altruism in nursing practice. Intervention 2: The control group: At the beginning and end of research, the demographic Questionnaire and the Maslach–Jackson Emotional Exhaustion Questionnaire will be completed for the control group. this group do not receive any intervention. in end of study, the educational content provided to the intervention group will also be presented to the control group in order to observe ethical considerations and allow these participants to benefit and use for the in-service training program as well. No - There is not a plan to make this available Justification or reason for not sharing IPD is There is no additional information available.