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Effects of a psychological capital intervention on emergency nurses’ work engagement and turnover intention: A randomized controlled trial

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Randomized trial demonstrates improved work engagement and reduced turnover intention in emergency nurses through psychological capital intervention.

This study aims to evaluate the effects of a psychological capital intervention on emergency nurses' work engagement and turnover intention.
Conducted a parallel randomized controlled trial with 122 emergency nurses in Zhejiang Province.
Randomly assigned participants to an intervention group (6-week PCI, n=61) or a control group (routine training, n=61).
Measured outcomes at baseline, post-intervention, and at 1 and 3 months using validated scales.
At T1 to T3, the intervention group exhibited higher scores on the Psychological Capital Questionnaire and Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (all P < .001).
The intervention group reported lower Turnover Intention Scale scores compared to the control group (all P < .001).
Significant positive correlation between psychological capital and work engagement (R = 0.604, P < .001) and negative correlation with turnover intention (r = -0.624, P < .001).

Sun et al. (2026) studied this question.

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Randomized trial demonstrates improved work engagement and reduced turnover intention in emergency nurses through psychological capital intervention.