A WeChat‐Based “Three Good Things” Positive Psychotherapy for the Improvement of Job Performance and Self‐efficacy in Nurses with Burnout symptoms: A Randomized Controlled Trial

AIM: To evaluate the effects of a WeChat-based "Three Good Things" on job performance and self-efficacy of clinical nurses with burnout symptoms. BACKGROUND: Few studies have valued the impact of nurses' personal strengths and positive work environment on job performance, particularly in developing countries. METHODS: A randomized controlled trial. The intervention group (n = 33) participated in WeChat-based Three Good Things, while the control group (n = 40) did not. Data were collected prior to and immediately after the intervention. WeChat, a popular social software, provides several communicating and recording functions. RESULTS: The main intervention effects and interactions between time and intervention on job performance and self-efficacy were significant (each p < .05). The main time effects on self-efficacy were also significant (p < .05). The post-intervention scores for job performance and self-efficacy between the two groups were statistically different (each p < .05). The scores for job performance and self-efficacy of the intervention group were statistically different before and after the intervention (each p < .05). CONCLUSION: Three Good Things could significantly improve job performance and self-efficacy of nurses with burnout. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING MANAGEMENT: Nurse managers are recommended to include Three Good Things into their management systems to improve nurses' physical and mental health and work outcomes over the long term.