MINDSTRONG Program Delivery Type for Undergraduate Nursing Students at The Pennsylvania State University: A Program Evaluation

Background: Nursing students, like their college peers, struggled with mental health problems that may have been exacerbated by pandemic stressors when most educational programs shifted to remote learning. During that time, a Big 10 University study urged institutions to provide effective, evidence-based, resilience programs.

Local Problem: MINDSTRONG is such a program initiated at Penn State that was delivered to nursing students through in-person, online, or hybrid formats. It was unknown if the program delivery method would influence outcomes.

Methods: Program evaluation using the CDC Framework for Program Evaluation provided credible evidence sourced from an anonymous, end-of-program survey that produced outcomes.

Intervention: Program evaluation to answer whether the MINDSTRONG program delivery type affected participants’ reports of meeting program objectives, reports of being encouraged to interact, and participants’ peer program recommendations.

Results: Regardless of delivery type, 75% of survey respondents reported meeting program objectives, 91% reported interactions were encouraged, and 50% reported they would recommend the program to a peer. In-person participants had the highest self-reported scores compared to the online and hybrid groups: 89% reported objectives met, 98% reported encouraged interactions, and 72% reported peer program recommendations. Online participants reported the lowest scores in each category.

Conclusions: Program delivery type of MINDSTRONG in fall 2022 affected outcome responses. Feedback guided stakeholder decision-making for future iterations of this program.

Key Words: MINDSTRONG, program evaluation, higher education, undergraduate nursing students, nursing resilience programs

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Work Title MINDSTRONG Program Delivery Type for Undergraduate Nursing Students at The Pennsylvania State University: A Program Evaluation
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  1. Amy Criscitello
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  1. DNP Project
  2. MINDSTRONG
  3. Program evaluation
  4. Higher education
  5. Undergraduate nursing students
  6. Nursing resilience programs
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  1. Kelly A. Wolgast, DNP, RN, FACHE, FAAN COL (R), US Army
  2. Rachel Allen, PhD, PMHNP-BC, RN
  3. Sheri Matter, PhD, MHA, MSN, BSN, RN, NEA-BC
  4. Christina M. Lightner, PhD, MSN, WHNP-BC, RN
Publication Date February 2024
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  1. Program Evaluation
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DOI doi:10.26207/z1k0-z159
Deposited February 13, 2024

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    • Background: Nursing students, like their college peers, struggled with mental health problems that may have been exacerbated by pandemic stressors when most educational programs shifted to remote learning. During that time, a Big 10 University study urged institutions to provide effective, evidence-based, resilience programs.
    • Local Problem: MINDSTRONG is such a program initiated at Penn State that was delivered to nursing students through in-person, online, or hybrid formats. It was unknown if the program delivery method would influence outcomes.
    • Methods: Program evaluation using the CDC Framework for Program Evaluation provided credible evidence sourced from an anonymous, end-of-program survey that produced outcomes.
    • Intervention: Program evaluation to answer whether the MINDSTRONG program delivery type affected participants’ reports of meeting program objectives, reports of being encouraged to interact, and participants’ peer program recommendations.
    • Results: Regardless of delivery type, 75% of survey respondents reported meeting program objectives, 91% reported interactions were encouraged, and 50% reported they would recommend the program to a peer. In-person participants had the highest self-reported scores compared to the online and hybrid groups: 89% reported objectives met, 98% reported encouraged interactions, and 72% reported peer program recommendations. Online participants reported the lowest scores in each category.
    • Conclusions: Program delivery type of MINDSTRONG in fall 2022 affected outcome responses. Feedback guided stakeholder decision-making for future iterations of this program.
    • Key Words: MINDSTRONG, program evaluation, higher education, undergraduate nursing students, nursing resilience programs
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    • Kelly A. Wolgast, DNP, RN, FACHE, FAAN COL (R), US Army, Rachel Allen, PhD, PMHNP-BC, RN, Sheri Matter, PhD, MHA, MSN, BSN, RN, NEA-BC, Christina M. Lightner, PhD, MSN, WHNP-BC, RN
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    • Background: Nursing students, like their college peers, struggled with mental health problems that may have been exacerbated by pandemic stressors when most educational programs shifted to remote learning. During that time, a Big 10 University study urged institutions to provide effective, evidence-based, resilience programs.
    • Local Problem: MINDSTRONG is such a program initiated at Penn State that was delivered to nursing students through in-person, online, or hybrid formats. It was unknown if the program delivery method would influence outcomes.
    • Methods: Program evaluation using the CDC Framework for Program Evaluation provided credible evidence sourced from an anonymous, end-of-program survey that produced outcomes.
    • Intervention: Program evaluation to answer whether the MINDSTRONG program delivery type affected participants’ reports of meeting program objectives, reports of being encouraged to interact, and participants’ peer program recommendations.
    • Results: Regardless of delivery type, 75% of survey respondents reported meeting program objectives, 91% reported interactions were encouraged, and 50% reported they would recommend the program to a peer. In-person participants had the highest self-reported scores compared to the online and hybrid groups: 89% reported objectives met, 98% reported encouraged interactions, and 72% reported peer program recommendations. Online participants reported the lowest scores in each category.
    • Conclusions: Program delivery type of MINDSTRONG in fall 2022 affected outcome responses. Feedback guided stakeholder decision-making for future iterations of this program.
    • Key Words: MINDSTRONG, program evaluation, higher education, undergraduate nursing students, nursing resilience programs
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