Department of Discipline Construction and Scientific Research Management (Mss Liu, Zhang, Chi, and Sun), Department of Nursing (Mr Tian and Ms Jiang), and Intensive Care Unit (Dr Zhao), The Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning, China; and Department of Nursing, Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated to Dalian University, Dalian, Liaoning, China (Mr Liu).

Correspondence: Ping Sun, MMSC, Department of Discipline Construction and Scientific Research Management, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, 467 Zhongshan Rd, Dalian, Liaoning 116027, China ([email protected]); and Jing Jiang, MSc, RN, Department of Nursing, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, 467 Zhongshan Rd, Dalian, Liaoning 116027, China ([email protected]).

LiHua Liu and Li Tian are co-first authors.

LiHua Liu, BSc, is the primary author. She is a graduate student in psychology. She was the primary contributor to the design of the intervention, analysis, and data interpretation. Li Tian, RN, is a head nurse, and she is a certified occupational health nurse and leader for the occupational health programs in the outpatient department. Jing Jiang, MSc, RN, is a deputy director of nursing. She participated in the whole process management of the intervention project and was the primary contributor to the study design. Yanqi Zhang, BSc, is a graduate student in psychology and assisted in the intervention process. Xinyu Chi, BSc, is a graduate student in psychology and assisted in questionnaire administration. Weike Liu, RN, is a nurse in charge, nucleic acid testing clinic nurse at Railroad Hospital, and a member of the intervention program. Yun-Hua Zhao, PhD, is visiting staff, who contributed to manuscript revision and the accuracy and integrity of the final version. Ping Sun, MMSC, is a master tutor at a university psychology department, counselor, the supervisor of the intervention process, and contributed to critical revisions for intellectual content and final approval of the version to be submitted.

This study was reviewed and approved by the ethics committee of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University (no. 2022-132). Participants provided written informed consent to participate in the study voluntarily.

The authors received support from the Dalian Medical Science Research Program (grant no. 21Z12005) and Project of Dalian Social Science Federation (grant no. 2021dlskzd341) for the research and publication of this study.

The authors have disclosed that they have no significant relationships with, or financial interest in, any commercial companies pertaining to this article.