None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
Reflective groups for doctors to reduce burnout. The hypothesis is that sharing difficult work-related experiences in a safe and supportive group environment will develop psychological preparedness for similar experiences in the future, via imaginal exposure and and enhance the ability to regulate associated stress by and normalise appropriate communicate about stressful experiences, which will encourage ongoing use of reflection and communication after the intervention ends. The primary aim to is reduce burnout and secondary aim is for participants to experience the treatment as helpful and supportive.
Interventions
40 weekly group sessions of 1.25 hours delivered over 12 months.
Delivered by a group therapist, with a relevant qualification, and either more that 5 years of group therapy experience, of supervised by an experienced group therapist.
Delivered either in person or via teleconference, in hospital.
Intervention incorporates psychological preparedness and exposure therapy to share and reflect on work-related stress and interpersonal issues.
Aims to support improved function and reduce burnout i
40 weekly group sessions of 1.25 hours delivered over 12 months. Delivered by a group therapist, with a relevant qualification, and either more that 5 years of group therapy experience, of supervised by an experienced group therapist. Delivered either in person or via teleconference, in hospital. Intervention incorporates psychological preparedness and exposure therapy to share and reflect on work-related stress and interpersonal issues. Aims to support improved function and reduce burnout in junior doctors. Intervention will be adapted to maintain emotional arousal to a moderate level, and to encourage communication between all participants, such that the therapist will intervene if there is a lack of communication, or if strong positive or negative emotions emerge. Adherence to the intervention will be monitored by the therapist producing a written record of attendance and a summary of the process and content of each session immediately after each session.
Sponsors
Royal North Shore Hospital
Study design
Allocation
Non-randomised trial
Intervention model
Single group
Primary purpose
Prevention
Masking
Open (masking not used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
Medical practitioner
Exclusion criteria
Active substance misuse, active psychosis or other major mental illness
Outcome results
None listed