Subjects of the present study are a non-clinical sample that faces high work loads, long working hours, a neglect of self-care and a widespread performance mentality.
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Residents randomly allocated to the intervention group will take part in an eight-week mindfulness course consisting of weekly sessions. Specifically, participants will learn a variety of min
Sponsors
Klinik für Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 45 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: residents employed at a clinic with a minimum employment of 40%, regular contact with patients, good knowledge of German language
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Lack of willingness to fulfill the requirements of the study, participation in other work related studies, psychological and psychiatric condition impairing people-to-people contact, addiction
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Self-rated burnout using the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory will be assessed before the eight-week course (t0), after the course (t1), after the four-month maintenance phase (t2) as well as six months after the end of the maintenance phase (t3). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Participants will be assessed before the eight-week course (t0), after the course (t1), after the four-month maintenance phase (t2) as well as six months after the end of the maintenance phase (t3). Self-report measures: Burnout (Copenhagen Burnout Inventory - CBI), Empathy (Jefferson Scale of Physician Empathy - JSPE), Stress (Perceived Stress Scale - PSS), Depression (PHQ-4), Anxiety (PHQ-4), Jobstrain (Irritation), Mindfulness (Freiburger Fragebogen zur Achtsamkeit - FFA), Work Satisfaction (Kunin's Faces Scale), Self-Esteem (Single Item Self-Esteem Scale), Thriving (Thriving Scale), Flourishing (Flourishing Scale), Life Satisfaction (Kurzskala zur Erfassung der allgemeinen Lebenszufriedenheit -L1), Self-Efficacy (Allgemeine Selbstwirksamkeit Kurzskala - ASKU), emotional well-being (SAM face scale), mental health (General Health Questionnare - GHQ-12), Self-Compassion (Self-Compassion Scale - SCS), Feeling Loved (Feeling Loved Scale), Subjective Passage of Time (Subjecitve Time Questionnaire - STQ), Treatment Errors and Muße. Qualitative Interviews: Semi-structured interviews will be held between t1 und t2 with a subgroup of subjects. Topics of the iterview will be: Mindfulness, personal understanding of otium, relationship between otium and mindfulness, effects of mindfulness on stress, effects of mindfulness on the implementation and experience of leisure time and recreation, experience of meaning at work, and the effects of mindfulness on dealing with patients. External assessments: External assessment by colleagues regarding the following dimensions: tension, hurry, serenity, empathy, being mindfully present. External assessment by patients regarding the following dimensions: satisfaction with treatment, being mindfully present, competence, empathy, being caring. Additionally sick leave will be assessed. Implicit and objective measures: attitude to work with the single-category Implicit Association Test (Bluemke & Friese, 2008; Leavitt, Fong, & | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactVanessa Aeschbach
Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg
Outcome results
None listed