Feasibility study of an online Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) intervention to promote staff wellbeing in palliative care settings

Research Evaluating Staff Training Online for Resilience (RESTORE): a single-arm feasibility study of an online Acceptance and Commitment Therapy intervention to promote staff wellbeing in palliative care settings

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN14313559

Enrollment

Registered

2021-07-21

Start date

2021-06-09

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-02-20

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Conditions

Prevention of stress and burnout in hospice staff Mental and Behavioural Disorders

Interventions

Location The intervention will run online via Microsoft (MS) Teams. Participants will be able to join from their usual workplace or home setting. Online platform

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Nursing and medical staff, allied health professionals, social workers, and healthcare assistants 2. Employed by Marie Curie Hospice or Nursing services in Scotland

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Staff with prior training in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Recruitment rate, recorded as the number of eligible participants who consented to participate in the study during the 3-month recruitment period 2. Retention rate, recorded as the number of participants who remained in the study until the end of follow up period (i.e. completed Q3 questionnaires) 3. Qualitative data regarding feasibility, collected via focus groups approximately 1 month following the completion of the intervention. The researchers will invite those who drop out to a brief interview to understands their reasons for drop-out.	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Recruitment rate, recorded as the number of eligible participants who consented to participate in the study during the 3-month recruitment period 2. Retention rate, recorded as the number of participants who remained in the study until the end of follow up period (i.e. completed Q3 questionnaires) 3. Qualitative data regarding feasibility, collected via focus groups approximately 1 month following the completion of the intervention. The researchers will invite those who drop out to a brief interview to understands their reasons for drop-out.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Assessed prospectively, via online questionnaire, at four timepoints (pre-intervention; mid-way through the intervention; on completion of the intervention; and 1 month post-intervention): 1. Stress assessed by the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) 2. Workplace quality of life assessed by the Professional Quality of Life scale (ProQol) 3. Wellbeing assessed using the Edinburgh Warwick Mental Wellbeing Scale 4. Healthcare professional experience assessed by the Mindful Healthcare Scale 5. Psychological flexibility assessed by the CompACT 6. Participants' perceptions of the training and its usefulness collected via focus groups and interviews approximately 1 month following completion of the intervention	—

Measure

Time frame

Assessed prospectively, via online questionnaire, at four timepoints (pre-intervention; mid-way through the intervention; on completion of the intervention; and 1 month post-intervention): 1. Stress assessed by the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) 2. Workplace quality of life assessed by the Professional Quality of Life scale (ProQol) 3. Wellbeing assessed using the Edinburgh Warwick Mental Wellbeing Scale 4. Healthcare professional experience assessed by the Mindful Healthcare Scale 5. Psychological flexibility assessed by the CompACT 6. Participants' perceptions of the training and its usefulness collected via focus groups and interviews approximately 1 month following completion of the intervention

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Countries

Scotland, United Kingdom

Contacts

Public ContactAnne;David Finucane;Gillanders

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a.finucane@ed.ac.uk;David.Gillanders@ed.ac.uk+44 (0)131 651 3969;+44 (0)131 651 3946

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026