An evaluation of a new resilience intervention for emergency workers

A randomised controlled trial to evaluate a new resilience intervention for emergency workers

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN69644721

Enrollment

255

Registered

2016-11-01

Start date

2016-11-02

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2016-11-28

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Conditions

Wellbeing Mental and Behavioural Disorders

Interventions

Emergency workers will be randomly allocated to receive one of the following three interventions: 1. The new resilience intervention, which consists of four digital modules covering four main topics

participants will receive the new resilience intervention 4 months later. The mental wellbeing and life satisfaction of participants in each condition are compared at baseline, 4 weeks later, and at 3

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Adults aged 18 to 67 2. Fluent in English 3. Work in one of the four emergency services: police, fire and rescue, ambulance, and search and rescue

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Participants who are depressed or suffering from PTSD and who require treatment for these conditions

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Measured at baseline, post-intervention and at 3 month follow-up: 1. Wellbeing, measured with the Warwick Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing scale and the ONS Wellbeing questions (item 1) 2. Mindful attention, measured with the Mindful Attention and Awareness Scale	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Measured at baseline, post-intervention and at 3 month follow-up: 1. General health, measured with the General Health Questionnaire - 12-item version 2. Self-reported resilience, measured with statements about resilience with Likert response options 3. Overall level of satisfaction, measured with statements about life satisfaction with Likert response options 4. Awareness of mental health management tools, measured with questions about knowledge of mental health management tools with Likert responses 5. Rumination, measured with statements about dwelling with Likert response options 6. Mental health (depression and anxiety), measured with the 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) and the 7-item Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) scale	—

Measure

Time frame

Measured at baseline, post-intervention and at 3 month follow-up: 1. General health, measured with the General Health Questionnaire - 12-item version 2. Self-reported resilience, measured with statements about resilience with Likert response options 3. Overall level of satisfaction, measured with statements about life satisfaction with Likert response options 4. Awareness of mental health management tools, measured with questions about knowledge of mental health management tools with Likert responses 5. Rumination, measured with statements about dwelling with Likert response options 6. Mental health (depression and anxiety), measured with the 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) and the 7-item Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) scale

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Countries

United Kingdom

Contacts

Public ContactJennifer Wild

Outcome results

None listed

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