Burnout, Stress, Emotional
Conditions
Keywords
wellness, healthcare, burnout, COVID
Brief summary
The COVID-19 pandemic has undoubtedly elevated levels of stress to people all over the globe, but none more than to the providers on the front-line. The purpose of the study is to first, assess the effects of the pandemic on burnout, team cohesion, and resiliency among healthcare providers battling COVID-19 together in a medical ICU (MICU). Secondly, the investigators hope to then assess the effects of simple positive feedback on transforming culture and attitudes during times of major stress.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALPositive feedback
Participants will submit positive feedback comments to their colleagues (anonymously or signed, participant-dependent) through an anonymous survey link, a minimum of twice weekly to 6 uniquely different individuals over a 4 week period (total minimum 24 unique individuals over the study period).
Sponsors
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Front-line healthcare providers in the Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU): nurses, respiratory therapists, resident physicians, fellow physicians, and attending physicians
Exclusion criteria
* Healthcare providers providing only consultatory care in the MICU * Front-line healthcare providers not working in the MICU during the study period
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Teamwork climate, as measured by selected items from the validated Safety Attitude Questionnaire (SAQ) | 4 weeks | The SAQ measures teamwork climate, safety climate, job satisfaction, stress recognition, perceptions of management, and working conditions. The six items assessing teamwork climate will be used. 5 point likert scale is used. Mean of the items - 1 \* 25 will convert each participant's results to a 100 point scale (0, 25, 50, 75, 100 points). |
| Resiliency, as measured by the validated Brief Resilience Scale (BRS) | 4 weeks | The BRS is comprised of 6 items on a likert scale. Responses varying from 1-5 for all six items give a total range of 6-30. This sum will be divided by the total number of questions for a final score. |
| Burnout, as validated by the single-item burnout scale inventory | 4 weeks | This single item inventory provides 5 definitions of burnout that the participant will choose that most closely fits their personal level of burnout at the moment |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed