Burnout, Mental Health Wellness 1
Conditions
Brief summary
During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID19) pandemic, many physicians have presented burnout. A range of associated factors need to be considered for effective prevention and intervention. Objective 1: To assess the association of burnout in medical doctors with individual factors, self-reported medical errors, medical leave, and demands of the work environment demand. Objective 2: to assess the effectiveness of a online mindfulness, compassion and intercare based intervention to reduce burnout.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALMindfulness and intercare based intervention
Eight week online program based on mindfulness, compassion and intercare intervention. A two hour synchronic online session every week plus daily homework based on meditation and journaling exercises. The topics covered in the program are mindfulness meditation, cognitive behavioral therapy exercises, gratitude and acceptance, compassion and self compassion exercises, conservation of resources theory and intercare.
Sponsors
University Diego Portales
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Physicians enrolled in the database of the medical college of Chile
Exclusion criteria
* Recent Grief * Severe acute depression disorder * Active suicidal ideation * Active Psychosis * Active addiction * Post Traumatic Stres Disorder
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Maslach Burnout Inventory - Human Services | Baseline | Burnout was evaluated with Maslach Burnout Inventory for Human Services. Continuous variable for burnout total score, emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and accomplishment. Dichotomous variable was used for burnout syndrome using two common cut-off point criteria and a new proposal. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Medical error perception - Medical Error Checklist General (MECG) | Baseline | Medical error perception was evaluated with an adaptation of the Medical Error Checklist. |
| Medical Leave | Baseline | Days of medical leave if needed |
| Personality - The Big Five Inventory-2 Short Form (BFI-2-S) | Baseline | As individual factors were measured Personality with a short version of the Big Five Questionnaire The Big Five Inventory-2 Short Form (BFI-2-S) |
| Demands of the work environment - Psychosocial Factors Questionnaire 75. (PFQ-75-SF) | Baseline | Demands of the work environment were evaluated with an adaptation of the Psychosocial Factors Questionnaire 75. |
| Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire Short Form (FFMQ-SF) | Baseline | Mindfulness is defined as the ability to pay attention to our own experiences without judging them. The Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire Short Form was used, which consists of 24 questions that look for the 5 facets of mindfulness: observe, describe, act aware, non-judge and no-react. |
| Self compassion scale Short form (SCS-SF) | Baseline | Self compassion is understood as maintenance of full attention and opening without disconnecting from self's suffering with the desire to alleviate it in a non judgemental way, comprehending the own experience as a part of the human experience. The Self Compassion Scale Short Form - 12 a scale of 6 sub domains was used. |
| Mental Health - Mental Health Continuum Scale- Short Form | Baseline | Mental Health - Mental Health Continuum Scale- Short Form (MHC-14): Mental health can be defined as a state in which an individual realizes his or her own abilities, can cope with the stresses of life, can work productively and can make a contribution,and is described by Corey L. Keyes in 3 main dimensions; emotional well being, psychological well being and social well being. It is a Likert from 0 to 5 with a total of 14 ítems and 3 main subdimensions: emotional well being (BE, 3 ítems), psychological well being (BP, 5 ítems) y social well being.(PS, 6 ítems). It as a total score of 70 and a minium of 0. The higher the better mental health. |
Countries
Chile
Outcome results
None listed