Burnout
Conditions
Keywords
Burnout, Mindfulness, Physicians, Nurses, Resident Physicians
Brief summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to pilot test an app-based mindfulness training program in reducing burnout in physicians and nurses.
Detailed description
The main question\[s\] it aims to answer are: PRIMARY AIM: Determine if the app-based training reduces the level of cynicism (i.e., one of the two main dimensions of burnout). SECONDARY AIM: Determine if the app-based training reduces the level of emotional exhaustion (i.e. one of the two main dimensions of burnout), anxiety, worry, depression and intolerance of uncertainty. Determine if the app-based training increases self-compassion, non-reactivity and non-judging about inner experiences. Participants will be asked to: * Use an app-based mindfulness training program * Complete online surveys at baseline, immediately post-intervention and 1 month after the post-intervention as follow up
Interventions
The program is delivered via a smartphone-based platform, which includes 7 mindfulness-based modules of about 15 minutes of brief didactic and experience-based mindfulness training (audio files).
Sponsors
Peter G. Peterson Foundation
Brown University
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Intervention model description
3 single groups: physicians, resident physicians and nurses
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Being a physician, resident physician or nurse * Able to speak English because all study activities will be conducted in English. * 18+ years * direct patient care
Exclusion criteria
* If using psychotropic medication - not on a stable dosage at least 6 weeks
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Changes in cynicism | collected at baseline, immediately post-intervention and one month later as follow up | The dimension of cynicism in the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) cynicism. The MBI is a validated 22-item self-report measure of risk of burnout. Items are rated on a 7-point Likert scale ranging from 0 (never) to 6 (every day). The investigators will use only one single-item measure of cynicism that was included from the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI). |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| The dimension of emotional exhaustion in the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI). | collected at baseline, immediately post-intervention and one month later as follow up | The MBI is a validated 22-item self-report measure of risk of burnout. Items are rated on a 7-point Likert scale ranging from 0 (never) to 6 (every day). The investigators will use only one single-item measure of emotional exhaustion that was included from the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI). |
| Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-items (GAD-7). | collected at baseline, immediately post-intervention and one month later as follow up | The GAD-7 is a validated 7-item measure of anxiety rated on a 4-point Likert scale ranging from 0 (Not at all sure) to 3 (Nearly every day). |
| Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ) non-reactivity scale. | collected at baseline, immediately post-intervention and one month later as follow up | The non-reactivity scale is a validated subscale of the 39-item FFMQ which is a self-report psychological measure of mindfulness skills. This subscale contains 7 items which are presented on a 6-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (almost always) to 6 (almost never). |
| Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ) non-judging scale. | collected at baseline, immediately post-intervention and one month later as follow up | The non-judging scale is a validated subscale of the 39-item FFMQ which is a self-report psychological measure of mindfulness skills. This subscale contains 8 items which are presented on a 6-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (almost always) to 6 (almost never). |
| Penn State Worry Questionnaire (PSWQ). | collected at baseline, immediately post-intervention and one month later as follow up | The PSWQ is a validated 16-item self-report measure of worry with items presented on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (not at all typical of me) to 5 (very typical of me). |
| Intolerance of Uncertainty 12-item scale (IUS-12). | collected at baseline, immediately post-intervention and one month later as follow up | The IUS-12 is a validated 12-item self-report measure of intolerance of uncertainty. Items are rated on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (not at all characteristic of me) to 5 (entirely characteristic of me). |
| Self-Compassion Scale - Short Form (SCS-SF). | collected at baseline, immediately post-intervention and one month later as follow up | The SCS-SF is a validated 12-item self-report measure of self-compassion. Items are rated on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (almost never) to 5 (almost always). |
| Patient Health Questionnaire 2-item scale (PHQ-2). | collected at baseline, immediately post-intervention and one month later as follow up | The PHQ-2 is a validated 2-item self-report measure of depression. Items are rated on a 4-point Likert scale ranging from 0 (not at all) to 3 (nearly every day). |
Other
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Demographics. | collected at baseline | Age, gender, employment, race, ethnicity |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed