Burnout
Conditions
Keywords
Burnout, MBSR, mindfulness, physician well-being
Brief summary
The study team is seeking to evaluate the efficacy of the Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) course at reducing stress and burnout. This will be done through the collection of brief anonymous online surveys (the Perceived Stress Scale and the Mini Z) before the MBSR course and at 2 weeks, 6 months, and 12 months following the end of the course. Participation is completely voluntary and will not affect anyone's ability to take this course, and the course instructors will have no knowledge of who has or has not participated in the study.
Detailed description
The study is a pre- and post- survey design with the 8-week MBSR course as the intervention. MBSR is an evidence-based curriculum with a greater than 40-year history, that has been taught at Mount Sinai since 2018. Study participants will be those who have voluntarily signed up to take the course in response to an email describing the course that was sent by the office of the Mount Sinai Graduate Medical Education (GME). The study participants will be separated into two groups: faculty and trainees, and the study will span approximately two weeks prior to the start of the course (9/13/2023) (the pre- period) and six months after the completion of the course 5/31/2024) (the post- period). The course will be delivered by Zoom, but the participants will be joining from all Mount Sinai locations. The MBSR course itself involves didactics (i.e., stress physiology, review of mindfulness research, mindful communication practices), group discussions based on individual experiences with the mindful practices taught in the course, and the teaching of meditation practices including sitting and moving meditation practices. Home practices are offered as guidance each week but are not required. There is no planned control group at this time.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALMindfulness Based Stress Reduction 8-week course
The Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) 8-week course is an evidence-based curriculum that has been taught for over 40 years and is offered world-wide, teaching mindfulness skills and practices such as meditation.
Sponsors
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
TRIPLE (Subject, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Masking description
Course participants are offered to enroll anonymously in this survey study and are unaware of the who the study results reviewers will be.
Intervention model description
Medical practitioners who choose to register for a free mindfulness course are evaluated for improvements in their ability to manage stress and mitigate burnout.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
\- A physician in The Mount Sinai Hospital System
Exclusion criteria
\- none
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) | Baseline and at 2 weeks, 6 months, and 12 months following the end of the course (course is 8 weeks) | The Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) is a validated 10-question survey tool that evaluates an individual's stress level. Each question is scored from 0-4 - Full scale range from 0-40, with higher score indicating higher perceived stress. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| The Mini Z survey | Baseline and at 2 weeks, 6 months, and 12 months following the end of the course (course is 8 weeks) | The Mini Z is a validated one-question survey designed to gauge the degree of burnout an individual is experiencing. Full score from 1-5, with higher score indicating more burnout. |
| Burnout questions | Baseline and at 2 weeks, 6 months, and 12 months following the end of the course (course is 8 weeks) | How often do you feel burned out' by your work? How often do you feel you've become more callous toward people since you took this job? Each question is scored 0-6, with cumulate total score from 0-12. Higher score indicates more burnout. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed