Burnout, Humanization of Care, Music Therapy, Quality of Life (QOL), Stress
Conditions
Brief summary
Background: Healthcare professionals in emergency departments frequently experience stressful situations that could jeopardize their mental health, sense of purpose, and ability to empathize with patients, families, and colleagues. Research question: What is the impact of a short music therapy program on the intra- and interpersonal factors of humanized care among emergency nursing staff at the University Hospital Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá (FSFB)? Methodology: This research is a mixed-methods pilot and feasibility study. For the quantitative component, we will apply the HUMAS (Healthcare Professional Humanization Scale) and ProQOL (Professional Quality of Life) measure at the start and at the end of the music therapy program. For the qualitative component, focus group interviews will be conducted and analyzed via thematic analysis. Discussion: This study seeks to support the nursing staff of the FSFB emergency department through an interactive, creative, and participatory music therapy self-care program focused on one of the most important pillars of the institution: the humanization of care.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALMusic therapy intervention
The intervention protocol is based on four main themes, which are addressed over the course of eight sessions: * Self-care * Self-recognition and expression of emotions * Empathy * Teamwork Each theme is related to factors from the HUMAS (affection, self-efficacy, emotional understanding, dispositional optimism, and sociability) and/or ProQOL (compassion satisfaction, burnout, and compassion fatigue). A variety of techniques related to the four main methods of music therapy will be used in the sessions: receptive, re-creative, composition, and improvisation.
Sponsors
Fundación Santa Fe de Bogota
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Be a member of the emergency department nursing staff at the FSFB for a minimum of 6 months. * Be able to commit to participating in eight music therapy sessions over a four-week period. * Have the minimum reading skills to understand the questionnaires
Exclusion criteria
\- Staff with untreated mental health disorders.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HUMAS (Healthcare Professional Humanization Scale) | From enrollment to the end of the music therapy program after one month | The HUMAS was developed by Pérez-Fuentes et al. and has been validated in Spanish among nursing professionals. It consists of 19 items evaluated on a 5-point Likert scale, with a total score ranging from 0 to 95, with higher scores indicating greater intra- and interpersonal skills that favor the humanization of the service provided. The items are divided into 5 factors: affection; self-efficacy: emotional understanding; disposition to optimism; sociability. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ProQOL (Professional Quality of Life) measure | From enrollment to the end of the music therapy program after one month | The ProQOL measure is one of the most widely used scales to determine quality of life in health professionals. It consists of 30 items rated retrospectively (over the past month) on a 5-point Likert scale. The scale measures the following factors: compassion satisfaction, burnout, and compassion fatigue. Each factor scores from 0 to 50, with higher scores indicating a greater satisfaction with an individual's work (compassion satisfaction) or higher scores indicating greater experience of fatigue, stress, or emotional exhaustion (compassion fatigue and burnout). The psychometric properties show satisfactory internal consistency and discriminant validity and it has been recently used in nursing teams in emergency units. |
Countries
Colombia
Contacts
Primary ContactMark Ettenberger, PhD
Outcome results
None listed