Burnout, Mindfulness, Stress (Psychology)
Conditions
Brief summary
The aim of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a mindfulness-based healthcare education (MBHC) programme with medical interns. Specific objectives are to: * Recruit at least 24 participants to the study. * Examine the feasibility (recruitment and retention rates) and acceptability of the MBHC programme. * Conduct a focus group process evaluation, exploring the interns' perceptions of the MBHC programme, including their adherence to and views on the acceptability of the MBHC programme for medical interns.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALMindfulness and psycho-education
4 week tailored mindfulness and psychoeducation programme for medical interns
Sponsors
Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Intervention model description
4 week tailored mindfulness and psychoeducation programme
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Working as a medical intern within RCSI hospital
Exclusion criteria
* None
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Burnout | Up to 4 weeks | Maslach Burnout Inventory - The Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) (Maslach et al., 1996) is a measure of work-related burnout (Crowder and Sears, 2017). It comprises twenty-two items, with three subscales which assess: (1) Emotional exhaustion, (2) Depersonalisation of service users, (3) Personal achievement. The scale is scored on a seven-point Likert scale (0 = never; 6 = everyday). The subscales highlight levels of burnout, with differing cut-off points specified for each subscale. The emotional exhaustion subscale ranges from low levels of burnout (seventeen or less), through moderate levels of burnout (eighteen to twenty-nine), to high levels of burnout (thirty or more). The depersonalisation of service users subscale ranges from low-level burnout (five or less), through moderate burnout (six to eleven), to high-level burnout (twelve or more). |
| Stress | Up to 4 weeks | Perceived Stress Scale - The Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) (Cohen et al., 1983) is widely used to assess an individual's perception of stress. It comprised ten items developed to assess how unpredictable or uncontrollable participants feel their lives are (Cohen, 1994). The scale is scored on a five-point Likert scale (0 = never; 4 = very often), with higher scores indicative of greater levels of stress. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mindfulness | Up to 4 weeks | Southampton Mindfulness Questionnaire - The Southampton Mindfulness Questionnaire (SMQ) (Chadwick et al., 2008) is a measure which assesses aspects of individual mindfulness resulting from unpleasant thoughts and images comprising of sixteen items. It is scored on a seven-point Likert scale (0 = Disagree totally; 6 = Agree totally), with higher scores indicative of greater mindfulness. The scale comprises four, four-item, subscales assessing (i) Mindful observation (SMQ-MO); (ii) Non-attachment (SMQ-NA); (iii) Aversion (SMQ-Av); (iv) Non-judgement (SMQ-NJ). |
Countries
Ireland
Outcome results
None listed