Mindful-Med: the Evaluation of the Mindfulness-based Stress-coping and Burnout Prevention Programme for Medical Interns.
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Active, not recruiting
- Sponsor
- Enrollment
- 24
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Burnout
Study Overview
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.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Na
- Intervention Model
- Single Group
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to 65 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •Working as a medical intern within RCSI hospital
Exclusion Criteria
- Not provided
Arms & Interventions
Receipt of mindfulness programme
Intervention: Mindfulness and psycho-education (Behavioral)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Burnout
Time Frame: 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
Time Frame: 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 Outcomes
- Mindfulness(Up to 4 weeks)