Efectiveness of a Karma Yoga focused self-guided program for reducing Compassion Fatigue and enhancing Well-being of telephone counsellors
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Not yet recruiting
- Sponsor
- Enrollment
- 140
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Compassion Fatigue-Professional Quality of Life
Study Overview
Brief Summary
Topic- Effectiveness of a Karma Yoga-focused self-guided program for reducing Compassion Fatigue and enhancing Well-being of telephone counsellors
Primary Investigator- Kiran Kumar CTL
Aim- To assess the effectiveness of a Karma yoga-focused Self-guided program on reducing compassion fatigue and increasing the well-being of telephone counsellors
Objective:
To assess the level of compassion fatigue and distress among telephone counsellors in both groups
To understand the relationship between compassion fatigue, distress, and well-being of telephone counsellors in both groups
To compare levels of compassion fatigue after the karma yoga-focused self-guided program between groups
Procedure- 140 Healthy telephone counsellors will be recruited, individuals who fulfill the inclusion criteria only are selected, and then randomly divided into two groups, the first group of telephone counselors will receive karma yoga-based self-guided intervention, and the second group will receive Psychoeducation materials. Pre and post, data will be taken for comparing both the groups, the intervention will be for 6 weeks and after one month follow-up will be done.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Masking
- Participant Blinded
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18.00 Year(s) to 50.00 Year(s) (—)
- Sex
- All
Inclusion Criteria
- •Age above 18 years.
- •All genders Actively working as a full-time telephone counsellor, for at least 3 months.
- •Having adequate training (MSc, MA, or MSW) in telephone counselling Should know how to read and write to answer tools in the English language.
Exclusion Criteria
- •No self-report of any Psychiatric illness, for which help/ therapy is sought currently (minimum once every month).
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Compassion Fatigue-Professional Quality of Life
Time Frame: day one of first week and last day of seventh week
Secondary Outcomes
- Distress- Kessler Psychological Distress Scale(Wellbeing- The Short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale)
Investigators
Kiran Kumar CTL
National Institute of Mental Health and Neuroscience NIMHANS