Mindful Self-compassion, Compassion Fatigue, Secondary Traumatic Stress, and Burnout Among Specialist Rehabilitation Providers - a Mixed Methods Study Protocol
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Burnout, Professional
- Sponsor
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
- Enrollment
- 26
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Professional Quality of Life Scale (ProQOL) Version 5
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- last year
Overview
Brief Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to explore the impact of an online compassion-based intervention on burnout among specialist rehabilitation providers. Post-intervention interviews aim to gather information on: burnout and compassion, experiences with the intervention, barriers and facilitators to taking part, and suggestions for improving online course delivery.
Detailed Description
Burnout threatens the sustainability of compassionate care in rehabilitation. This project explores the impact of an online compassion-based intervention on burnout among specialist inpatient rehabilitation healthcare providers. Thirty specialist rehabilitation healthcare providers will be recruited to take part. The online intervention will include six weekly live one-hour sessions. Healthcare provider socio-demographic, practice, and wellness measures will be collected at baseline, post-course, and three months later. Qualitative interviews will be used to explore participant views on burnout and compassion, experiences with the intervention, barriers and facilitators to taking part, and suggestions for improving online course delivery. Up to two instructors and support persons will be invited to participate in qualitative interviews to explore their views for improving online course delivery.
Investigators
Dr. Robert Simpson
Physiatrist and Associate Scientist
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Employed substantively as a regulated health professional (e.g., physiatrist, nurse, allied health professional) by a specialist rehabilitation institute (e.g., Sunnybrook/St. John's Rehab, University Hospital Network, Providence Healthcare, Westpark Healthcare)
- •Over 18 years of age
- •Able to speak, read, and write in English
- •Willing to take part in the MSC course for up to the full 6-week duration
- •Willing to complete all study related questionnaires
Exclusion Criteria
- •Those already having completed a MSC (mindfulness-based stress reduction) course or mindfulness-based cognitive therapy within the past 12 months
- •Those employed as agency staff
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Professional Quality of Life Scale (ProQOL) Version 5
Time Frame: Baseline, post-intervention (6 weeks after baseline), and 3 months post-intervention
Measures the positive and negative effects of one's compassion for those that they help rehabilitate.
Secondary Outcomes
- The Brief Interpersonal Reactivity Index(Baseline, post-intervention (6 weeks after baseline), and 3 months post-intervention.)
- 5 Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire: Short Form(Baseline, post-intervention (6 weeks after baseline), and 3 months post-intervention)
- Self-Compassion Scale - Short Form(Baseline, post-intervention (6 weeks after baseline), and 3 months post-intervention)
- Relational Compassion Scale(Baseline, post-intervention (6 weeks after baseline), and 3 months post-intervention)
- Perceived Stress Scale(Baseline, post-intervention (6 weeks after baseline), and 3 months post-intervention)
- Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale - Short Form(Baseline, post-intervention (6 weeks after baseline), and 3 months post-intervention)