Occupational Distress in Doctors: The Effect of an Induction Programme

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Burnout, Professional; Grief; Alcohol Drinking; Adaptation, Psychological; Eating Behavior; Drug Use; Anxiety
• Interventions: Other: Control group; Other: Induction

• Registration Number: NCT02838290
• Lead Sponsor: Birkbeck, University of London

Brief Summary

Background: Over 39% of approximately 3,000 doctors (The British Medical Association quarterly survey, 2015) admitted to frequently feeling drained, exhausted, overloaded, tired, low and lacking energy. Such occupational distress may link to psychological and physical difficulties in doctors and have negative outcomes for organization and patients. The aim of the current study is to investigate the impact of an induction programme on occupational distress of doctors.

Methods/design: Doctors will be invited to take part in an online research. Participants will be randomly assigned to the experimental and control groups. Participants in the experimental groups will complete one of the induction topics (about stress at work). Before and after an induction programme participants will be asked to fill in an online survey about their current occupational distress and organizational well-being.

Discussion: The investigators expect that doctors' psychological, physiological and organizational well-being will improve after an induction programme which should serve as a resource for better doctor's own health understanding.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2016-06-06
• Study Start: 2016-07
• Study First Submitted QC: 2016-07-17
• Study First Posted: 2016-07-20
• Primary Completion: 2016-11
• Study Completion: 2016-11
• Status Verified: 2017-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-01-30
• Last Update Posted: 2017-01-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 232

Inclusion Criteria

• Medical doctors across all specialties and professional grades who have a regular contact with patients and works in the United Kingdom.

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Control group	Control group	-
Induction	Induction	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The Coping Mechanisms Scale	A week	Self-distraction, active coping, substance use, use of emotional support, use of instrumental support, positive reframing, humour, self-blame
The Physical Symptoms Scale	A week
Drug use	A week
The Anxiety Disorder Scale	A week
Alcohol use	A week
The Grief Inventory	A week
The Psychiatric Morbidity Scale	A week
The Insomnia Scale	A week
The Binge Eating Scale	A week
The Burnout Inventory	A week

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The Work Engagement Scale	A week
The Work-Family Conflict Scale	A week
The Effort-Reward Scale	A week