Systematic Trial Of PrevenTing Healthcare Employee Burnout: Using Reflection & Nourishment
Overview
- Phase
- N/A
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Burnout
- Sponsor
- Tulane University School of Medicine
- Enrollment
- 340
- Locations
- 4
- Primary Endpoint
- Differences in Burnout as measured by the Maslach Burnout Inventory Score (MBI).
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 3 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
Burnout affects a significant number of healthcare employees and leads to worsened mental health, increased job turnover, and patient safety events. Those caring for critically ill patients may be especially susceptible due to high patient mortality, long hours, and regular encounters with traumatic and ethical issues. Preliminary studies suggest that debriefing opportunities may reduce burnout through reflection on distressing patient events, enhancement of social support, and interprofessional collaboration. Death Cafés are a specific form of debriefing that focus on discussing death, dying, loss, and illness.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether biweekly Death Cafe group debriefing sessions can prevent burnout in ICU physicians and staff.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Physicians, nurses, pharmacists, or therapists working in the Intensive Care Unit and have worked for the full-time equivalent of at least 1 week in the preceding 4 weeks
Exclusion Criteria
- •Not physicians, nurses, pharmacists, or therapists
- •Have worked less than the full-time equivalent of at least 1 week in the preceding 4 weeks
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Differences in Burnout as measured by the Maslach Burnout Inventory Score (MBI).
Time Frame: At the time of enrollment and at 1 month, 3 months, 6 months after enrollment
This is a validated 22-item, self-reported questionnaire that asks respondents to indicate on a 7 point Likert scale the frequency of certain feelings related to their job. Presence of burnout is defined by high values of depersonalization and emotional exhaustion with low values for personal accomplishment. Changes in mean scores between groups and within groups over time will be assessed.
Secondary Outcomes
- Differences in Depression as measured by the Patient Health Questionnaire 8 (PHQ-8)(At the time of enrollment and at 1 month, 3 months, 6 months after enrollment)
- Differences in Anxiety as measured by the Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7 Scale (GAD-7)(At the time of enrollment and at 1 month, 3 months, 6 months after enrollment)