Effect of Positive Attitudes on Behavior and Wellness

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Burnout; Stress, Emotional
• Interventions: Behavioral: Positive feedback

• Registration Number: NCT04441632
• Lead Sponsor: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Brief Summary

The COVID-19 pandemic has undoubtedly elevated levels of stress to people all over the globe, but none more than to the providers on the front-line. The purpose of the study is to first, assess the effects of the pandemic on burnout, team cohesion, and resiliency among healthcare providers battling COVID-19 together in a medical ICU (MICU). Secondly, the investigators hope to then assess the effects of simple positive feedback on transforming culture and attitudes during times of major stress.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2020-06-15
• Study First Submitted: 2020-06-18
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-06-18
• Study First Posted: 2020-06-22
• Primary Completion: 2020-07-26
• Study Completion: 2020-07-30
• Status Verified: 2020-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-08-11
• Last Update Posted: 2020-08-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 24

Inclusion Criteria

• Front-line healthcare providers in the Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU): nurses, respiratory therapists, resident physicians, fellow physicians, and attending physicians

Exclusion Criteria

• Healthcare providers providing only consultatory care in the MICU
• Front-line healthcare providers not working in the MICU during the study period

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Positive feedback	Positive feedback	Participants in the study will provide consistent positive feedback to the colleagues they work with in the medical ICU (MICU) over a 4 week duration.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Resiliency, as measured by the validated Brief Resilience Scale (BRS)	4 weeks	The BRS is comprised of 6 items on a likert scale. Responses varying from 1-5 for all six items give a total range of 6-30. This sum will be divided by the total number of questions for a final score.
Teamwork climate, as measured by selected items from the validated Safety Attitude Questionnaire (SAQ)	4 weeks	The SAQ measures teamwork climate, safety climate, job satisfaction, stress recognition, perceptions of management, and working conditions. The six items assessing teamwork climate will be used. 5 point likert scale is used. Mean of the items - 1 \* 25 will convert each participant's results to a 100 point scale (0, 25, 50, 75, 100 points).
Burnout, as validated by the single-item burnout scale inventory	4 weeks	This single item inventory provides 5 definitions of burnout that the participant will choose that most closely fits their personal level of burnout at the moment

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center; 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States