Comparison of Two Brief Mindfulness Intervention for Stress, Anxiety and Burnout in Mental Health Professionals
- Conditions
- Mental Health Wellness 1
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Sitting Mindfulness Exercises.Behavioral: Body Mindfulness Exercises
- Registration Number
- NCT03296254
- Lead Sponsor
- Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia
- Brief Summary
The aim of this study is to examine the effectiveness of two mindfulness interventions for stress, anxiety and burnout in mental health professionals. Participants will receive the treatments in reverse order: a brief intervention based on body-centered exercises and another brief intervention based on sitting meditation. It is hypothesized that both interventions will decrease stress and anxiety levels and professional burnout, with mindfulness body-centered exercises being at least as effective as mindfulness meditations.
- Detailed Description
The aim of this study is to examine the effectiveness of two mindfulness interventions for stress, anxiety and burnout in mental health professionals. It is a 2-sequence, 2-period, 2-treatment crossover design with sequences AB and BA. Treatment A consists of a block of five sessions of bodyfulness exercises, whereas experimental treatment B consists of a block of five sessions of sitting mindfulness meditation exercises. In the sixth session, the exercise blocks will be exchanged. Each group will be composed of half the sample, with a initial sample of 130. The principal hypothesis is that both interventions will decrease stress and anxiety levels and professional burnout, with body-centered exercises being at least as effective as mindfulness sitting meditations. Secondarily, the personality type will be analyzed as a moderating variable in those variables in which the interventions will be effective. Third, a qualitative study will be conducted in order to analyze the perceptions of change and experiences in Cuban mental health professionals who are beginner meditators. This study will allow to understand the differential effectiveness of bodyfulness and midfulness and what types of personality may benefit most from different types of meditation interventions. Also, it will hell to get a deeper understanding of mindfulness practice in a new cultural context (i.e., Cuba). A previous pilot study will be conduct to investigate the acceptability and effectiveness of a culturally-adapted mindfulness-based intervention in Cuba.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 127
- To be a full time mental health professional
- To be 18 years or older
- To be able to attend weekly sessions
- To suffer a pathology that discourages participation in the study.
- Previous training in mindfulness
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- CROSSOVER
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Course A Body Mindfulness Exercises Body Mindfulness Exercised followed by Sitting Mindfulness Exercises. Written material and sound recordings will be offered as support elements. Course A Sitting Mindfulness Exercises. Body Mindfulness Exercised followed by Sitting Mindfulness Exercises. Written material and sound recordings will be offered as support elements. Course B Sitting Mindfulness Exercises. Sitting Mindfulness Exercises followed by Body Mindfulness Exercises. Written material and sound recordings will be offered as support elements. Course B Body Mindfulness Exercises Sitting Mindfulness Exercises followed by Body Mindfulness Exercises. Written material and sound recordings will be offered as support elements.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change from Baseline Stress at 10 weeks Baseline, Post- treatment 10 weeks Stress measured using Seppo Aro Symptomatic Stress Scale
Change from Baseline Stress at 5 weeks Baseline, Post- treatment 5 weeks from baseline Stress measured using Seppo Aro Symptomatic Stress Scale
Change from Baseline Burnout at 5 weeks Baseline, Post- treatment 5 weeks from baseline Burnout measured using Moreno Short Questionnaire of Burnout.
Change from Baseline Stress at three-months follow-up Baseline, Three-months follow-up Stress measured using Seppo Aro Symptomatic Stress Scale
Change from Baseline Burnout at at three-months follow-up Baseline, Three-months follow-up Burnout measured using Moreno Short Questionnaire of Burnout.
Change from Baseline Burnout at 10 weeks Baseline, Post- treatment 10 weeks Burnout measured using Moreno Short Questionnaire of Burnout.
Change from Baseline State Anxiety at 5 weeks Baseline, Post- treatment 5 weeks from baseline State anxiety measured using State Anxiety Inventary IDARE
Change from Baseline State Anxiety at three-months follow-up Baseline, Three-months follow-up State anxiety measured using State Anxiety Inventary IDARE
Change from Baseline State Anxiety at 10 weeks Baseline, Post- treatment 10 weeks State anxiety measured using State Anxiety Inventary IDARE
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Sociodemographic data Baseline Gender, age, marital status, professional status, years of mental health work, workplace, previous experience in related techniques.
The sixteen personality factor questionnaire Baseline Cattell's 16 personality factors. This test uses a public domain scales from the Internation Personality Item Pool to measure the same traits.
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Justo Reinalod Fabelo Roche
🇨🇺La Habana, Cuba