Study of Positive Psychology and Effects on Well-being of Anaesthesiologists in Hong Kong
- Conditions
- Anxiety Disorders and SymptomsSelf-CompassionDepressive SymptomsBurn OutStress, PsychologicalWell-Being, Psychological
- Interventions
- Behavioral: App-based Positive Psychology Intervention (A&B)Behavioral: App-based Positive Psychology Intervention (C&D)
- Registration Number
- NCT06148454
- Lead Sponsor
- Hong Kong College of Anaesthesiologists
- Brief Summary
This clinical trial aims to evaluate whether positive psychology interventions via a hybrid approach will enhance well-being and resilience amongst anaesthesiologists in Hong Kong.
The main questions it aims to answer are:
* Is app-based positive psychology intervention effective in improving well-being of physicians?
* Is app-based positive psychology intervention feasible amongst busy healthcare professionals?
Participants will be randomized to one of the two groups:
* Four-week web-based interventions
* Control group
Researchers will compare the intervention and control groups to see if the participants' benefit from the positive psychology intervention compared with not receiving it.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- RECRUITING
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 54
- Fellows/members of The Hong Kong College of Anaesthesiologists
- No exclusion criteria is applied
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Positive Psychology A & B App-based Positive Psychology Intervention (A&B) Module A and B Positive Psychology C & D App-based Positive Psychology Intervention (C&D) Module C and D
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Self-reported anxiety symptom 4 weeks (Change from baseline to within 7 Days post-intervention) Total score of General Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) (Spitzer, Kroenke, Williams, \& Löwe, 2006). This questionnaire consists of 7 items on a 4-point Likert scale from 0 = Not at all to 3 = Nearly every day. A total stress score is calculated to represent the person's anxiety symptom severity.
Self-reported psychological stress 4 weeks (Change from baseline to within 7 Days post-intervention) Total stress score of Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10) (Cohen et al., 1983). This questionnaire consists of 10 items on a 5-point Likert scale from 0 = Never to 4 = Very Often. The scale has two subscales: perceived helplessness and lack of self-efficacy. A total stress score is calculated to represent the person's level of psychological stress.
Self-reported burnout 4 weeks (Change from baseline to within 7 Days post-intervention) Overall burnout score of Copenhagen Burnout Inventory (CBI) (Kristensen, Borritz, Villadsen, \& Christensen, 2005). This questionnaire consists of 19 items on a 5-point Likert scale from 1 = 0% (Never or almost never/To a very low degree) to 5 = 100% (Always/To a very high degree). The scale measures three domain of burnout: personal burnout, work-related burnout, and client-related burnout. A overall burnout score is calculated to represent the person's level of burnout.
Self-reported well-being 4 weeks (Change from baseline to within 7 Days post-intervention) Overall well-being score of the Workplace PERMA-Profiler (Butler \& Kern, 2016). This questionnaire consists of 23 items on a 10-point Likert scale from 0 = not at all to 10 = completely. The scale measures five pillars of well-being: positive emotion (P), engagement (E), relationship (R), meaning (M), and accomplishment (A), along with filler questions measuring negative emotion (N) and health (H). A overall well-being score is calculated to represent the person's well-being.
Self-reported depression symptom 4 weeks (Change from baseline to within 7 Days post-intervention) Total score of Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) (Kroenke, Spitzer, \& Williams, 2001). This questionnaire consists of 9 items on a 4-point Likert scale from 0 = Not at all to 3 = Nearly every day. A total stress score is calculated to represent the person's depression symptom severity.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Self-reported self-compassion 4 weeks (Change from baseline to within 7 Days post-intervention) Self-Compassion Scale - Short Form (SCS-SF) (Raes, Pommier, Neff, \& Van Gucht, 2011). This questionnaire consists of 12 items on a 5-point Likert scale from 1 = Strongly disagree to 5 = Strongly agree. The scale has six subscales: self-kindness, self-judgment, common humanity, isolation, mindfulness, and over-identification. A total self-compassion score is calculated to represent the person's level of self-compassion.
Self-reported work meaning 4 weeks (Change from baseline to within 7 Days post-intervention) Meaningful Work score of the Work and Meaning Inventory (Steger, Dik, \& Duffy, 2012). This questionnaire consists of 10 items on a 5-point Likert scale from 1 = Absolutely untrue to 5 = Absolutely true. The scale has six subscales: self-kindness, self-judgment, common humanity, isolation, mindfulness, and over-identification. A overall Meaningful work score is calculated to represent the depth to which the person experience their work as meaningful, as something they are personally invested in, and which is a source of flourishing in one's life.
Self-reported work gratitude 4 weeks (Change from baseline to within 7 Days post-intervention) Overall gratitude at work score of Work Gratitude Scale (Youssef-Morgan, van Zyl, \& Ahrens, 2022). This questionnaire consists of 10 items on a 7-point Likert scale from 1 = Almost never to 7 = Almost always. The scale measures three components gratitude at work: grateful appraisals, gratitude toward others, and intentional attiude of gratitude. An overall gratitude at work score is calculated to represent the person's gratitude in one's work setting.
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
The Hong Kong College of Anaesthesiologists
🇭🇰Hong Kong, Hong Kong