Study of Positive Psychology and Effects on Well-being of Anaesthesiologists in Hong Kong

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Anxiety Disorders and Symptoms; Self-Compassion; Depressive Symptoms; Burn Out; Stress, Psychological; Well-Being, Psychological

• 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

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2023-11
• Study First Submitted: 2023-11-19
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-11-19
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-11-19
• Study Start: 2023-11-20
• Study First Posted: 2023-11-28
• Last Update Posted: 2023-11-28
• Primary Completion: 2024-12-31
• Study Completion: 2025-06-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 54

Inclusion Criteria

• Fellows/members of The Hong Kong College of Anaesthesiologists

Exclusion Criteria

• No exclusion criteria is applied

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

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