Testing an Evidence-Based Program for Clinician Burnout
- Conditions
- Burnout
- Registration Number
- NCT06145425
- Lead Sponsor
- Brown University
- Brief Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to pilot test an app-based mindfulness training program in reducing burnout in physicians and nurses.
- Detailed Description
The main question\[s\] it aims to answer are:
PRIMARY AIM: Determine if the app-based training reduces the level of cynicism (i.e., one of the two main dimensions of burnout).
SECONDARY AIM: Determine if the app-based training reduces the level of emotional exhaustion (i.e. one of the two main dimensions of burnout), anxiety, worry, depression and intolerance of uncertainty. Determine if the app-based training increases self-compassion, non-reactivity and non-judging about inner experiences.
Participants will be asked to:
* Use an app-based mindfulness training program
* Complete online surveys at baseline, immediately post-intervention and 1 month after the post-intervention as follow up
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 106
- Being a physician, resident physician or nurse
- Able to speak English because all study activities will be conducted in English.
- 18+ years
- direct patient care
- If using psychotropic medication - not on a stable dosage at least 6 weeks
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Changes in cynicism collected at baseline, immediately post-intervention and one month later as follow up The dimension of cynicism in the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) cynicism. The MBI is a validated 22-item self-report measure of risk of burnout. Items are rated on a 7-point Likert scale ranging from 0 (never) to 6 (every day). The investigators will use only one single-item measure of cynicism that was included from the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-items (GAD-7). collected at baseline, immediately post-intervention and one month later as follow up The GAD-7 is a validated 7-item measure of anxiety rated on a 4-point Likert scale ranging from 0 (Not at all sure) to 3 (Nearly every day).
Intolerance of Uncertainty 12-item scale (IUS-12). collected at baseline, immediately post-intervention and one month later as follow up The IUS-12 is a validated 12-item self-report measure of intolerance of uncertainty. Items are rated on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (not at all characteristic of me) to 5 (entirely characteristic of me).
The dimension of emotional exhaustion in the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI). collected at baseline, immediately post-intervention and one month later as follow up The MBI is a validated 22-item self-report measure of risk of burnout. Items are rated on a 7-point Likert scale ranging from 0 (never) to 6 (every day). The investigators will use only one single-item measure of emotional exhaustion that was included from the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI).
Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ) non-reactivity scale. collected at baseline, immediately post-intervention and one month later as follow up The non-reactivity scale is a validated subscale of the 39-item FFMQ which is a self-report psychological measure of mindfulness skills. This subscale contains 7 items which are presented on a 6-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (almost always) to 6 (almost never).
Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ) non-judging scale. collected at baseline, immediately post-intervention and one month later as follow up The non-judging scale is a validated subscale of the 39-item FFMQ which is a self-report psychological measure of mindfulness skills. This subscale contains 8 items which are presented on a 6-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (almost always) to 6 (almost never).
Patient Health Questionnaire 2-item scale (PHQ-2). collected at baseline, immediately post-intervention and one month later as follow up The PHQ-2 is a validated 2-item self-report measure of depression. Items are rated on a 4-point Likert scale ranging from 0 (not at all) to 3 (nearly every day).
Penn State Worry Questionnaire (PSWQ). collected at baseline, immediately post-intervention and one month later as follow up The PSWQ is a validated 16-item self-report measure of worry with items presented on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (not at all typical of me) to 5 (very typical of me).
Self-Compassion Scale - Short Form (SCS-SF). collected at baseline, immediately post-intervention and one month later as follow up The SCS-SF is a validated 12-item self-report measure of self-compassion. Items are rated on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (almost never) to 5 (almost always).
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Brown University
🇺🇸Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Brown University🇺🇸Providence, Rhode Island, United States