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Effect of in Situ Simulation on Quality of Work Life and Multiprofessional Team Effectiveness in the Intensive Care Unit

Not Applicable
Not yet recruiting
Conditions
Quality of Work Life
Burn-out
Simulation
Registration Number
NCT06944821
Lead Sponsor
University Hospital, Montpellier
Brief Summary

The lack of specific, personalized training for intensive care workers can lead to a deterioration in quality of life at work, and can result in burnout, absenteeism or wanting to leave the service. The aim of this study is to assess the impact of in situ simulation on quality of work life and the effectiveness of multi-professional teamwork in intensive care.

Detailed Description

Paramedics in intensive care are particularly exposed to the risk of burnout, which is multifactorial (psychologically and physically challenging environment, life-threatening emergency context, etc.). Personal assistance professions require a high level of compassion, leading to a positive feeling of compassionate satisfaction, i.e. the satisfaction of helping others. Compassion fatigue leads to a reduction in job satisfaction, culminating in burnout. Factors negatively influencing compassion satisfaction are the absence of specific and adapted training, or the lack of support from the hierarchy. Among the pedagogical tools available, in situ simulation could be used to respond to a specific and personalized training request from a care department. The study will be carried out in the cardio-thoracic intensive care unit at Montpellier University Hospital, comparing 2 groups to assess the effect of simulation on paramedics. Paramedics will be randomized into 2 groups, with stratification on diploma (nursing assistant or nurse): group A benefiting from a simulation program, and group B not benefiting from it during the study.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
100
Inclusion Criteria
  • Paramedical staff (nurse and nursing assistant) in the cardiothoracic intensive care unit at Montpellier University Hospital.
  • Acceptance of being filmed for direct video transcription during the intervention
Exclusion Criteria
  • Refusal of consent or inability to give consent (guardianship, curatorship)
  • Paramedics intending to leave the department before the end of the study.
  • Not affiliated to a French social security scheme or not a beneficiary of such a scheme

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Subscale of compassion satisfaction of ProQOL-5 (Professional Quality of Life Scale version 5From baseline to the end of the follow up at 6 months

The ProQOL is composed of 30 questions with 3 subscales : compassion satisfaction, burnout and vicarious trauma. Each response are scored from 1 to 5 . The subscale Compassion Satisfaction is composed of 10 questions. A score ≤ 22 indicates a deterioration in compassion satisfaction.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Adverse eventFrom baseline to the end of the follow up at 6 months

Occurrence of adverse events or errors linked to a lack of interprofessional communication

Burnout subscale of ProQOL-5From baseline to the end of the follow up at 6 months

The ProQOL is composed of 30 questions with 3 subscales : compassion satisfaction, burnout and vicarious trauma. Each response are scored from 1 to 5 . The subscale Burnout is composed of 10 questions. A score ≥42 indicates a hight burnout level

Vicarious trauma subscale of ProQOLFrom baseline to the end of the follow up at 6 months

The ProQOL is composed of 30 questions with 3 subscales : compassion satisfaction, burnout and vicarious trauma. Each response are scored from 1 to 5 . The subscale " Vicarious Trauma " is composed of 10 questions. A score ≥42 indicates a hight vicarious trauma level

KarasekFrom baseline to the end of the follow up at 6 months

The Karasek self-questionnaire assess the "job strain ". It is composed of 3 susbscales : the psychological demand, the Decision latitude and the Social support at work. A decision-making latitude score \< 72 and a Psychological Demand score ≥ 21 is associated with a Job Strain

WRQoL (QwOL)From baseline to the end of the follow up at 6 months

The Work-related Quality of Life is composed of 23 questions. It evaluates 6 dimensions: the feeling of being involved in decisions (3 assertions), appreciation of work organization and general satisfaction (7), help with external demands (3), satisfaction with working conditions (3), satisfaction with the ability to do one's job (6) and stress at work (2). A higher score is associated to a highter quality of life at work.

Work-Life Balance scale questionnaireFrom baseline to the end of the follow up at 6 months

The Work-Life Balance scale assess the impact of work on personal quality of life. It is composed of 3 subscales about : Work interferes with personal life (WIPL), Personal interferes with work (PLIW), Satisfaction with quality of personal and work life (WPLE). A high score is associated with significant interference of work with private life

Mayo High Performance Team ScaleFrom baseline to the end of the follow up at 6 months

The Mayo High Performance Team Scale is a standardized evaluation scale, designed to meet non-technical teaching objectives named CRM (Crisis Resource Management). This scale assess the effectiveness and performance of teams of emergency care workers

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Departement of anesthesia cardio-thoracic and vascular resuscitation Arnaud de Vinelleuve Hospital CHU of Montpellier.

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Montpellier, Occitanie, France

University Hospital of Montpellier

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Montpellier, France

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