Resiliency Program for Medical Interpreters

Phase 1

Completed

• Conditions: Psychological Stress

• Registration Number: NCT02378597
• Lead Sponsor: Massachusetts General Hospital

Brief Summary

To develop and test a 4-session program to teach resiliency skills to Medical Interpreters.

Detailed Description

This study aims to improve quality of cancer care for LEP patients through improving medical interpreters' ability to cope with difficult encounters. We propose to (1) identify the needs of medical interpreters working with cancer patients, and (2) develop and test a psychoeducational resiliency program at 3 DF/HCC cancer centers: MGH, DFCI, and BWH) intended to enhance interpreters' skills to effectively manage stressful encounters and to cope with the personal effects of encounters.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2014-01
• Primary Completion: 2014-03
• Study Completion: 2014-06
• Study First Submitted: 2014-06-27
• Status Verified: 2015-02
• Study First Submitted QC: 2015-03-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-03-03
• Study First Posted: 2015-03-04
• Last Update Posted: 2015-03-04

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 28

Inclusion Criteria

1. Interpreter employed at one of the 3 study hospitals
2. >=20 hours/week

Exclusion Criteria

1. Interpreter working <20 hours per week

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Feasibility and Acceptability of Intervention (participant feedback questionnaire)	Post-Intervention (4 weeks)	A participant feedback questionnaire will be completed by participants, including questions about whether the logistics and content of the intervention were feasible and acceptable to them. Attendance to the sessions is also considered as a component of feasibility.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Psychological Variables including Perceived Stress and Resiliency ( PSS-1021 is a 10-item scale)	Baseline, Post-Intervention (4 weeks), and 12 week follow up	The PSS-1021 is a 10-item scale designed to measure the degree to which situations in one's life are appraised, or considered as stressful, and how unpredictable, uncontrollable, and overloaded respondents find their lives. Responses are on 4-item Likert scales and range from 10-40; higher score = greater stress.The Resiliency Scale is a 14-item self-report measure to assess one's ability to successfully deal with adversity.