Effects of Mindfulness Practice on Healthcare Workers
- Conditions
- Psychological Burnout
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Cognitive trainingBehavioral: Mindfulness Practice
- Registration Number
- NCT04936893
- Lead Sponsor
- Yale-NUS College
- Brief Summary
This study aims to examine the effects of mindfulness practice administered using a mobile app on psychological health among health care workers in Singapore.
- Detailed Description
Research has shown that health workers are particularly at risk of experiencing heightened risks of burnout and psychological symptoms when dealing with a health pandemic, including the current COVID-19 pandemic (Lai et al., 2020; Tan et al., 2020; Wu et al., 2009). The increased risk reflects an urgent need to develop feasible psychological interventions to mitigate burnout and psychological symptoms among health workers. The present study aims to examine the effects of a brief mindfulness intervention delivered using a mobile application (HeadSpace) on psychological functioning in the context of coping with the COVID-19 pandemic in a sample of health workers in Singapore. A total of 80 health workers will be recruited and randomly assigned to using a mindfulness practice app or a cognitive games app daily over a period of 21 days. They will be assessed at baseline, post-intervention, and at one-month follow-up on depressive symptoms, anxiety, stress, burnout, compassion fatigue, compassion satisfaction, post-traumatic stress symptoms, trait mindfulness, self-compassion, sleep quality, working memory, and fear of COVID-19 infection. Results of the study will have implications on developing cost-effective interventions to mitigate psychological symptoms among health workers in the context of heightened pandemic-related stress.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 80
- aged between 21 and 60
- being a health care worker based in Singapore
- proficient in English
- owns a smartphone (iOS or Android) with Wi-Fi or data access.
-Regular mindfulness practice, defined by practicing a minimum of two to three times a week for 10 to 15 minutes each time within the past six months.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Lumosity Mobile App Cognitive training Cognitive games HeadSpace Mobile App Mindfulness Practice Mindfulness practice
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Anxiety Change from Baseline to Within 7 Days Post intervention Anxiety subscale of the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scales- 21 (DASS)
Depression Change from Baseline to Within 7 Days Post intervention Depression subscale of the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scales- 21 (DASS)
Burnout, Compassion Satisfaction, and Secondary Traumatic Stress Change from Baseline to Within 7 Days Post intervention Professional Quality of Life Scale Version 5 (3 subscales respectively)
Fear of COVID-19 Change from Baseline to Within 7 Days Post intervention Fear of COVID-19 Scale
Working Memory Change from Baseline to Within 7 Days Post intervention Digit span tasks - forward and backward
PTSD symptoms Change from Baseline to Within 7 Days Post intervention Posttraumatic stress disorder Checklist- Civilian Version(higher scores indicate greater PTSD symptoms)
Sleep Quality Change from Baseline to Within 7 Days Post intervention One item from Pittsburg Sleep Quality Inventory
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Self-Compassion Change from Baseline to Within 7 Days Post intervention Self-Compassion Scale (higher scores indicate greater self-compassion)
Trait Mindfulness Change from Baseline to Within 7 Days Post intervention Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (higher scores indicate greater trait mindfulness)
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Yle-NUS College
🇸🇬Singapore, Singapore