Feasibility study of an online Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) intervention to promote staff wellbeing in palliative care settings

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Prevention of stress and burnout in hospice staff; Mental and Behavioural Disorders

• Registration Number: ISRCTN14313559
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Edinburgh

Brief Summary

2021 Protocol article in https://doi.org/10.12688/amrcopenres.13035.1 (added 31/01/2022) 2023 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36576308/ Results (added 08/02/2023)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2021-07-21
• Study Completion: 2022-01-31
• Last Update Posted: 20 February 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

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

Inclusion Criteria

1. Nursing and medical staff, allied health professionals, social workers, and healthcare assistants
2. Employed by Marie Curie Hospice or Nursing services in Scotland

Exclusion Criteria

1. Staff with prior training in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<br> 1. Recruitment rate, recorded as the number of eligible participants who consented to participate in the study during the 3-month recruitment period<br> 2. Retention rate, recorded as the number of participants who remained in the study until the end of follow up period (i.e. completed Q3 questionnaires)<br> 3. Qualitative data regarding feasibility, collected via focus groups approximately 1 month following the completion of the intervention. The researchers will invite those who drop out to a brief interview to understands their reasons for drop-out.<br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<br> Assessed prospectively, via online questionnaire, at four timepoints (pre-intervention; mid-way through the intervention; on completion of the intervention; and 1 month post-intervention):<br> 1. Stress assessed by the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS)<br> 2. Workplace quality of life assessed by the Professional Quality of Life scale (ProQol)<br> 3. Wellbeing assessed using the Edinburgh Warwick Mental Wellbeing Scale<br> 4. Healthcare professional experience assessed by the Mindful Healthcare Scale<br> 5. Psychological flexibility assessed by the CompACT<br> 6. Participants' perceptions of the training and its usefulness collected via focus groups and interviews approximately 1 month following completion of the intervention<br>