Mindful Self-Care and Resiliency (MSCR): A pilot trial of a brief mindfulness intervention to promote occupational resilience in rural general practitioners

Not Applicable

• Conditions: burnout; stress; Mental Health - Studies of normal psychology, cognitive function and behaviour; Public Health - Health service research

• Registration Number: ACTRN12617001479392
• Lead Sponsor: Central Queensland University

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2017-10-19
• Study Completion: 2018-10-01
• Last Update Posted: 15 July 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Stopped early
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 13

Inclusion Criteria

General Practitioners working in either a full-time or part-time capacity within the health services of Emerald Queensland

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Burnout. Burnout will be assessed using the Short Burnout Measure (2005) - a short ten-item version of the widely used 21 item scale. Data from 2 national samples (Israeli Jewish and Arab) and 3 occupational samples attest to the validity and reliability of the BMS. [Pre, post (primary timepoint), one-month, six month and 12 month follow-up];Stress. Stress will be measured using the Depression and Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-21). This measure is widely used and well validated.[Pre, post (primary timepoint), one-month, six month and 12 month follow-up];Resilience. Resilience will be measured he Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale [CD-RISC10] short form of the original 25-item tool developed as a survey based measure of stress, coping ability or resilience. A 5-point response scale asks participants to rate how much they feel a series of statements applied to them over the previous month. Higher scores reflect greater resilience.[Pre, post (primary timepoint), one-month, six month and 12 month follow-up]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Compassion satisfaction will be measured using the Compassion satisfaction sub-scale of the The Professional Quality of Life Scale version 5 [ProQol5] [Pre, post, one-month, three-month and 6 month follow-up];Well-being will be measured using the WHO (Five) Well-being Index - a short instrument measuring subjective quality of life based on positive mood, vitality and general interest. [Pre, post, one-month, three-month and 6 month follow-up]