Effect of Physician Peer Coaching on Burnout in Hospital-Based Physicians: A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Burn Out
- Sponsor
- Geisinger Clinic
- Enrollment
- 50
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Change in burnout as measured by the Maslach Burnout Inventory
- Status
- Active, not recruiting
- Last Updated
- 2 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The prevalence of burnout symptoms among physicians is high, especially for acute care physicians. Physician burn out is a long-term stress reaction marked by emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and a lack of sense of personal accomplishment. The healthcare environment, due to its demanding pace and emotional intensity, puts physicians at high risk for burnout.
Detailed Description
Physician-Led Professional Coaching is a one-on-one intervention between a physician coach and an individual physician that is systematic, collaborative, future-focused, goal-oriented and is meant to help coaches attain valued professional or personal development. The trial will be conducted with 25 participants in an intervention cohort and 25 participants in a control. The intervention cohort will receive 6 individual coaching sessions over 6 months. Coaching sessions will use the CHEER acronym for conducting the coaching sessions: Celebrate, Hear, Executive coaching, Engage, and Recharge. The control group will be eligible for coaching sessions after the completing of the interventional arm. Physicians randomized to the control arm will be offered the same individualized coaching sessions as those that were in the intervention group. Te Maslach Burnout Inventory survey will be used to measure burnout and will be collected at baseline, 3 months, 6 months, and 9 months. The physician coach will be blinded to all survey data as it is being collected.
Investigators
Prasanna Tadi
Principal Investigator
Geisinger Clinic
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Geisinger Physician
- •Practicing medicine at least 6 months in the Geisinger system
Exclusion Criteria
- •Currently seeking professional coaching sessions
- •Planning to leave the Geisinger system within 1 year
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Change in burnout as measured by the Maslach Burnout Inventory
Time Frame: 9 months
Providers will be asked to complete Maslach Burnout Inventory surveys at specific times during the coaching intervention. The surveys are based on a score of 0 (never) to 6 (every day) and used to determine if there is a reduction in provider burnout.
Secondary Outcomes
- Change in work environment factors contributing to burnout by Areas of Work life Survey(9 months)