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Fostering Resilience in Physician Moms

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Stress, Psychological
Interventions
Behavioral: Manualized Therapy
Behavioral: Control Group
Registration Number
NCT02540473
Lead Sponsor
Mayo Clinic
Brief Summary

Physicians in general are at risk for burnout, and this risk is heightened among women, particularly mothers. In a randomized design, central hypotheses in this study are that mothers who attend our 12-week Relational Psychotherapy Mothers Group (RPMG) intervention will show significantly greater decreases in stress, depression, burnout, and associated risk biomarker indices, as compared to comparison controls (who would meet in unstructured gatherings, for an hour a week for 12 weeks). Additionally the investigators hypothesize that the gains would be maintained three months after the intervention is completed.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
44
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Group therapyManualized Therapy12 week manualized group therapy (one hour per week)
Control GroupControl GroupParticipants get one hour of time away from patient care/duties to do as they wish.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
level of depressionBaseline to 3 months

Beck Depression Inventory

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
perceived social supportBaseline to 3 months

Quality of Social Support Scale

biomarker of stressBaseline to 3 months

nerve-growth factor

Professional functioningBaseline to 3 months

The Maslach Burnout Inventory

Parenting stressBaseline to 3 months

Parenting Stress Inventory

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Mayo Clinic in Arizona

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Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

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