Evaluation of a Daily Brief Exercise Intervention on Resident Physician Personal Resiliency and Burnout
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Enrollment
- 46
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- The Change in the Personal Accomplishment (PA) Burnout Score(as Measured by the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI))From Baseline to End of Each Exercise Phase.
Study Overview
Brief Summary
This study seeks to evaluate the prevalence and characterize predictors of physician burnout in the anesthesia residency at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. The study also seeks to evaluate the effect of an exercise intervention on burnout and personal resiliency (i.e., less individual stress given the same workload).
Detailed Description
A cross-sectional evaluation of burnout, perceived stress, average sleep propensity, and social support and coping mechanisms will be assessed from four years of Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) Anesthesia residents. Burnout will be assessed using the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI-HSS).
Participating interns, Anesthesia Residency Class 1 (CA-1), and Anesthesia Residency Class 2 (CA-2) classes will be randomized to 8 weeks of an exercise intervention (15 min of activity at 70% of max heart rate or higher, 5 days a week) to meet the activity recommendations of the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion or 8 weeks of continuing their baseline activity level prior to the study.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Crossover
- Primary Purpose
- Prevention
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to 50 Years (Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •Vanderbilt University Medical Center Anesthesiology residents (Class 1(CA-1), Class 2 (CA-2)
Exclusion Criteria
- •Failure to sign informed consent
- •Will not be in town and available for the full duration of the study (e.g., 2 or more weeks of vacation or absence)
- •Physical inability to perform the exercise intervention (including health indications)
Arms & Interventions
Arm B: Usual Exercise Program then exercise intervention
8 weeks of usual exercise program followed by 8 weeks of exercise intervention
Intervention: Prescribed Exercise Program (Behavioral)
Arm A: Exercise intervention then usual exercise program
8 weeks of exercise intervention followed by 8 weeks of usual exercise program
Intervention: Prescribed Exercise Program (Behavioral)
Arm A: Exercise intervention then usual exercise program
8 weeks of exercise intervention followed by 8 weeks of usual exercise program
Intervention: Usual Exercise Program (Behavioral)
Arm B: Usual Exercise Program then exercise intervention
8 weeks of usual exercise program followed by 8 weeks of exercise intervention
Intervention: Usual Exercise Program (Behavioral)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
The Change in the Personal Accomplishment (PA) Burnout Score(as Measured by the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI))From Baseline to End of Each Exercise Phase.
Time Frame: Baseline to 8 weeks
The change in the Personal Accomplishment (PA) burnout score(as measured by the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI))from baseline to end of each exercise phase. MBI-HSS is a survey to measure burnout in professionals in human services. MBI-HSS PA score includes 8 items to evaluate Personal Accomplishment (PA) with scores ranging from 0 to 6 on the Likert scale. MBI-HSS PA total score ranges from 0 to 48 points. We consider a high degree of burnout in the case of PA≥ 39 points. Moderate burnout will be considered in the case of 32-38 PA points. Low levels will be considered for PA ≤31 points.
The Change in the Depersonalization (DP) Burnout Score(as Measured by the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI))From Baseline to End of Each Exercise Phase.
Time Frame: Baseline to 8 weeks
The change in the Depersonalization (DP) burnout score(as measured by the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI))from baseline to end of each exercise phase. MBI-HSS is a survey to measure burnout in professionals in human services. MBI-HSS DP score includes 5 items to evaluate depersonalization (DP) with scores ranging from 0 to 6 on the Likert scale. MBI-HSS DP total score ranges from 0 to 30 points. We consider a high degree of burnout in the case of DP≥ 13 points. Moderate burnout will be considered in the case of 7-12 DP points. Low levels will be considered for DP ≤6 points.
Change in the Emotional Exhaustion (EE) Burnout Score(as Measured by MBI From Baseline to End of Each Exercise Phase Stratified by Training Level (Post Graduate Year 1 (PGY1), Post Graduate Year 2 (PGY2), and Post Graduate Year 3 (PGY3))
Time Frame: Baseline to 8 weeks
The change in the Emotional Exhaustion burnout score(as measured by the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI)from baseline to end of each exercise phase stratified by training level. MBI-HSS is a survey to measure burnout in professionals in human services. MBI-HSS includes 9 items to evaluate emotional exhaustion (EE) with scores ranging from 0 to 6 on the Likert scale. MBI-HSS EE total score ranges from 0 to 54 points. We consider a high degree of burnout in the case of EE ≥ 27 points. Moderate burnout will be considered in the case of 26\<EE\<19 points. Low levels will be considered for EE≤18 points.
The Change in the Personal Accomplishment (PA) Burnout Score(as Measured by the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI))From Baseline to End of Each Exercise Phase Stratified by Training Level.
Time Frame: Baseline to 8 weeks
The change in the PA burnout score(as measured by the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI))from baseline to end of each exercise phase stratified by training level. MBI-HSS is a survey to measure burnout in professionals in human services. PA MBI-HSS includes 8 items to evaluate personal accomplishment (PA), with scores ranging from 0 to 6 on the Likert scale. MBI-HSS PA total score ranges from 0 to 48 points. We consider a high degree of burnout in the case of PA≥ 39 points. Moderate burnout will be considered in the case of 32-38 PA points. Low levels will be considered for PA ≤31 points.
The Degree of Burnout Among VUMC Anesthesia Interns and Residents as Quantified by Baseline Depersonalization MBI-HSS Scores Broken Down by Level of Residency Training Completed.
Time Frame: Baseline
The degree of burnout among VUMC anesthesia interns and residents as quantified by baseline Depersonalization MBI-HSS scores broken down by level of residency training completed. MBI-HSS is a survey to measure burnout in professionals in human services. MBI-HSS DP score includes 5 items to evaluate depersonalization (DP) with scores ranging from 0 to 6 on the Likert scale. MBI-HSS DP total score ranges from 0 to 30 points. We consider a high degree of burnout in the case of DP≥ 13 points. Moderate burnout will be considered in the case of 7-12 DP points. Low levels will be considered for DP ≤6 points.
The Change in the Depersonalization (DP) Burnout Score(as Measured by the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI))From Baseline to End of Each Exercise Phase Stratified by Training Level.
Time Frame: Baseline to 8 weeks
The change in the Depersonalization (DP) burnout score(as measured by the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI))from baseline to end of each exercise phase stratified by training level. MBI-HSS is a survey to measure burnout in professionals in human services. DP MBI-HSS includes 5 items to evaluate depersonalization (DP) with scores ranging from 0 to 6 on the Likert scale. MBI-HSS DP total score ranges from 0 to 30 points. We consider a high degree of burnout in the case of DP ≥ 10. Moderate burnout will be considered in the case of 6\<DP\<9 points. Low levels will be considered for DP≤5 points.
The Change in the Emotional Exhaustion (EE) Burnout Score(as Measured by the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI)From Baseline to End of Each Exercise Phase.
Time Frame: Baseline to 8 weeks
The change in the Emotional Exhaustion (EE) burnout score(as measured by the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI)from baseline to end of each exercise phase. MBI-HSS is a survey to measure burnout in professionals in human services. MBI-HSS EE score includes 9 items to evaluate emotional exhaustion (EE), with scores ranging from 0 to 6 on the Likert scale. MBI-HSS EE total score ranges from 0 to 54 points. We consider a high degree of burnout in the case of EE ≥ 27 points. Moderate burnout will be considered in the case of 26\<EE\<19 points. Low levels will be considered for EE≤18 points.
The Degree of Burnout Among VUMC Anesthesia Interns and Residents as Quantified by Baseline Emotional Exhaustion (EE) MBI-HSS Scores Broken Down by Level of Residency Training Completed.
Time Frame: Baseline
The degree of burnout among VUMC anesthesia interns and residents as quantified by baseline Emotional Exhaustion MBI-HSS scores broken down by level of residency training completed. MBI-HSS is a survey to measure burnout in professionals in human services. MBI-HSS EE score includes 9 items to evaluate emotional exhaustion (EE), with scores ranging from 0 to 6 on the Likert scale. MBI-HSS EE total score ranges from 0 to 54 points. We consider a high degree of burnout in the case of EE ≥ 27 points. Moderate burnout will be considered in the case of 26\<EE\<19 points. Low levels will be considered for EE≤18 points.
The Degree of Burnout Among VUMC Anesthesia Interns and Residents as Quantified by Baseline Personal Accomplishment (PA) MBI-HSS Scores Broken Down by Level of Residency Training Completed.
Time Frame: Baseline
The degree of burnout among VUMC anesthesia interns and residents as quantified by baseline Personal Accomplishment MBI-HSS scores broken down by level of residency training completed. MBI-HSS is a survey to measure burnout in professionals in human services. MBI-HSS PA score includes 8 items to evaluate Personal Accomplishment (PA) with scores ranging from 0 to 6 on the Likert scale. MBI-HSS PA total score ranges from 0 to 48 points. We consider a high degree of burnout in the case of PA≥ 39 points. Moderate burnout will be considered in the case of 32-38 DP points. Low levels will be considered for DP ≤31 points.
Secondary Outcomes
No secondary outcomes reported
Investigators
Uma Shastri
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Vanderbilt University Medical Center