Improvement in Mental Health Markers Among Hospital Physicians Through a Mindfulness-training Mobile Application - Randomized Controlled Trial
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Rambam Health Care Campus
- Enrollment
- 50
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Perceived Stress Scale-PSS
Study Overview
Brief Summary
The aim of our study was to evaluate the effect of a short, smartphone-based mindfulness application on stress, wellbeing and burnout among hospital physicians
Detailed Description
Physicians working at a tertiary hospital were recruited and randomly divided into two groups, a study group (SG) in which participants practiced mindfulness through the application for 6 weeks and a control group (CG). Main Measures: All participants filled-out questionnaires assessing stress (Perceived Stress Scale-PSS), mental health (Mental Health Inventory-MHI) and burnout (Maslach Burnout Inventory-MBI) at baseline and 7 weeks later
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Single Group
- Primary Purpose
- Health Services Research
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •* Physicians Working full-time at the Rambam Healthcare Campus.
Exclusion Criteria
- •* Physicians that won't be able to participate in at least 50% of the practicing.
Arms & Interventions
a study group (SG) in which participants practiced mindfulness through the application for 6 weeks
a study group (SG) in which participants practiced mindfulness through the application for 6 weeks
Intervention: practiced mindfulness through the application for 6 weeks (Other)
control group
Waiting for the intervention
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Perceived Stress Scale-PSS
Time Frame: 7 weeks
Differences in stress between baseline and 7 weeks later - will be assessed by Perceived Stress Scale-PSS
Secondary Outcomes
- Mental Health Inventory-MHI(7 weeks)
- Maslach Burnout Inventory - MBI(7 weeks)
Investigators
yonatan butbul MD
MD
Rambam Health Care Campus