Compassion at the heart of well-being: an inter-disciplinary study to evaluate the effect of a meditation intervention and a positive psychology intervention on well-being and compassionate care among healthcare employees

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: nurse well-being; nurse compassionate care; Mental Health - Studies of normal psychology, cognitive function and behaviour

• Registration Number: ACTRN12617000677303
• Lead Sponsor: Australian Catholic University

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2017-05-12
• Study Completion: 2019-02-22
• Last Update Posted: 9 September 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 247

Inclusion Criteria

Participants must be employees of NSW Health
Participants must be nurses or midwives

Exclusion Criteria

Nurses or midwives who are currently on leave related to stress or illness
Nurses or midwives who are working less than the equivalent of three days per week on average

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Primary Outcome 1: General well-being as measured by the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale[ Timepoint: Baseline, and at 4 and 16 weeks after intervention<br>commencement ];Primary Outcome 2: Compassionate nursing care, measured using the Compassionate Care Scale (Fairbrother et al, under review)[ Timepoint: Baseline, and at 4 and 16 weeks after intervention<br>commencement ];Primary Outcome 3: Motivation for and enactment of compassionate behaviours as measured by the Compassion Motivation and Action Scale (Steindl, Kirby, Tellegen, Filus, Seppala, and Doty, 2017)[ Timepoint: Baseline, and at 4 and 16 weeks after intervention<br>commencement ]