Effect of Positive Attitudes on Behavior and Wellness

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center24 enrolled

Overview

The COVID-19 pandemic has undoubtedly elevated levels of stress to people all over the globe, but none more than to the providers on the front-line. The purpose of the study is to first, assess the effects of the pandemic on burnout, team cohesion, and resiliency among healthcare providers battling COVID-19 together in a medical ICU (MICU). Secondly, the investigators hope to then assess the effects of simple positive feedback on transforming culture and attitudes during times of major stress.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Burnout Stress, Emotional

Interventions

Positive feedbackBEHAVIORAL

Participants will submit positive feedback comments to their colleagues (anonymously or signed, participant-dependent) through an anonymous survey link, a minimum of twice weekly to 6 uniquely different individuals over a 4 week period (total minimum 24 unique individuals over the study period).

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Front-line healthcare providers in the Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU): nurses, respiratory therapists, resident physicians, fellow physicians, and attending physicians Exclusion Criteria: * Healthcare providers providing only consultatory care in the MICU * Front-line healthcare providers not working in the MICU during the study period

Locations (1)

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Los Angeles, California, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Teamwork climate, as measured by selected items from the validated Safety Attitude Questionnaire (SAQ)

The SAQ measures teamwork climate, safety climate, job satisfaction, stress recognition, perceptions of management, and working conditions. The six items assessing teamwork climate will be used. 5 point likert scale is used. Mean of the items - 1 \* 25 will convert each participant's results to a 100 point scale (0, 25, 50, 75, 100 points).

Time frame: 4 weeks

Resiliency, as measured by the validated Brief Resilience Scale (BRS)

The BRS is comprised of 6 items on a likert scale. Responses varying from 1-5 for all six items give a total range of 6-30. This sum will be divided by the total number of questions for a final score.

Time frame: 4 weeks

Burnout, as validated by the single-item burnout scale inventory

This single item inventory provides 5 definitions of burnout that the participant will choose that most closely fits their personal level of burnout at the moment

Time frame: 4 weeks

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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