The goal of this clinical trial is to pilot test an app-based mindfulness training program in reducing burnout in physicians and nurses.
The main question\[s\] it aims to answer are: PRIMARY AIM: Determine if the app-based training reduces the level of cynicism (i.e., one of the two main dimensions of burnout). SECONDARY AIM: Determine if the app-based training reduces the level of emotional exhaustion (i.e. one of the two main dimensions of burnout), anxiety, worry, depression and intolerance of uncertainty. Determine if the app-based training increases self-compassion, non-reactivity and non-judging about inner experiences. Participants will be asked to: * Use an app-based mindfulness training program * Complete online surveys at baseline, immediately post-intervention and 1 month after the post-intervention as follow up
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
106
The program is delivered via a smartphone-based platform, which includes 7 mindfulness-based modules of about 15 minutes of brief didactic and experience-based mindfulness training (audio files).
Brown University
Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Changes in cynicism
The dimension of cynicism in the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) cynicism. The MBI is a validated 22-item self-report measure of risk of burnout. Items are rated on a 7-point Likert scale ranging from 0 (never) to 6 (every day). The investigators will use only one single-item measure of cynicism that was included from the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI).
Time frame: collected at baseline, immediately post-intervention and one month later as follow up
The dimension of emotional exhaustion in the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI).
The MBI is a validated 22-item self-report measure of risk of burnout. Items are rated on a 7-point Likert scale ranging from 0 (never) to 6 (every day). The investigators will use only one single-item measure of emotional exhaustion that was included from the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI).
Time frame: collected at baseline, immediately post-intervention and one month later as follow up
Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-items (GAD-7).
The GAD-7 is a validated 7-item measure of anxiety rated on a 4-point Likert scale ranging from 0 (Not at all sure) to 3 (Nearly every day).
Time frame: collected at baseline, immediately post-intervention and one month later as follow up
Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ) non-reactivity scale.
The non-reactivity scale is a validated subscale of the 39-item FFMQ which is a self-report psychological measure of mindfulness skills. This subscale contains 7 items which are presented on a 6-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (almost always) to 6 (almost never).
Time frame: collected at baseline, immediately post-intervention and one month later as follow up
Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ) non-judging scale.
The non-judging scale is a validated subscale of the 39-item FFMQ which is a self-report psychological measure of mindfulness skills. This subscale contains 8 items which are presented on a 6-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (almost always) to 6 (almost never).
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Time frame: collected at baseline, immediately post-intervention and one month later as follow up
Patient Health Questionnaire 2-item scale (PHQ-2).
The PHQ-2 is a validated 2-item self-report measure of depression. Items are rated on a 4-point Likert scale ranging from 0 (not at all) to 3 (nearly every day).
Time frame: collected at baseline, immediately post-intervention and one month later as follow up
Penn State Worry Questionnaire (PSWQ).
The PSWQ is a validated 16-item self-report measure of worry with items presented on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (not at all typical of me) to 5 (very typical of me).
Time frame: collected at baseline, immediately post-intervention and one month later as follow up
Intolerance of Uncertainty 12-item scale (IUS-12).
The IUS-12 is a validated 12-item self-report measure of intolerance of uncertainty. Items are rated on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (not at all characteristic of me) to 5 (entirely characteristic of me).
Time frame: collected at baseline, immediately post-intervention and one month later as follow up
Self-Compassion Scale - Short Form (SCS-SF).
The SCS-SF is a validated 12-item self-report measure of self-compassion. Items are rated on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (almost never) to 5 (almost always).
Time frame: collected at baseline, immediately post-intervention and one month later as follow up