Clinical staff working with people with multiple sclerosis often face emotional fatigue and high levels of burnout. The Self-Compassion for Healthcare Communities course is an evidence-based intervention that teaches participants how to meet distress with kindness and care. This study will recruit up to 40 staff from the Barlo MS Clinic at St. Michael's Hospital to take part in a 6-week, 6-session Self-Compassion for Healthcare Communities course. Participants will be asked to complete surveys before and after the course to understand the effects of the course on a range of outcomes. Participants will be invited to take part in one qualitative interview on their perspectives on the course.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
40
An online 6-week mindful self-compassion course with weekly sessions.
Unity Health Toronto
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Recruitment
The investigators will measure the number of participants eligible for and recruited to the study.
Time frame: 6 months
Retention
The investigators will measure the percentage of participants who complete outcome data.
Time frame: 6 months
Adherence
The investigators will measure the number of participants who completed the Self-Compassion for Healthcare Communities course.
Time frame: 6 months
Follow-up rates
The investigators will measure the percentage of participants who complete outcome measures pre-intervention, post-intervention, and at 3 months post-intervention.
Time frame: 6 months
Professional Quality of Life Scale (ProQOL) Version 5
Measures the positive and negative effects of one's compassion for those that they help. Includes with subscales for compassion satisfaction and compassion fatigue (including burnout). Answers are assessed using a 5-point Likert scale, with higher scores on the compassion satisfaction sub-scale indicating higher compassion satisfaction, and higher scores on compassion fatigue sub-scale indicating higher burnout.
Time frame: Baseline, post-intervention (6 weeks after baseline), and 3 months post-intervention
Self-Compassion Scale - Short Form
Measures how one typically acts towards themselves in difficult times. The total score ranges from a 1-5, with higher scores representing high self-compassion.
Time frame: Baseline, post-intervention (6 weeks after baseline), and 3 months post-intervention
Relational Compassion Scale
Measure's ones tendencies for receiving and providing relational compassion. Answers are assessed using a 4-point Likert scale. Higher scores represent higher compassion for self and others.
Time frame: Baseline, post-intervention (6 weeks after baseline), and 3 months post-intervention
Perceived Stress Scale-10
Measures one's thoughts and feelings pertaining to stress. The total score can range from 0-40, with higher scores indicating higher perceived stress.
Time frame: Baseline, post-intervention (6 weeks after baseline), and 3 months post-intervention
Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale - Short Form
Measures emotion regulation. Answers are assessed using a 5-point Likert scale. Higher values indicate greater difficulties in emotion regulation.
Time frame: Baseline, post-intervention (6 weeks after baseline), and 3 months post-intervention
Dispositional Joy Scale
Measures trait/dispositional joy. Answers are assessed using a 7-point Likert scale, with higher scores representing higher joy.
Time frame: Baseline, post-intervention (6 weeks after baseline), and 3 months post-intervention
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