The project endeavours to investigate the feasibility and acceptability of a psychoeducational training intervention for professional burnout and related psychological variables among both medical and non-medical workers in Ukraine during wartime. A secondary aim is to assess the outcomes of the intervention at baseline (T0), post-intervention (T1), and follow-up (single-arm feasibility design). The participants receive two days of a psychoeducational training focusing on different facets of burnout prevention.
The investigators will identify eligible participants. An eligibility screening conducted in person or by telephone to ensure the inclusion criteria and to introduce the study is held by the study assistant. All participants must sign an informed consent after written and verbal study clarification. Participants will carry out self-reported measurements at baseline (T0), after the intervention phase of 2-5 days (T1; depending on the date of the second workshop day) and two weeks after finishing the intervention (T2). The group of participants participates in two workshop sessions lasting 2.5-3 hours each and occuring on separate days. The training is practical in nature and aims to build and/or increase motivation to implement effective strategies for preventing burnout syndrome. Participants learn about scientifically proven methods of supporting mental health and receive tools for applying them in their professional and everyday lives. The training program covers, in particular, the following areas: managing working time and workload; effective professional communication; developing stress-resistant thinking patterns; forming healthy lifestyle habits; methods of relaxation and overcoming stressful situations. . The data management plan includes standard procedures for data-handling such as using anonymized identification codes for patient data. The data is being saved in an online database, only allowing researchers involved in the study to access the data.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
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The training is practical in nature and aims to build and/or increase motivation to implement effective strategies for preventing burnout syndrome. Participants learn about scientifically proven methods of supporting mental health and receive tools for applying them in their professional and everyday lives. The training program covers, in particular, the following areas: managing working time and workload; effective professional communication; developing stress-resistant thinking patterns; forming healthy lifestyle habits; methods of relaxation and overcoming stressful situations.
National Medical University Bogomolets, Kyiv, Kyiv
Kyiv, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine
RECRUITINGAcceptability of the intervention
Feasibility will be indexed by participants attendance of the workshop sessions (\>25% of sessions).
Time frame: Post-Intervention (after completion of 2 workshop sessions; 2-5 weeks from baseline)
Feasibility of intervention
Feasibility will be indexed by drop-out rate (\<50% of participants); dropout is defined as having attended none of the sessions
Time frame: Post-intervention (after completion of 2 workshop sessions; 2-5 days from baseline)
Acceptability of the intervention
Acceptability will be indexed by the retention rate (having filled out the post-intervention questionnaire) of participants to the study (\>30% of questionnaires).
Time frame: Post-intervention (after completion of 2 workshop sessions; 2-5 days from baseline)
Acceptability of the intervention
Acceptability will be assessed by using the Client Satisfaction Questionnaire (Attkisson \& Zwick, 1982)
Time frame: Post-intervention (after completion of 2 workshop sessions; 2-5 days from baseline)
Stress, anxiety and depression
The Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (Nilges \& Essau, 2015) will be used to analyse symptoms of stress, anxiety and depression. The main score ranges from 0 to 63, with higher scores indicating higher levels of depressive and anxiety symptoms.
Time frame: At baseline, post-intervention (after completion of 2 workshop sessions; 2-5 from baseline), and follow-up (2 weeks after last workshop session)
Resilience
The Brief Resilience Scale (Smith 2009) will be used to assess the ability to bounce back or recover from stress. The scale consists of six items rated on a 5-point Likert scale. For interpretation, a mean score is calculated ranging from 1 to 5, with higher scores indicating greater resilience.
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Enrollment
80
Time frame: At baseline, post-intervention (after completion of 2 workshop sessions; 2-5 from baseline), and follow-up (2 weeks after last workshop session)
Traumatic stress
The International Trauma Questionnaire (Cloitre 2018) will be used to assess traumatic stress. Scores range from 0 to 25, with higher scores indicating greater somatic symptom burden
Time frame: At baseline, post-intervention (after completion of 2 workshop sessions; 2-5 days from baseline), and follow-up (2 weeks after last workshop session)
Burnout - Exhaustion
The Masslach Burnout Inventory (Masslach et al., 1997) will be used to assess burnout, with the domain of emotional exhaustion ranging from 0-54.
Time frame: At baseline, post-intervention (after completion of 2 workshop sessions; 2-5 days from baseline), and follow-up (2 weeks after last workshop session)
Burnout - Depersonalization
The Masslach Burnout Inventory (Masslach et al., 1997) will be used to assess burnout, with the domain of depersonalization ranging from 0-30.
Time frame: At baseline, post-intervention (after completion of 2 workshop sessions; 2-5 days from baseline), and follow-up (2 weeks after last workshop session)
Burnout - Personal Accomplishment
The Masslach Burnout Inventory (Masslach et al., 1997) will be used to assess burnout, with the domain of Personal Accomplishment ranging from 0-48.
Time frame: At baseline, post-intervention (after completion of 2 workshop sessions; 2-5 days from baseline), and follow-up (2 weeks after last workshop session)
Burnout (custom measure)
The questionnaire consists of a dichotomous (yes/no) with variable scoring (ranging from 0 to 5) depending on the content of each item. Total score: the overall level of emotional burnout is calculated as the sum of scores across 50 items, with a total score range from 0 to 75.
Time frame: At baseline, post-intervention (after completion of 2 workshop sessions; 2-5 from baseline), and follow-up (2 weeks after last workshop session)