A Mindful Self-compassion Based Intervention for Specialist Rehabilitation Providers

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Status

Completed

Conditions

Compassion Fatigue

Burnout, Professional

Secondary Traumatic Stress

Treatments

Other: Mindfulness Self-Compassion Course

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT05997082

5492

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this clinical trial is to explore the impact of an online compassion-based intervention on burnout among specialist rehabilitation providers. Post-intervention interviews aim to gather information on: burnout and compassion, experiences with the intervention, barriers and facilitators to taking part, and suggestions for improving online course delivery.

Full description

Burnout threatens the sustainability of compassionate care in rehabilitation. This project explores the impact of an online compassion-based intervention on burnout among specialist inpatient rehabilitation healthcare providers. Thirty specialist rehabilitation healthcare providers will be recruited to take part. The online intervention will include six weekly live one-hour sessions. Healthcare provider socio-demographic, practice, and wellness measures will be collected at baseline, post-course, and three months later. Qualitative interviews will be used to explore participant views on burnout and compassion, experiences with the intervention, barriers and facilitators to taking part, and suggestions for improving online course delivery. Up to two instructors and support persons will be invited to participate in qualitative interviews to explore their views for improving online course delivery.

Enrollment

26 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Employed substantively as a regulated health professional (e.g., physiatrist, nurse, allied health professional) by a specialist rehabilitation institute (e.g., Sunnybrook/St. John's Rehab, University Hospital Network, Providence Healthcare, Westpark Healthcare)
Over 18 years of age
Able to speak, read, and write in English
Willing to take part in the MSC course for up to the full 6-week duration
Willing to complete all study related questionnaires

Exclusion criteria

Those already having completed a MSC (mindfulness-based stress reduction) course or mindfulness-based cognitive therapy within the past 12 months
Those employed as agency staff