Effects of Mindfulness Training on Burnout and Mood in Hospital Employees

Stanford University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Anxiety Depression; Burnout

Treatments: Behavioral: Mindfulness session

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04307563

IRB-54792

Details and patient eligibility

About

The primary aims of the study are to 1) provide a hospital employee population with a mindfulness based stress reduction workshop and 2) evaluate the impact of this clinically validated group mindfulness intervention on burnout in health care employees. Secondary outcomes will be anxiety, depression, quality of life and self compassion.

Enrollment: 52 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• English speaking
• Employees of Stanford Health Care
• Ability to attend a minimum of 4 out of 6 sessions

Exclusion criteria

• Non-English speaking
• Employees with severe medical or psychiatric conditions that prevent them from participating in the group format

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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52 participants in 1 patient group

Mindfulness group

Other group

Description:

Participants will attend 6 weekly educational and mindfulness sessions.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Mindfulness session