Examining the Effects of Art Therapy in Reducing Burnout in Healthcare Providers

Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Burnout, Professional

Treatments: Behavioral: Art Therapy Group

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04738448

00095937

Details and patient eligibility

About

In this study, the investigators aim to examine the effects of art therapy in reducing burnout in healthcare providers. Using the Maslach Burnout Inventory Human Services Survey for Medical Personnel, the investigators will measure burnout in Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) providers before and after the administration of a 4-week art therapy group.

Enrollment: 28 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age: 18 years or older
• Employed at MUSC as a healthcare provider
• Able and willing to participate in all 4 art therapy sessions

Exclusion criteria

• Individual does not provide direct patient care at MUSC
• Individual works in the same department as the art therapist
• Inability or unwillingness of subject to give informed consent

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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28 participants in 1 patient group

Art Therapy Group

Experimental group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Art Therapy Group