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Creative Arts Program to Reduce Burnout in Healthcare Professionals
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In plain language
An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Visual Arts, Music, Dance/Movement, Writing/Poetry.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Burn-Out Syndrome, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Depression, Anxiety. Basic parameters: 18 years — 85 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- United States
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Overview
This study plans to learn if creative arts programs that include visual, musical, written, or physical expression can reduce symptoms of burnout syndrome, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), depression, and anxiety in critical care healthcare professionals. This study also explores if creative arts can enhance the connection to the purpose of work, the development of adequate coping skills, while providing time to connect with peers.
Interventions
- Behavioral Visual Arts
Subjects meet for 90 minutes, once weekly, over 12 weeks for guided drawing/sketching sessions. The 12 sessions will follow a standard sequence that addresses three primary themes: creating safety, inviting vulnerability, and integrating into a transformative community. Surveys, activity diary cards will be completed at baseline, weekly and at intervention completion to assess satisfaction, stress, and well-being. Qualitative focus groups will occur after the intervention to assess acceptabilit - Behavioral Music
Subjects meet for 90 minutes, once weekly, over 12 weeks, for guided music-listening exercises (such as lyric analysis, patient-chosen, music for relaxation and/or visualization) and active music making. The 12 sessions follow a standard sequence, addressing three primary themes: creating safety, inviting vulnerability, and integrating into a transformative community. Surveys, activity diary cards are completed at baseline, weekly and at completion to assess satisfaction, stress, and well-being - Behavioral Dance/Movement
Subjects will meet once weekly, and begin with a movement check-in, a gentle physical warm-up, and then either a structured or improvisational movement process. for a total of 12 weeks. Each session will last 90 minutes. The 12 sessions will follow a standard sequence that addresses three primary themes: creating safety, inviting vulnerability, and integrating into a transformative community. Surveys, activity diary cards will be completed at baseline, weekly and at intervention completion to a - Behavioral Writing/Poetry
Subjects will meet once weekly, for writing workshops to encourage participants to tell the stories they need to tell, using integral elements of good writing, for a total of 12 weeks. Each session will last 90 minutes. The 12 sessions will follow a standard sequence that addresses three primary themes: creating safety, inviting vulnerability, and integrating into a transformative community. Surveys, activity diary cards will be completed at baseline, weekly and at intervention completion to as - Behavioral Control
Control Group will only complete surveys at baseline and 12 weeks later.
Primary outcome measures
- Acceptability/Satisfaction of Intervention as assessed by Client Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ-8) scores to yield a homogeneous estimate of general satisfaction. [Time frame: At the end of 12 week intervention]
Secondary outcome measures (9)
- Change in subject perception of intervention process scores as assessed by Psychological General Well-Being Index (PGWBI). [Time frame: Baseline and after 12 weeks]
- Change in subject perception of intervention process scores as assessed by Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS). [Time frame: Baseline and after 12 weeks]
- Change in subject perception of intervention process scores as assessed by Maugeri Stress Index (MASI). [Time frame: Baseline and after 12 weeks]
- Change in perceived occupational stress as assessed by Medical Personnel Stress Survey (MPSS-R). [Time frame: Baseline and after 12 weeks]
- Change in perceived occupational stress as assessed by Job Content Questionnaire (JCQ). [Time frame: Baseline and after 12 weeks]
- Change in perceived occupational stress as assessed by Turnover Intention Questionnaire (TIQ). [Time frame: Baseline and after 12 weeks]
- Change in level of psychological distress as measured by Posttraumatic Diagnostic Scale (PDS). [Time frame: Baseline and after 12 weeks]
- Change in level of psychological distress as measured by the Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale (HADS). [Time frame: Baseline and after 12 weeks]
- Change in level of Burnout as measured by Maslach Burnout Inventory. [Time frame: Baseline and after 12 weeks.]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Employed as a healthcare provider, practicing primarily in a hospital setting for at least 20 hours per week.
- Positive symptoms of burnout measured via the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI):
- emotional exhaustion score of >17, or
- depersonalization score of >7, or
- personal accomplishment score of < 31.
Exclusion criteria
- Unwillingness to participate in any of the four creative arts interventions.
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
Study locations
United States · 1 center
- University of Colorado - Anschutz Medical Campus — Aurora
Publications
- Moss M, Edelblute A, Sinn H, Torres K, Forster J, Adams T, Morgan C, Henry M, Reed K. The Effect of Creative Arts Therapy on Psychological Distress in Health Care Professionals. Am J Med. 2022 Oct;135(10):1255-1262.e5. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2022.04.016. Epub 2022 May 14. PMID 35576997
Identifiers
NCT: NCT04276922 · 18-2759 · NEAPS1801