Floatation Experience in Nurses and Physicians
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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: Reduced Environmental Stimulation Therapy.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Burnout, Professional, Negative Affect, Positive Affect, Wellbeing. Basic parameters: 21 years — 70 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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Official title
Wellbeing Monitoring During Sequential Reduced Environmental Stimulation-Floatation
Overview
The goal of this observational study is to monitor the floatation experience and continue the program as long as deemed important. The main question it aims to answer is: will inventory wellbeing scores increase according to the number of floatation sessions accrued? Nurses (registered, practitioner, and anesthetist) and physicians, employed at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Trauma Center, Mercy Health, will be welcomed to participate in the floatation experience. Participants will be given an option to complete the Wellbeing Inventory survey prior to each floatation session.
Detailed description
The floatation program is a Mercy Health enterprise sponsored by the Mercy Health Mahoning Valley Foundation.The goal of this study is to monitor the floatation experience and continue the program as long as deemed important. The investigators hypothesize that inventory wellbeing scores will increase according to the number of floatation sessions accrued. Nurses (registered, practitioner, and anesthetist) and physicians, employed at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Trauma Center, Mercy Health, will be welcomed to participate in the optional floatation program in Warren, Ohio at no financial cost to them. They will become aware of floatation options through the Mercy Health Be Well wellness program. Floatation monitoring will include assessments of wellbeing, nonstress, and positive affect scores. Participants will be given an option to complete the Wellbeing Inventory survey prior to each floatation session. This will be a self-reporting anonymous process. The investigator will never know the identity of the participant.
Interventions
- Other Reduced Environmental Stimulation Therapy
During floatation-REST (Reduced Environmental Stimulation Therapy), the participant enters a tank that is approximately 5 feet wide, 7 feet long and 5 feet high. The tank is filled with a 10 inch height of water containing enough Epsom salt (magnesium sulfate) to create body buoyancy. The water temperature is 93.5 degrees F, an approximate equivalent for normal skin temperature. Ear plugs are used to mitigate sound and the tank is without light illumination to prevent visual stimulation. The ses
Primary outcome measures
- Change in the inventory wellbeing score [Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year]
Secondary outcome measures (2)
- Change in the nonstress score [Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year]
- Change in the positive affect score [Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Nurses and physicians
Exclusion criteria
- Any person that is not a physician or nurse at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
Study locations
United States · 1 center
- St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital — Youngstown
Publications
- Dyrbye LN, Satele D, Sloan J, Shanafelt TD. Utility of a brief screening tool to identify physicians in distress. J Gen Intern Med. 2013 Mar;28(3):421-7. doi: 10.1007/s11606-012-2252-9. Epub 2012 Nov 6. PMID 23129161
- Dyrbye LN, West CP, Satele D, Boone S, Tan L, Sloan J, Shanafelt TD. Burnout among U.S. medical students, residents, and early career physicians relative to the general U.S. population. Acad Med. 2014 Mar;89(3):443-51. doi: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000000134. PMID 24448053
- Brazeau CM, Shanafelt T, Durning SJ, Massie FS, Eacker A, Moutier C, Satele DV, Sloan JA, Dyrbye LN. Distress among matriculating medical students relative to the general population. Acad Med. 2014 Nov;89(11):1520-5. doi: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000000482. PMID 25250752
- Poghosyan L, Clarke SP, Finlayson M, Aiken LH. Nurse burnout and quality of care: cross-national investigation in six countries. Res Nurs Health. 2010 Aug;33(4):288-98. doi: 10.1002/nur.20383. PMID 20645421
- Vahey DC, Aiken LH, Sloane DM, Clarke SP, Vargas D. Nurse burnout and patient satisfaction. Med Care. 2004 Feb;42(2 Suppl):II57-66. doi: 10.1097/01.mlr.0000109126.50398.5a. PMID 14734943
- Chang EM, Bidewell JW, Huntington AD, Daly J, Johnson A, Wilson H, Lambert VA, Lambert CE. A survey of role stress, coping and health in Australian and New Zealand hospital nurses. Int J Nurs Stud. 2007 Nov;44(8):1354-62. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2006.06.003. Epub 2006 Aug 9. PMID 16901488
- Lindqvist R, Smeds Alenius L, Griffiths P, Runesdotter S, Tishelman C. Structural characteristics of hospitals and nurse-reported care quality, work environment, burnout and leaving intentions. J Nurs Manag. 2015 Mar;23(2):263-74. doi: 10.1111/jonm.12123. Epub 2013 Sep 19. PMID 24047463
- Poncet MC, Toullic P, Papazian L, Kentish-Barnes N, Timsit JF, Pochard F, Chevret S, Schlemmer B, Azoulay E. Burnout syndrome in critical care nursing staff. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2007 Apr 1;175(7):698-704. doi: 10.1164/rccm.200606-806OC. Epub 2006 Nov 16. PMID 17110646
Identifiers
NCT: NCT05977894 · 6120-810-1-01