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An internet-based compassion course for healthcare professionals: Rationale and protocol for a randomised controlled trial.
Bratt, Anna Sofia; Johansson, Maude; Holmberg, Mats; Fagerström, Cecilia; Elmqvist, Carina; Rusner, Marie; Kaldo, Viktor.
Afiliación
  • Bratt AS; Department of Psychology, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Linnaeus University, Växjö, Sweden.
  • Johansson M; Department of Psychology, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Linnaeus University, Växjö, Sweden.
  • Holmberg M; Department of Health and Caring Sciences, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Linnaeus University, Växjö, Sweden.
  • Fagerström C; Centre for Clinical Research Sörmland, Uppsala University, Eskilstuna, Sweden.
  • Elmqvist C; School of Health, Care and Social Welfare, Mälardalen University, Eskilstuna, Sweden.
  • Rusner M; Department of Health and Caring Sciences, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Linnaeus University, Växjö, Sweden.
  • Kaldo V; The Research Section, Region Kalmar County, Kalmar, Sweden.
Internet Interv ; 28: 100463, 2022 Apr.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35646603
Background: Severe stress is one of the most common causes of sick leave in Sweden. Previous research has shown that compassion interventions for healthcare professionals can decrease work-related stress through the introduction of self-care, self-awareness, and emotion regulation abilities when experiencing difficult situations. Internet-based stress management interventions have hitherto shown promising results in reducing stress. However, further research is needed to examine the effectiveness of internet-based compassion interventions for healthcare professionals. Objective: In the present study protocol, a randomised controlled trial is described, aiming to examine the effects of an internet-based compassion course for healthcare professionals on work-related stress and stress of conscience. Method: Healthcare professionals will be offered an internet-based stress management course of five modules across a period of five weeks. The design is a randomised controlled study consisting of three groups enrolled in one of the following: a compassion course (n = 120), a cognitive behavioural stress management course (n = 120), or placed on a waitlist followed by either the compassion course or the cognitive behavioural stress management course (n = 36). We hypothesise that the internet-based compassion course would reduce the participants' stress of conscience to a greater degree compared to the other two groups. The secondary hypothesis is that the compassion course would increase the participants' professional quality of life (i.e., higher job satisfaction and lower empathy fatigue) and self-compassion. In addition, the internet-based compassion course is expected to reduce the participants' work-related stress and sick leave rates to the same degree (non-inferiority) as the cognitive behavioural stress management course and to a higher degree when compared to the waitlist condition. The primary outcome measure is the Stress of Conscience Questionnaire (SCQ) and the secondary outcome measures are the Professional Quality of Life Scale (PROQOL), the Work-related Stress Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire (COPSOQ), and the Self-compassion Scale (SCS). Assessments will be performed at baseline, four weekly assessments during treatment, post-treatment (5 weeks), and follow-ups at 10 weeks, 15 weeks, and 6 months. The repeated measures data will be analysed using a generalised estimating equation for repeated measurements to examine whether changes over time differ between the groups and whether the improvements persist over time. Discussion: The clinical trial is expected to provide novel data on the effects of compassion interventions and add to the existing knowledge of internet-based interventions for stress management in healthcare professionals.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Tipo de estudio: Clinical_trials / Guideline Aspecto: Patient_preference Idioma: En Revista: Internet Interv Año: 2022 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Suecia Pais de publicación: Países Bajos

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Tipo de estudio: Clinical_trials / Guideline Aspecto: Patient_preference Idioma: En Revista: Internet Interv Año: 2022 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Suecia Pais de publicación: Países Bajos