A Randomized Controlled Evaluation of a Compassion-course for Healthcare Professionals
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age20+
SponsorLinnaeus University
About this trial
The aim is to investigate whether an internet-based compassion course of five modules contributes to reducing stress of conscience and work-related stress, increase the experience of professional quality of life and self-compassion in healthcare professionals.
Eligibility criteria
This trial accepts healthy volunteersQualifiers
None
Disqualifiers
None
Trial design
Design model
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
Internet-based compassion course for stress managemant
BehavioralA five week long, structured self-help program with weekly reports to, and feedback from a compassion-focused (CFT) therapist over the Internet. Includes traditional CFT-methods for stress-related problems.
General Internet-based cognitive behavioural course for stress management
BehavioralA five week long, structured self-help program with weekly reports to, and feedback from a cognitive-behavioral (CBT) therapist over the Internet. Includes traditional CBT-methods for stress-related problems.
Treatment groups
548 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groupsGroup A: Internet-based compassion courseExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: General internet-based CBT stress management courseActive comparator 1 intervention
Group C: WaitlistOther 2 interventions
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Change (from baseline) in Stress of conscience
Stress of Conscience Questionnaire (SCQ). The purpose of the SCQ is to estimate stress related to a troubled conscience. The questionnaire consists of nine items describing different healthcare situations, each made up of two parts, an A question and a B question. The A question concerns how frequently the subject estimates that the situation discussed arises in the workplace. This is assessed on a 6-point Likert scale, where 0 is 'Never' and 5 stands for 'Every day'. For each A question, there is a B question following it, in which the degree to which the conscience is troubled in the given situation is estimated on a 10 cm visual analogue scale. The visual analogue scale ranges from 0 = 'No, it gives me no troubled conscience at all' to 5 = 'Yes, it gives me a very troubled conscience'.
Time frame
0, 5, 10 and 15 weeks and 6 months after baselineSecondary outcomes
1
Change (from baseline) in Professional quality of life
Professional quality of life scale (PROQOL) Professional quality of life is the quality one feels in relation to their work as a helper. Both the positive and negative aspects of doing one's job influence ones professional quality of life. Professional quality of life incorporates two aspects, the positive (Compassion Satisfaction) and the negative (Compassion Fatigue). Compassion fatigue breaks into two parts. The first part concerns things such like exhaustion, frustration, anger and depression typical of burnout. Secondary Traumatic Stress is a negative feeling driven by fear and work-related trauma. Some trauma at work can be direct (primary) trauma. In other cases, work-related trauma be a combination of both primary and secondary trauma. The PROQOL consists of 30 questions assessed on a 5-point Likert scale, where 0 is 'Never' and 5 stands for 'Very often'.
Time frame
0, 5, 10 and 15 weeks and 6 months after baseline2
Change (from baseline) in Work-related stress
Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire (COPSOQ), assessing psychosocial factors at work, stress, and the well-being of employees.
Time frame
0, 5, 10 and 15 weeks and 6 months after baseline3
Change (from baseline) in Self-compassion
Self-compassion scale (SCS) consists of 26 items, assessed on a 5-point Likert scale, where 0 is 'Almost never' to 5 for 'Almost always'.
Time frame
0, 5, 10 and 15 weeks and 6 months after baselineOther outcomes
1
Sick leave
Sick leave from MIDAS registry, from the Swedish Social Insurance Agency
Time frame
Number of periods of sick leave according the registry MIDAS from week 5 after baseline until week 52 after baseline.2
Satisfaction with treatment
Questions of satisfaction with the internet-based course and treatment credibility scale.
Time frame
Week 5 after baselineSponsors and contacts
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Linnaeus University
Lead sponsor
Vastra Gotaland Region
Collaborator
Region Kalmar County
Collaborator
Sormland County Council, Sweden
Collaborator
Kronoberg County Council
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov