Neoplasms

Symptoms and General Pathology

All Conditions

Behaviors and Mental Disorders

Occupational Diseases

Neoplasm Metastasis

Fatigue

Burnout, Psychological

Burnout, Professional

Compassion Fatigue

Neoplastic Processes

Stress, Psychological

Behavioral Symptoms

Occupational Stress

Mental Fatigue

Participants in the intervention will participate in the 6-week mindfulness self-compassion course delivered online.

This course is designed to reduce burnout and compassion fatigue among specialist rehabilitation providers. Course materials are adapted from the Center for Mindful Self-Compassion (CMSC).

Mindfulness Self-Compassion Course

Robert Simpson, Md, PhD

The goal of this clinical trial is to explore the impact of an online compassion-based intervention on burnout among specialist rehabilitation providers. Post-intervention interviews aim to gather information on: burnout and compassion, experiences with the intervention, barriers and facilitators to taking part, and suggestions for improving online course delivery.

Burnout threatens the sustainability of compassionate care in rehabilitation. This project explores the impact of an online compassion-based intervention on burnout among specialist inpatient rehabilitation healthcare providers. Thirty specialist rehabilitation healthcare providers will be recruited to take part. The online intervention will include six weekly live one-hour sessions. Healthcare provider socio-demographic, practice, and wellness measures will be collected at baseline, post-course, and three months later. Qualitative interviews will be used to explore participant views on burnout and compassion, experiences with the intervention, barriers and facilitators to taking part, and suggestions for improving online course delivery. Up to two instructors and support persons will be invited to participate in qualitative interviews to explore their views for improving online course delivery.

A Mindful Self-compassion Based Intervention for Specialist Rehabilitation Providers

Mindful Self-compassion, Compassion Fatigue, Secondary Traumatic Stress, and Burnout Among Specialist Rehabilitation Providers - a Mixed Methods Study Protocol

Measures the positive and negative effects of one's compassion for those that they help rehabilitate.

Measure's ones tendencies for receiving and providing relational compassion.

Measures how one typically acts towards themselves in difficult times.

Measures the different ways that people may think about their lives.

Measures one's tendencies to engage in mindfulness practices.

Measures one's thoughts and feelings pertaining to stress.

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Physiatrist and Associate Scientist

During the first meeting, before the planned training, data will be collected face to face using the personal information form, Compassion Fatigue Brief Scale, Maslach Burnout Scale, Psychological Well-Being Scale. Physicians and nurses in the intervention group were given group counseling sessions by the researcher, in groups of 10-15 people, for 20 minutes once a week for 8 weeks. An online meditation practice will be provided for a long time. At the end of the mindfulness meditation application (in the 8th week) and four weeks after the end of the application (in the 12th week) for follow-up purposes, data will be collected through an online survey for physicians and nurses using Compassion Fatigue Brief Scale, Maslach Burnout Scale, Psychological Well-Being Scale.

During the first meeting, data will be collected face to face using the personal information form, MY-KÖ, MTÖ and PİÖÖ. In the 8th and 12th weeks of the research, the data will be re-administered to the physicians and nurses in the control group via an online survey using Compassion Fatigue Brief Scale, Maslach Burnout Scale, Psychological Well-Being Scale. After the implementation process of the research is completed, mindfulness meditation application will be applied online once to the physicians and nurses in the control group.

Mindfulness Meditation application will be implemented online by the researcher in 20-minute group sessions once a week for 8 weeks. Participants will be asked to provide a quiet, ventilated, dimly lit environment for the practice. The researcher will start the application when the participants take their places as they feel comfortable. In the first stage, the researcher will teach physicians and nurses to take deep diaphragmatic breaths through the nose and out through the mouth.

Mindfulness Meditation

Cancer is a disease that causes the most deaths worldwide and is challenging for patients and caregivers both physically and psychosocially. Physicians and nurses working in oncology clinics perform a demanding profession providing compassionate care and treatment to patients struggling with life-threatening diseases. The emotional cost of caring for patients diagnosed with cancer can lead to compassion fatigue, burnout, and decreased psychological well-being among healthcare professionals. For this reason, this research is planned as a randomized controlled study to examine the effect of Mindfulness meditation practice on compassion fatigue, burnout, and psychological well-being in physicians and nurses working in oncology units.

The Effect of Mindfulness Meditation

The Effect of Mindfulness Meditation Practice on Compassion Fatigue, Burnout, and Psychological Well-Being of Health Professionals Working in Oncology Units: Randomized Controlled Study

At the end of the mindfulness meditation practice in oncology physicians and nurses the Compassion Fatigue Brief Scale will be used to measure the changes in compassion fatigue. As the scores obtained from the compassion fatigue brief scale increase, the perceived level of compassion fatigue in individuals increases. The lowest score from the scale is 13 and the highest score is 130.

At the end of the mindfulness meditation practice in oncology physicians and nurses the Maslach Burnout Scale will be used to measure the changes in the level of burnout. Increasing Maslach Burnout Scale "Depersonalization" and "Emotional exhaustion" subscale scores indicate that burnout increases, while increasing the "personal success" subscale score indicates that burnout decreases.

At the end of the mindfulness meditation practice in oncology physicians and nurses and the Psychological Well-Being Scale will be used to evaluate the changes in the level of psychological well-being. A high score on the psychological well-being scale indicates that the person is at a positive level psychologically. The highest score from the scale is 56, while the minimum score is 8.

Four weeks after the end of the mindfulness meditation practice in oncology physicians and nurses the Compassion Fatigue Brief Scale will be used to measure the changes in compassion fatigue. As the scores obtained from the compassion fatigue brief scale increase, the perceived level of compassion fatigue in individuals increases. The lowest score from the scale is 13 and the highest score is 130.

Four weeks after the end of the mindfulness meditation practice in oncology physicians and nurses the Maslach Burnout Scale will be used to measure the changes in the level of burnout. Increasing Maslach Burnout Scale "Depersonalization" and "Emotional exhaustion" subscale scores indicate that burnout increases, while increasing the "personal success" subscale score indicates that burnout decreases.

Four weeks after the end of the mindfulness meditation practice in oncology physicians and nurses and the Psychological Well-Being Scale will be used to evaluate the changes in the level of psychological well-being. A high score on the psychological well-being scale indicates that the person is at a positive level psychologically. The highest score from the scale is 56, while the minimum score is 8.

Gulhane Training and Research Hospital

Phd Student

Caregiver Burden

12-week, supervised twice weekly circuit-based resistance training program.

12-week, supervised twice weekly circuit-based resistance training program plus home-based (unsupervised) brisk walking/light jogging program 3 days/week.

12-week self-paced walking at home (unsupervised) 3 days/week.

Participants will engage in a 12-week, twice weekly circuit-based resistance training program. Each supervised session will last about 25 minutes and will consist of 5 resistance exercises. Each exercise will be completed for 1 minute for a total of 5 minutes followed by a 1-minute rest. The circuit will then repeated 3 additional times (total of 4 circuits). All resistance sessions will be supervised by a certified fitness professionals.

Circuit-based Resistance Training

Participants will engage in a 12-week, twice weekly circuit-based resistance training program. Each supervised session will last about 25 minutes and will consist of 5 resistance exercises. Each exercise will be completed for 1 minute for a total of 5 minutes followed by a 1-minute rest. The circuit will then repeated 3 additional times (total of 4 circuits). All resistance sessions will be supervised by a certified fitness professionals.

Participants will also be asked to engage in 25 minutes of brisk power walking or light jogging at home (unsupervised) 3 days/week for 25 minutes on days when they have not engaged in resistance training.

Circuit-based Resistance Training + Home-based Walking

Participants will be asked to engage in 25 minutes of self-paced walking at home (unsupervised) 3 days/week.

Home-based Walking

Melanie Keats, PhD

The goal of this preference-based pilot study will be to assess the feasibility, acceptability, and impact of a 12-week exercise intervention on oncology care provider burnout, compassion fatigue, and well-being. Participants will be divided into one of three exercise groups. Group assignment will be based on participant preference.

Group 1: Supervised circuit-based resistance exercise (2 days/week)

Group 2: Supervised circuit-based resistance exercise (2 days/week) + moderate-to-high intensity home-based walking/light jogging program (3 days/week)

Group 3: Self-paced home-based walking program (3 days/week)

Exercise for Oncology Care Professionals

The Cost of Caring: Examining the Role of Exercise in Mitigating Oncology Care Provider Burnout (C4C+)

Participant accrual as defined as the number of eligible participants who consent to participate.

Participant adherence to prescribed exercise intervention

Percentage of participants who complete the 12-week intervention

Exit interview is used to assess factors influencing participant selection of intervention type/setting, adherence to and satisfaction with the selected intervention.

Attendance is calculated as the percentage of exercise sessions completed by the total number of available exercise sessions over the 12-week intervention.

The MBI-MP is used to assess burnout in medical professionals. The 22-item, 7-point Likert scale (0 = never to 6 = everyday) assesses burnout across three dimensions: emotional exhaustion (9 items), personal accomplishment (8 items), and depersonalization (5-items).

The 30-item ProQOL is used to assess compassion fatigue (10 items), compassion satisfaction (10 items), and burnout (10 items). Items are scored on a 5-point Likert scale (1 = never to 5 = very often).

The 21-item DASS is used to assess symptoms associated with three negative emotional states: depression, anxiety, and stress. Each scale contains 7-items scored on a 4-point severity/frequency scale.

Participants asked to record their daily step counts using a wrist worn activity monitor.

Self-reported physical activity is assessed by the Godin Leisure Time Exercise Questionnaire. Higher scores indicate higher levels of physical activity. Participants reporting moderate-to-strenuous Leisure Score Index ≥ 24 are classified as active; those reporting moderate-to-strenuous Leisure Score Index ≤ 23 are classified as insufficiently active.

Resting systolic and diastolic blood pressure

The six-minute walk test is used to assess aerobic capacity.

A hand-held dynamometer is used to assess upper body strength.

The 30-second sit-to-stand is used to assess lower body muscular endurance.

Height and weight is used to assess body mass index

Study title	NCT ID	Conditions	Interventions	Eligibility	Organization
A Mindful Self-compassion Based Intervention for Specialist Rehabilitation Providers	NCT05997082	Burnout, Profes... Compassion Fati... Secondary Traum...	Mindfulness Sel...	18 Years -	Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
The Effect of Mindfulness Meditation	NCT06282913	Burnout Compassion Fati... Psychological W...	Mindfulness Med...	18 Years -	Gulhane Training and Research Hospital
Exercise for Oncology Care Professionals	NCT05884073	Burnout, Caregi... Compassion Fati...	Circuit-based R... Circuit-based R... Home-based Walk...	18 Years -	Nova Scotia Health Authority
The Effect of Mindfulness Meditation	NCT06282913	Burnout Compassion Fati... Psychological W...	Mindfulness Med...	18 Years -	Gulhane Training and Research Hospital

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