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Creative Arts Program to Reduce Burnout in Healthcare Professionals
NCT04276922 · University of Colorado, Denver
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About this study
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.
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.
Study design
Enrollment target: 195 participants
Allocation: randomized
Masking: none
Age groups: adult, older_adult
Timeline
Starts: 2020-03-01
Estimated completion: 2025-04-30
Last updated: 2024-12-16
Interventions
Behavioral: Visual ArtsBehavioral: MusicBehavioral: Dance/MovementBehavioral: Writing/PoetryBehavioral: Control
Primary outcomes
- • Acceptability/Satisfaction of Intervention as assessed by Client Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ-8) scores to yield a homogeneous estimate of general satisfaction. (At the end of 12 week intervention)
Sponsor
University of Colorado, Denver · other
With: National Endowment for the Arts, United States
Contacts & investigators
ContactRafaela Mantelli, BS · contact · rafaela.mantelli@cuanschutz.edu · 303-724-6377
ContactJeffrey McKeehan, MSN · contact · jeffrey.mckeehan@cuanschutz.edu · 303-724-6080
InvestigatorMarc Moss, MD · principal_investigator, University of Colorado, Denver
All locations (1)
University of Colorado - Anschutz Medical CampusRecruiting
Aurora, Colorado, United States