RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT04276922

Creative Arts Program to Reduce Burnout in Healthcare Professionals


Sponsor

University of Colorado, Denver

Enrollment

195 participants

Start Date

Mar 1, 2020

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Summary

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

Min Age: 18 YearsMax Age: 85 Years

Plain Language Summary

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This study is not about treating a disease — it's designed to help healthcare workers who are experiencing burnout. Researchers are testing whether participating in creative arts activities (like music, painting, or writing) can reduce stress and emotional exhaustion among hospital-based healthcare providers. **You may be eligible if...** - You work as a healthcare provider in a hospital setting for at least 20 hours per week - You are experiencing burnout symptoms, such as emotional exhaustion, feeling detached from patients, or a low sense of personal accomplishment (based on a standard burnout questionnaire) **You may NOT be eligible if...** - You are unwilling to participate in any of the four creative arts activities offered in the program Talk to your doctor to see if this trial is right for you.

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Interventions

BEHAVIORALVisual Arts

Subjects meet for 90 minutes, once weekly, over 12 weeks for guided drawing/sketching sessions. The 12 sessions will follow a standard sequence that addresses three primary themes: creating safety, inviting vulnerability, and integrating into a transformative community. Surveys, activity diary cards will be completed at baseline, weekly and at intervention completion to assess satisfaction, stress, and well-being. Qualitative focus groups will occur after the intervention to assess acceptability of intervention, outcomes assessments, program development and implementation.

BEHAVIORALMusic

Subjects meet for 90 minutes, once weekly, over 12 weeks, for guided music-listening exercises (such as lyric analysis, patient-chosen, music for relaxation and/or visualization) and active music making. The 12 sessions follow a standard sequence, addressing three primary themes: creating safety, inviting vulnerability, and integrating into a transformative community. Surveys, activity diary cards are completed at baseline, weekly and at completion to assess satisfaction, stress, and well-being. Qualitative focus groups, after the intervention, assess acceptability of intervention, outcomes, program development and implementation.

BEHAVIORALDance/Movement

Subjects will meet once weekly, and begin with a movement check-in, a gentle physical warm-up, and then either a structured or improvisational movement process. for a total of 12 weeks. Each session will last 90 minutes. The 12 sessions will follow a standard sequence that addresses three primary themes: creating safety, inviting vulnerability, and integrating into a transformative community. Surveys, activity diary cards will be completed at baseline, weekly and at intervention completion to assess satisfaction, stress, and well-being. Qualitative focus groups will occur after the intervention to assess acceptability of intervention, outcomes assessments, program development and implementation.

BEHAVIORALWriting/Poetry

Subjects will meet once weekly, for writing workshops to encourage participants to tell the stories they need to tell, using integral elements of good writing, for a total of 12 weeks. Each session will last 90 minutes. The 12 sessions will follow a standard sequence that addresses three primary themes: creating safety, inviting vulnerability, and integrating into a transformative community. Surveys, activity diary cards will be completed at baseline, weekly and at intervention completion to assess satisfaction, stress, and well-being. Qualitative focus groups will occur after the intervention to assess acceptability of intervention, outcomes assessments, program development and implementation.

BEHAVIORALControl

Control Group will only complete surveys at baseline and 12 weeks later.


Locations(1)

University of Colorado - Anschutz Medical Campus

Aurora, Colorado, United States

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