Please select the arm or intervention descriptions that belong to the clinical trial below.
Title: Development and Evaluation of a Novel Mindful-Compassion Art Therapy (MCAT) Supervision for Self-Care and Collegial Support Among End-of-Life Care Professionals in Singapore
Brief Summary: Background: The need for empathy and the difficulties of coping with morality when caring for the dying and the bereaved pose great psychological and spiritual strains. End-of-Life (EoL) care professionals including doctors, nurses and social workers are particularly prone to burnout given the intense emotional and existential nature of their work. Supervision is one important way to provide adequate support that focuses on both professional and personal competencies in working with death and loss. Previous research has provided strong evidence that support the inclusion of art therapy within supervision for it had effectively reduced burnout and enhanced emotional regulation. Combining the practice of mindfulness in art-therapy based supervision has immense potential to create a dynamic platform for self-care and collegial support, of which could ultimately cultivate sustained resilience, compassion and growth among those immersed the fields of hospice and palliative care.

Methods/Design: A randomized wait-list control trial design. 60 EoL care professionals were randomly allocated into one of two groups: (i) Intervention group (MCAT Supervision), and (ii) Control group (MCAT Supervision will be provided after the intervention group completed all supervision sessions). Both quantitative and qualitative outcomes were assessed at baseline, immediately after intervention, and four weeks post intervention. Primary outcome measure included level of burnout. Secondary outcomes included death attitude and fear of death, emotional awareness and regulation, resilience, compassion, and overall quality of life. Qualitative data were analyzed using Framework method.

Discussion: The integration of art and mindfulness practice to process the needs of professional EoL caregivers for self-care is a scarcely explored area in the field of hospice and palliative care in Singapore and in the international context. This pilot study proposes to develop and test a novel Mindful-Compassion Art Therapy (MCAT) Supervision for professional EoL caregivers. The expected outcome would generate new knowledge contributing to advancements in both theories and practice in hospice and palliative care for Singapore and across the globe.


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A: Arm Label: Immediate Coaching Intervention; Type: EXPERIMENTAL; Interventions: Behavioral: Professional Coaching | Arm Label: Control/Delayed Coaching Intervention; Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR; Interventions: Behavioral: Professional Coaching | Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL; Name: Professional Coaching; Assigned to Arm(s): Control/Delayed Coaching Intervention, Immediate Coaching Intervention
B: Arm Label: Transcendental Meditation Intervention Arm; Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR; Interventions: Behavioral: Transcendental Meditation | Arm Label: Treatment as usual(TAU) Control Arm; Type: NO_INTERVENTION; Interventions: N/A | Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL; Name: Transcendental Meditation; Assigned to Arm(s): Transcendental Meditation Intervention Arm
C: Arm Label: Self-management group workshops; Type: EXPERIMENTAL; Interventions: Behavioral: Self-management group workshops | Arm Label: No treament (wait-list control); Type: NO_INTERVENTION; Interventions: N/A | Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL; Name: Self-management group workshops; Assigned to Arm(s): Self-management group workshops
D: Arm Label: MCAT Supervision Group; Type: EXPERIMENTAL; Interventions: Behavioral: Mindful-Compassion Art Therapy Supervision | Arm Label: Waitlist Control Group; Type: EXPERIMENTAL; Interventions: Behavioral: Mindful-Compassion Art Therapy Supervision | Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL; Name: Mindful-Compassion Art Therapy Supervision; Assigned to Arm(s): MCAT Supervision Group, Waitlist Control Group

Answer: D