Resiliency Program for Medical Interpreters

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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To develop and test a 4-session program to teach resiliency skills to Medical Interpreters.

Detailed Description
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This study aims to improve quality of cancer care for LEP patients through improving medical interpreters' ability to cope with difficult encounters. We propose to (1) identify the needs of medical interpreters working with cancer patients, and (2) develop and test a psychoeducational resiliency program at 3 DF/HCC cancer centers: MGH, DFCI, and BWH) intended to enhance interpreters' skills to effectively manage stressful encounters and to cope with the personal effects of encounters.

Official Title
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Developing a Resiliency Program for Medical Interpreters in Cancer Care

Conditions
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Psychological Stress

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: Behavioral: Resiliency Intervention


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Interpreter employed at one of the 3 study hospitals >=20 hours/week Exclusion Criteria: 1) Interpreter working <20 hours per week

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Treatment
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Active Comparator: Delayed Intervention: Control<br>Delayed intervention: Control was a a behavioral treatment for resiliency delivered in a single 4 hour session delivered in a delayed fashion (waitlist control) | Behavioral: Behavioral: Resiliency Intervention<br>* 4 hour behavioral session including education in the relaxation response, education about stress and allostatic load, cognitive skills building, review of difficult encounters with patients.<br>* Other names: CARE;|
| Experimental: Experimental: Intervention<br>Experimental: Intervention was a 4 hour behavioral resiliency intervention. | Behavioral: Behavioral: Resiliency Intervention<br>* 4 hour behavioral session including education in the relaxation response, education about stress and allostatic load, cognitive skills building, review of difficult encounters with patients.<br>* Other names: CARE;|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Feasibility and Acceptability of Intervention (participant feedback questionnaire) | A participant feedback questionnaire will be completed by participants, including questions about whether the logistics and content of the intervention were feasible and acceptable to them. Attendance to the sessions is also considered as a component of feasibility. | Post-Intervention (4 weeks) | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Psychological Variables including Perceived Stress and Resiliency ( PSS-1021 is a 10-item scale) | The PSS-1021 is a 10-item scale designed to measure the degree to which situations in one's life are appraised, or considered as stressful, and how unpredictable, uncontrollable, and overloaded respondents find their lives. Responses are on 4-item Likert scales and range from 10-40; higher score = greater stress.The Resiliency Scale is a 14-item self-report measure to assess one's ability to successfully deal with adversity. | Baseline, Post-Intervention (4 weeks), and 12 week follow up | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Resiliency burnout stress