Stress Management and Resiliency Training for Physicians

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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This study is to evaluate the effects of the SMART-3RP (Stress Management and Resiliency Training Relaxation Response Resiliency Program) on physician and academic faculty well-being, perceived stress, burnout, compassion, and job satisfaction.

Detailed Description
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Burnout is a serious problem in healthcare, resulting in absenteeism, decreased job satisfaction, decreased empathy, anxiety, depression, increased medical errors and decreased patient satisfaction. A growing number of studies have demonstrated that programs incorporating mind-body practices increase resilience in healthcare providers and can reduce burnout and perceived stress while increasing empathy. The Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine (BHI) has developed a clinical program for patients known as the Stress Management and Resiliency Training Relaxation Response Resiliency Program (SMART-3RP or SMART Program for short). This study is to evaluate the effect of the SMART-3RP on physician and academic faculty well-being, perceived stress, burnout, compassion, and job satisfaction.

Official Title
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Stress Management and Resiliency Training for Physicians

Conditions
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Burnout, Professional, Stress

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: SMART-3RP


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Physicians and academic faculty of Brigham and Women's Hospital and Newton-Wellesley Hospital Exclusion Criteria: None

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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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
Allocation: Non-Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Intervention<br>Participants will receive the 8-week SMART-3RP intervention within a few weeks of enrolling in the study. | Behavioral: SMART-3RP<br>* This is an 8-week, multimodal resiliency program that targets stress with 4 main components: mind-body skills (participants learn a variety of meditation techniques, mini relaxations, walking meditation, and yoga), traditional stress management techniques, healthy lifestyle behaviors (sleep, exercise, nutrition, and social support), and cognitive reappraisal and adaptive coping skills (borrowed from cognitive behavioral therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, and positive psychology). The program consists of 8, 1.5 hour sessions.<br>* Other names: Stress Management and Resiliency Training Program (SMART Program);|
| No Intervention: No Intervention<br>Participants will not receive the SMART-3RP program and will only complete study questionnaires.. | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Change in perceived stress: pre-program vs. post-program | Change in score on the perceived stress scale - 10 item instrument (PSS-10) from baseline to completion of the group. | Approximately 2 months | 

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