Online Self-care Training Program (MAGO Study)

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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This study aims to determine the efficacy of MAGO (Online Self-care Training Program for Psychologists), a person-directed, individual, occupational intervention via videoconference in six sessions on a weekly basis. By promoting self-care behaviors, it is expected to reduce burnout levels and to increase work engagement in clinical psychologists working in Chile.

Detailed Description
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Clinical psychologists are susceptible to develop burnout as a result of facing consistently emotionally taxing job demands and a high requirement for empathy. Implementing self-care behaviors can help to prevent negative consequences of work stress and the promotion of positive outcomes such as optimal professional functioning and enhanced well-being in psychologists. The intervention is a person-directed, individual, primary occupational intervention. It will be carried out via videoconference in six weekly sessions of 45 minutes. MAGO is a program derived from Self-care Assessment for Psychology (SCAP). From a preventive perspective on self-care, items represent strategies or behaviors that may be integrated into one's professional and personal life on a more ongoing and proactive basis to promote well-functioning. Chile has presented a slow but progressive development of e-mental health research, and Internet-based interventions are at an early stage of development in this country. Using videoconference and web-delivered questionnaires are crucial in reaching psychologists considering problems such as long distances of transportation and a tiny budget for mental health. Nevertheless, Chile scores 52 in the Global Connectivity Index, while digital technologies are highly utilized across all social strata.

Official Title
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Study Protocol of a Randomized Controlled Trial of an Online Self-Care Training Programme to Reduce Burnout and Promote Work Engagement in Clinical Psychologists: MAGO Study

Conditions
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Occupational Burnout

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: videoconference


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Chilean psychologists Currently working in the public sector in Chile Available to attend to six online sessions Willing to voluntarily participate Exclusion Criteria: Subjects participating in psychotherapy as clients High scores for depression or anxiety

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: Prevention
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Interventional Model Description: MAGO is a parallel, two-armed randomized controlled trial with three assessment points (baseline, post-intervention, and six-month follow-up). Participants will be randomized for the program or a no-treatment group.
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| No Intervention: Control group<br>No intervention | |
| Experimental: Intervention group<br>Videoconference | Behavioral: videoconference<br>* The intervention is a person-directed, individual, primary occupational intervention. It will be carried out via videoconference in six sessions of 45 minutes (on a weekly basis). Through guided dialogue, individual difficulties and opportunities of each subject will be examined in order to gain self-awareness of personal characteristics (strengths, limitations, maximum workload capacity) in their particular set of job demands and resources. Participants are encouraged to adopt the set of self-care strategies in each dimension, adapting them to their specific context. Activities will be carried out in Spanish by the researcher.<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Change from baseline occupational burnout | Maslach Burnout Inventory for human services (MBI-HSS) is comprised of 22 items to evaluate emotional exhaustion (EE), depersonalization (DP), and personal fulfillment (PF). Total score ranges from 0 to 132, with higher scores indicating more occupational burnout. | 8 weeks and 6 months. | 
| Change from baseline work engagement | Utrecht Work Engagement (UWES-17) is comprised of 17 items. Total score ranges from 0 to 102, with higher scores indicating more work engagement. | 8 weeks and 6 months. | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Change from baseline self-care behaviors | Self-Care Assessment for Psychologists (SCAP) is comprised of 21 items. Total score ranges from 21 to 147, with higher scores indicating higher frequency of self-care behaviors. | 8 weeks and 6 months. | 
| Change from baseline general health | General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) is comprised of 12 items. Total score ranges from 0 to 12, with higher scores indicating lower levels general health. | 8 weeks and 6 months. | 
| Change from baseline perceived social support | Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) is comprised of 12 items. Total score ranges from 12 to 84, with higher scores indicating higher levels of perceived social support. | Baseline, 8 weeks, 6 months. | 
| Change from baseline depression symptoms | Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II) is comprised of 21 items. Total score ranges from 0 to 63, with higher scores indicating higher levels of depressive symptomatology. | 8 weeks and 6 months. | 
| Change from baseline anxiety symptoms | Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) is comprised of 21 items. Total score ranges from 0 to 63 with higher scores indicating higher levels of anxiety symptoms. | 8 weeks and 6 months. | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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burnout, self-care, online program, telepsychology