Storytelling Through Music to Improve Well-being Among Homeless Service Providers
NCT Number: NCT06536387
Status: RECRUITING
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Phases: NA
Conditions: Burnout, Professional|Anxiety|Depression|Secondary Trauma
Interventions: BEHAVIORAL: Storytelling Through Music
Sponsor: University of Texas at Austin
Sex: ALL
Age: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Enrollment: 16
Study Design: Allocation: NA|Intervention Model: SINGLE_GROUP|Masking: NONE|Primary Purpose: OTHER
Start Date: 2024-07-01
Completion Date: 2025-12-31
Locations: University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, 78712, United States

Summary:
Homelessness is a complex social issue and requires a dedicated workforce of helping professionals, including nurses and social workers. Secondary traumatic stress is common in this workforce and contributes to poor professional quality of life, burnout, and job turnover. These factors undermine the health and well-being of homeless service providers and threaten the stability of this critical workforce. The purpose of this study is to evaluate "Storytelling Through Music," an innovative 6-week, multi-dimensional intervention, to improve well-being among homeless service providers.

Primary Outcome Measures: Study Feasibility, Feasibility will be evaluated by tracking the percentage of participants screened and enrolled. The study will be deemed feasible with a 60% enrollment rate., Immediately post-intervention (6 weeks)|Intervention Feasibility, Feasibility will be evaluated by tracking the average number of sessions the participants complete. This intervention will be deemed feasible if 85% of the intervention is completed., Immediately post-intervention (6 weeks)|Intervention Acceptability, An additional primary endpoint is acceptability. Acceptability will be evaluated with semi-structured interview questions to understand the participant's perception of intervention delivery and content, as well as the perceived impact., Immediately post-intervention (6 weeks)
Secondary Outcome Measures: Mean Change from Baseline in Anxiety Scores at 6 weeks and 10 weeks, Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Emotional Distress-Anxiety Short-Form 8a will be used. The minimum score is 8, and the maximum score is 40. Higher scores indicate more anxiety., Immediately post-intervention and 1-month post-intervention|Mean Change from Baseline in Depression Scores at 6 weeks and 10 weeks, The Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Depression Short-Form 8a will be used.The minimum score is 8, and the maximum score is 40. Higher scores indicate higher levels of depressive symptoms., Immediately post-intervention and 1-month post-intervention|Mean Change from Baseline in Emotion Regulation Scores at 6 weeks and 10 weeks, The Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire-Short Form (TEIQue-SF) will be used to assess trait emotional intelligence (EI). The questionnaire consists of 30 items rated on a 7-point scale, provides a global trait EI score, and scores for four subscales (i.e., well-being, self-control, emotionality, and sociability). Higher scores correspond to high levels of trait EI., Immediately post-intervention and 1-month post-intervention|Mean Change from Baseline in Self-Compassion Scores at 6 weeks and 10 weeks, Self-Compassion Scale; range is 26-130; higher score is better outcome., Immediately post-intervention and 1-month post-intervention|Mean Change from Baseline in Loneliness Scores at 6 weeks and 10 weeks, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Loneliness Scale; range is 0-60; lower score is better outcome., Immediately post-intervention and 1-month post-intervention|Mean Change from Baseline in Post-traumatic Growth Scores at 6 weeks and 10 weeks, The Post-traumatic Growth Index (PTGI) consists of 21-items that measures the degree of positive changes in an individual's experience after a challenging life event. The PTGI consists of 5 dimensions: Relating to Others (7-items), New Possibilities (5-items), Personal Strength (4-items), Spiritual Change (2-items), and Appreciation of Life (3-items). Total scores can range from 0 to 105., Immediately post-intervention and 1-month post-intervention|Mean Change from Baseline in Insomnia Scores at 6 weeks and 10 weeks, The Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Sleep Disturbance Short-Form 6a will be used. The minimum score is 6, and the maximum score is 30. Higher scores indicate more sleep disturbance., Immediately post-intervention and 1-month post-intervention|Mean Change from Baseline in Professional Quality of Life Scores at 6 weeks and 10 weeks, The Professional Quality of Life (ProQOL) has three subscales: Compassion Satisfaction, Burnout, and Secondary Traumatic Stress. Scores are reported on individual subscales and can range from 10 to 50. Higher levels indicate more of the construct., Immediately post-intervention and 1-month post-intervention