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Does a Portable Biofeedback Tool Reduce Physician Stress?

NCT01067183 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2010-02-19

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Given the nature of their work duties and work environment, physicians often experience stress within the workplace and chronic stress negatively impacts physician wellness. Physician wellness is now linked to quality of patient care. The stress response can be broken down into four components: the stressor, the reaction, the physiological response and the experience of the physiological response. Stress can also be absolute (e.g. threat to life) and relative (e.g. I have 3 more consults to see). Stress management refers to a range of processes that are intended to mitigate one or more aspects of the psychobiology of stress. Biofeedback is a useful way of providing guidance and reinforcement for successful management of the physiological response to stress. It is important to provide physicians with effective tools for stress management. The objective of this study is to compare measures of stress and well-being among physicians allocated to learn a relaxation breathing technique and to use a biofeedback tool (referred to as a portable stress management device or PSMD) for 28 days (intervention group) and those allocated to standard care for 28 days (control group).

Conditions

  • Stress

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

portable biofeedback tool and relaxation breathing technique

The intervention group were trained in relaxation breathing technique and the use of a portable biofeedback tool that informs them of the success of the technique...thus behavioral therapy using a biofeedback device

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Alberta Health services

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Calgary

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-03-31
Primary Completion
2009-07-31
Completion
2009-07-31

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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