Internet-Based Intervention for Occupational Stress Among Medical Professionals

Summary

The aim of this study is to assess the efficacy of internet intervention for reduction of occupational stress and its negative consequences (job burnout, depression) among medical professionals through the enhancement of the resources that are critical for coping with stress: self-efficacy and perceived social support.

Conditions

• Stress, Psychological, Occupational
• Burnout, Professional

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Personal resources' enhancement: self-efficacy and perceived social support

The condition reflects cultivation hypothesis and consists of 2 sequential modules with self-efficacy enhancement module (SE) preceding perceived social support enhancement module (SS). Each module is comprised of 3 evidence-based, CBT-framed exercises: 1) SE: mastery experience, vicarious experience, and action planning, 2) SS: received support \& cognitive distortions, social skills \& peer support, action planning. Participants will have an option to engage in one or more out of four additional modules: relaxation, cognitive reconstruction, mindfulness, and lifestyle. The condition takes 6 weeks, 1 week per exercise.

BEHAVIORAL

Personal resources' enhancement: perceived social support and self-efficacy

The condition reflects enabling hypothesis and consists of 2 sequential modules with perceived social support enhancement module (SS) preceding self-efficacy enhancement module (SE). Each module is comprised of 3 evidence-based, CBT-framed exercises: 1) SS: received support \& cognitive distortions, social skills \& peer support, and action planning, 2) SE: mastery experience, vicarious experience, and action planning. Participants will have an option to engage in one or more out of four additional modules: relaxation, cognitive reconstruction, mindfulness, and lifestyle. The condition takes 6 weeks, 1 week per exercise.

BEHAVIORAL

Personal resources' enhancement: self-efficacy

The condition consists of self-efficacy enhancement module (SE) and is comprised of 3 evidence-based, CBT-framed exercises: mastery experience, vicarious experience, and action planning. Participants will have an option to engage in one or more out of four additional modules: relaxation, cognitive reconstruction, mindfulness, and lifestyle. The condition takes 3 weeks, 1 week per exercise.

BEHAVIORAL

Personal resources' enhancement: perceived social support

The condition consists of perceived social support enhancement module (SS) and is comprised of 3 evidence-based, CBT-framed exercises: received support \& cognitive distortions, social skills \& peer support, and action planning. Participants will have an option to engage in one or more out of four additional modules: relaxation, cognitive reconstruction, mindfulness, and lifestyle. The condition takes 3 weeks, 1 week per exercise.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Linkoeping University

  collaborator OTHER_GOV

• Stockholm University

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Warsaw

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Ewelina Smoktunowicz, PhD · SWSP University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Department of Psychology

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2018-10-08

Primary Completion

2020-04-15

Completion

2020-04-15

Countries

• Poland

Study Locations