The READ-SG Study: Effect of Peer-Facilitated Small Group Discussions

NCT03163251 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: AAAP0006
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 137
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study evaluates the effect of peer facilitated monthly small group topic-based small group discussions on various themes common to physician training that pertain to aspects of humanism on rates of burnout. Attendance to these sessions and completion of the surveys is voluntary.

Conditions

Burnout, Professional; Emotional Intelligence; Peer Influence

Keywords

READ-SG; Burnout; Professional identity; Empathy; Emotional intelligence

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Change in Maslach Burnout Inventory-Human Services Survey (MBI-HSS) Personal Accomplishment Score (section 1)

  This is designed to prospectively measure whether the intervention affects and/or mitigates burnout rates over residency training. The survey has 3 sections.

  Baseline, 1 year

• Change in Maslach Burnout Inventory-Human Services Survey (MBI-HSS) Depersonalization Score (section 2)

  This is designed to prospectively measure whether the intervention affects and/or mitigates burnout rates over residency training. The survey has 3 sections.

  Baseline, 1 year

• Change in Maslach Burnout Inventory-Human Services Survey (MBI-HSS) Emotional Exhaustion Score (section 3)

  This is designed to prospectively measure whether the intervention affects and/or mitigates burnout rates over residency training. The survey has 3 sections.

  Baseline, 1 year

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Dose response relationship ratio

  Up to 1 year

• Change in Likert-scale Score

  Baseline, monthly for up to 1 year

Study Arms (1)

READ-SG Cohort

EXPERIMENTAL

Each post-graduate year (PGY) will receive the intervention of a monthly peer-facilitated small group sessions (READ-SG Sessions) based on topics that are common to residency training and based on themes regarding humanism in medicine.

Behavioral: READ-SG Sessions

Interventions

READ-SG Sessions BEHAVIORAL

In the Internal Medicine residency program at Columbia University Medical Center, PGY-1 trainees receive an hour of protected time to attend a monthly peer-facilitated small group session, outlined above. PGY-2 and 3 trainees have a similar combined session separate from the PGY-1s. Facilitators are chosen by the READ-SG Committee, which is comprised of Mark P. Abrams (Director, Co-Investigator), Evelyn Granieri (Faculty Advisor, PI), a Chief Resident from the program (Program Liaison), and the facilitators.

Also known as: READ-SG

READ-SG Cohort

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 21 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• \- Internal Medicine trainees in the PGY-1 through PGY-3 years at New York Presbyterian - Columbia University Medical Center.

You may not qualify if:

• \- Not open to anyone outside of the Internal Medicine trainees at New York Presbyterian - Columbia University Medical Center.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Columbia University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Columbia University Medical Center

New York, New York, 10032, United States

Location

Related Publications (3)

• West CP, Dyrbye LN, Rabatin JT, Call TG, Davidson JH, Multari A, Romanski SA, Hellyer JM, Sloan JA, Shanafelt TD. Intervention to promote physician well-being, job satisfaction, and professionalism: a randomized clinical trial. JAMA Intern Med. 2014 Apr;174(4):527-33. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.14387.

  PMID: 24515493 BACKGROUND

• Abrams MP, Granieri E. Peer facilitation and burnout: the READ-SG pilot. Clin Teach. 2018 Jun;15(3):226-230. doi: 10.1111/tct.12666. Epub 2017 May 10.

  PMID: 28493398 BACKGROUND

• Abrams MP. Improving Resident Well-Being and Burnout: The Role of Peer Support. J Grad Med Educ. 2017 Apr;9(2):264. doi: 10.4300/JGME-D-16-00805.1. No abstract available.

  PMID: 28439373 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Burnout, Professional; Burnout, Psychological

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Occupational Stress; Occupational Diseases; Stress, Psychological; Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior

Study Officials

• Mark P Abrams, MD

  Postdoctoral Clinical Fellow in the Department of Medicine, Dept of Medicine Cardiology

  STUDY DIRECTOR

• Evelyn Granieri, MD

  Professor of Medicine at the Columbia University Medical Center, Dept of Medicine Geriatrics

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: This is a single institution, single arm, prospective cohort study stratified by post-graduate training year

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 19, 2017
• First Posted: May 23, 2017
• Study Start: June 1, 2016
• Primary Completion: July 1, 2018
• Study Completion: July 1, 2018
• Last Updated: August 17, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-08

Locations

US (1)