Educational Intervention for the Development of Professionals Skills in Family Medicine and Community Nursing Residents
PROEMPATHY
Modeling and Effectiveness of an Educational Intervention for the Development of Professional Skills in Family Medicine and Community Nurses Residents (PROEMPATIA)
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Brief Summary
BACKGROUND The burnout syndrome among health care workers frequently rises to prevalence above 50%. One of the consequences most supported by the literature is the impoverishment of the therapeutic alliance, triggered by a loss of empathy of the clinician towards the patient due to the emotional exhaustion he or she suffers. The main factors that influence the presence of this pathology are stressors related to the organization of work. However, this equation is also influenced by individual factors that can be acted upon and which are often the only tools available for professionals. Due to the widely supported relationship of empathy, burnout and therapeutic alliance, the investigators decided to carry out a complex training plan focused on personal development in teaching units of Family and Community Care in Spain. RESEARCH QUESTION Is effective an intervention aimed to promoting the development of personal skills throughout the training of family and community care doctors and nurses? METHOD Pre-post study, comparing two educational interventions, one face-to-face (N=90) and other online (N=70), with a control group (N=170). Participants: All physicians and nurse trainees on Primary Health Care in three Spanish Health Regions who wish to participate in the study. The face-to-face intervention consists of 3 annual workshops, while the online one will be carried out by adapting the theoretical contents of the face-to-face intervention for online use and will pursue the same objectives and be fed by the same contents. The variation in the level of empathy will be quantified by means of the Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI) questionnaire, adjusted by burnout (Copenhagen questionnaire) and other variables such as resilience (Connor-Davidson), locus of control, social support (Oslo-3), sense of coherence (OLQ-13), age, sex, personality (Ten Item Personality Inventory, TIPI-SP) and other organisational factors. Statistical analysis with generalized lineal models and generalized additive models.
Trial Health
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participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Nov 2020
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1 active site
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
November 6, 2020
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
November 6, 2020
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
November 12, 2020
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
November 1, 2022
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
May 1, 2023
CompletedNovember 13, 2020
November 1, 2020
2 years
November 6, 2020
November 10, 2020
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Self-rated empathy
Interpersonal Reactivity Index, with four subscales, scores range from 0 to 28 in each one
Two years
Secondary Outcomes (1)
Self-rated burnout
Two years
Study Arms (3)
Face-to-face intervention
EXPERIMENTAL90 trainees at Vigo Family Medicine and Community Nursing Training Unit
Online intervention
EXPERIMENTAL70 trainees at Aragón Family Medicine and Community Nursing Training Unit
Usual training
NO INTERVENTION180 trainees at Balearic Islands Family Medicine and Community Nursing Training Unit
Interventions
The intervention has been created specifically for this group of trainees, with the aim of acquiring or improving mediating personal skills in the processes of physical and mental well-being that help them cope with more motivation, enthusiasm and personal resources professional challenges. It is based on conducting 4-hour face-to-face workshops, every four months throughout the period of specialized health training. They will be instrumented through group dynamics, communication exercises, leadership, corporality, and reflective and emotional writing. Audiovisual media (videos, presentations, recordings) will be used. They will be developed in person in a classroom equipped with the necessary means for training, including versatility of the space.
The online intervention will pursue the same objectives and will be nourished by the same content as the face-to-face intervention. The theoretical content will be adapted for online use, with the flexibility of access and organization that this entails for the participants, including videos, presentations, recordings ... Group techniques will be carried out online, every four months during the entire period of specialized health professional training. They will be instrumented through group dynamics, communication exercises, leadership, corporality, and reflective and emotional writing.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Residents (doctors and nurses) of the three Family Medicine and Community Nursing Training Units
- From the 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021 promotions
- Who want to participate in the study and signed informed consent.
You may not qualify if:
- Residents who refuse to participate and / or do not sign informed consent.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Ana Clavería
Vigo, 36201, Spain
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Ana Clavería, MD, PhD, MPH
Sergas
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- NON RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
- Purpose
- HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
- Intervention Model
- FACTORIAL
- Sponsor Type
- NETWORK
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
November 6, 2020
First Posted
November 12, 2020
Study Start
November 6, 2020
Primary Completion
November 1, 2022
Study Completion
May 1, 2023
Last Updated
November 13, 2020
Record last verified: 2020-11
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will share
- Shared Documents
- STUDY PROTOCOL, ICF, CSR
- Time Frame
- 2023 to 2025
- Access Criteria
- Under request
IPD that underlie results in a publication