Storytelling Through Music to Improve Well-being Among Homeless Service Providers

NCT06536387 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: STUDY00006156
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 14
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief 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.

Conditions

Burnout, Professional; Anxiety; Depression; Secondary Trauma

Keywords

burnout; music intervention; emotional well-being; work-related stress

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• 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 Outcomes (8)

• Mean Change from Baseline in Anxiety Scores at 6 weeks and 10 weeks

  Immediately post-intervention and 1-month post-intervention

• Mean Change from Baseline in Depression Scores at 6 weeks and 10 weeks

  Immediately post-intervention and 1-month post-intervention

• Mean Change from Baseline in Emotion Regulation Scores at 6 weeks and 10 weeks

  Immediately post-intervention and 1-month post-intervention

• Mean Change from Baseline in Self-Compassion Scores at 6 weeks and 10 weeks

  Immediately post-intervention and 1-month post-intervention

• Mean Change from Baseline in Loneliness Scores at 6 weeks and 10 weeks

  Immediately post-intervention and 1-month post-intervention

Study Arms (1)

Storytelling Through Music

EXPERIMENTAL

Storytelling Through Music is a six-week intervention that utilizes storytelling, reflective writing, self-care skills, and song-writing. The intervention will be administered in small groups of 4-6 participants/group and with a hybrid approach. The writing workshops will occur online, and the share circle (stories and songs shared with the group) will occur in person. The group sizes will be kept small to ensure that each participant has adequate time to share their writing during the group sessions.

Behavioral: Storytelling Through Music

Interventions

Storytelling Through Music BEHAVIORAL

Storytelling Through Music is a six-week intervention that combines storytelling, reflective writing, song-writing, and self-care skills to improve emotion regulation through affective and cognitive coping skills.

Storytelling Through Music

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• \>18 years old
• employed in a homeless services organization in Austin/Travis County for at least 6 months
• licensed as a nurse or social worker
• ability to read and speak English
• access to computer, internet, and zoom.

You may not qualify if:

• previous participation in the STM intervention

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Texas at Austin: lead

Study Sites (1)

University of Texas at Austin

Austin, Texas, 78712, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Burnout, Professional; Anxiety Disorders; Depression; Compassion Fatigue; Burnout, Psychological; Occupational Stress

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Occupational Diseases; Stress, Psychological; Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior; Mental Disorders; Mental Fatigue; Fatigue; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

• Carolyn Phillips

  University of Texas at Austin

  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: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 30, 2024
• First Posted: August 2, 2024
• Study Start: July 1, 2024
• Primary Completion: November 14, 2024
• Study Completion: November 14, 2024
• Last Updated: March 13, 2025

Record last verified: 2024-11

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)