ViaMente: Feasibility of a Nurse-Led Group Programme for Burnout and Well-Being in Mental Healthcare Professionals

NCT07765121 | Completed DMC

• 2 other identifiers: VIAMENTE-2025-1092025-109
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 10
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This single-arm, before-after study evaluated the feasibility of ViaMente, a nurse-led psychotherapeutic group programme designed to reduce burnout and promote psychological well-being in mental healthcare professionals. Grounded in nursing theory, the programme comprised five weekly group sessions. Feasibility was assessed through recruitment, retention, and acceptability, alongside preliminary changes in burnout and psychological well-being measured before and after the intervention.

Conditions

Burnout, Professional; Psychological Well Being

Keywords

Burnout, Professional; Health Personnel; Mental Health Services; Psychiatric Nursing; Psychological Well-Being

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Feasibility - Acceptability (post-session acceptability questionnaire, 0-5 Likert)

  Acceptability of the programme, rated on a 0-5 Likert scale, where 0 indicates the lowest acceptability and 5 the highest; higher scores indicate greater acceptability.

  Week 5

• Feasibility - Retention

  Retention rate, defined as the proportion of enrolled participants who completed the programme without exceeding the permitted number of absences (maximum of two absences across the five sessions). Assessed after the fifth session.

  Week 5

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Change in burnout (Copenhagen Burnout Inventory - Portuguese version, CBI-PT)

  Baseline and week 5

• Change in psychological well-being (PGWB-S)

  Baseline and week 5

Study Arms (1)

Experimental - "ViaMente programme"

EXPERIMENTAL

Nurse-led psychotherapeutic group programme comprising five weekly sessions grounded in nursing theory (Gottlieb, Peplau), targeting burnout recognition and management, time-organization strategies, stress reduction, and self-care practices, with the aim of reducing burnout and increasing psychological well-being.

Behavioral: ViaMente

Interventions

ViaMente BEHAVIORAL

Nurse-led psychotherapeutic group programme comprising five weekly sessions grounded in nursing theory (Gottlieb, Peplau), targeting burnout recognition and management, time-organization strategies, stress reduction, and self-care practices, with the aim of reducing burnout and increasing psychological well-being.

Experimental - "ViaMente programme"

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Adults (≥18 years).
• Health professionals (nurses, health-care assistants, physicians, or others).
• Working in a mental health setting.
• Availability and commitment to attend the five weekly intervention sessions.

You may not qualify if:

• Age under 18 years.
• Not working in a mental health setting.
• Unable or unwilling to commit to the intervention sessions.
• Refusal to provide informed consent.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Ocidental: lead

Study Sites (1)

Serviço de psiquiatria e Saúde Mental de Adultos da ULSLO | Serviço de Segurança e Saúde no trabalho da ULSLO

Lisbon, Lisbon District, 1349-019, Portugal

Location

Related Publications (4)

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  BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Burnout, Professional; Psychological Well-Being

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Occupational Stress; Occupational Diseases; Burnout, Psychological; Stress, Psychological; Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior; Personal Satisfaction

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER GOV
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Mental Health Registered Nurse

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 4, 2026
• First Posted: August 14, 2026
• Study Start: November 11, 2025
• Primary Completion: February 6, 2026
• Study Completion: February 6, 2026
• Last Updated: August 14, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-08

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

PT (1)