Occupational Distress in Doctors: The Effect of an Induction Programme

Anxiety Clinical Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02838290
• Other study ID #: 01N/A
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: June 6, 2016
• Last updated: January 30, 2017
• Start date: July 2016
• Est. completion date: November 2016

Study information

• Verified date: January 2017
• Source: Birkbeck, University of London
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Background: Over 39% of approximately 3,000 doctors (The British Medical Association quarterly survey, 2015) admitted to frequently feeling drained, exhausted, overloaded, tired, low and lacking energy. Such occupational distress may link to psychological and physical difficulties in doctors and have negative outcomes for organization and patients. The aim of the current study is to investigate the impact of an induction programme on occupational distress of doctors.

Methods/design: Doctors will be invited to take part in an online research. Participants will be randomly assigned to the experimental and control groups. Participants in the experimental groups will complete one of the induction topics (about stress at work). Before and after an induction programme participants will be asked to fill in an online survey about their current occupational distress and organizational well-being.

Discussion: The investigators expect that doctors' psychological, physiological and organizational well-being will improve after an induction programme which should serve as a resource for better doctor's own health understanding.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 232
• Est. completion date: November 2016
• Est. primary completion date: November 2016
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: N/A and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Medical doctors across all specialties and professional grades who have a regular contact with patients and works in the United Kingdom.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Adaptation, Psychological
• Alcohol Drinking
• Anxiety
• Burnout, Professional
• Drug Use
• Eating Behavior
• Grief

Intervention

Other:
• Induction
Participants will be randomly assigned (computer generated straight away after clicking the link to the research) to one of 4 experimental conditions: stress at work, dealing with a patient's death, managing stress at work or all topics together. Each module includes brief reflection parts and quizzes. Participants will be asked to fill in an online survey just before the induction and a week after. The survey is about current occupational distress and organizational factors.
• Control group
Participants in the control group will be asked to fill in an online survey, but will not have any task at time-1. However, participants in the control group will be invited to complete induction programme after time-2 (a week time after time-1) in ensure the same expectations in both, experimental and control, groups.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Birkbeck, University of London

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	The Anxiety Disorder Scale		A week
Primary	The Grief Inventory		A week
Primary	The Coping Mechanisms Scale	Self-distraction, active coping, substance use, use of emotional support, use of instrumental support, positive reframing, humour, self-blame	A week
Primary	The Psychiatric Morbidity Scale		A week
Primary	The Physical Symptoms Scale		A week
Primary	The Insomnia Scale		A week
Primary	The Binge Eating Scale		A week
Primary	The Burnout Inventory		A week
Primary	Alcohol use		A week
Primary	Drug use		A week
Secondary	The Effort-Reward Scale		A week
Secondary	The Work Engagement Scale		A week
Secondary	The Work-Family Conflict Scale		A week