Outcome
| Type |
Measure |
Description |
Time frame |
Safety issue |
| Primary |
stress symptoms change |
Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10: Perceived Stress Scale; Cohen, Kamarck & Mermelstein, 1983 (Cohen et al., 1983); Portuguese version by Trigo et al, 2010) (Trigo et al., 2010). Composed of 10 items, it allows to understand how the unpredictability, uncontrollability or excessiveness of life events are perceived as generators of stress by the individual. Each item is assigned a rating between 0 ("never") and 4 ("very often"). To calculate the final score, it is necessary to reverse the rating of items referring to positive situations (items 4, 5, 7 and 8). Thus, a result between 0 and 40 points is obtained, with values between 0 and 13 being defined as low levels of stress, 14 to 26 medium levels and 27 to 40 high levels. In the Portuguese population, the PSS-10 version has good internal consistency (a=0.87) |
Change from Baseline at 2 months and 11 months |
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| Primary |
burnout risk change |
Maslach Burnout Scale for Portuguese students: Its original version is, to date, the most used burnout rating scale. The version adapted for students (MBI - Student Survey), focusing on feelings and emotions in a school context, comprises 3 subscales, which assess the dimensions Emotional Exhaustion, Disbelief and Professional Effectiveness with 5, 4 and 6 items, respectively. Respondents must rate each of the 15 items between 0 ("never/never") to 6 ("always/everyday"). The final scores are interpreted in the 3 subscales, after the sum of their items, allowing the diagnosis of burnout syndrome when the respondent is simultaneously above the 66th percentile of the Emotional Exhaustion and Disbelief scores and below the 33rd percentile of the Professional Efficacy score, relative to the studied group. |
Change from Baseline at 2 months and 11 months |
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| Primary |
Quality of life change percieved in visual analogue scale |
Visual Analogue Scale for Perceived Quality of Life (EQ-VAS: European Quality of Life - Visual Analogue Scale; EuroQol Group, 1990; Portuguese version by Ferreira, Ferreira & Pereira, 2014) (Ferreira et al., 2013). It is an integral part of the EuroQoL-5Dimension scale (EQ-5D), which comprises two components: a descriptive system, subdivided into 5 dimensions, and a numerical system, achieved through a visual analogue scale - the EQ-VAS thermometer. This offers the possibility for the respondent to quantify their health status on a scale from 0 ("worst imaginable health status") to 100 ("best imaginable health status"), at that moment. In the Portuguese version, the EQ-VAS showed good internal consistency (a=0.862) |
Change from Baseline at 2 months and 11 months |
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| Secondary |
compassion change |
Compassion Scale (CS: Compassion Scale; Pommier, 2011 (Pommier, 2011); Portuguese version by Vieira, Castilho & Duarte) (Vieira CS, 2013). Bringing together the six factors of compassion (Kindness vs. Indifference, Common Humanity vs. Disconnectedness, Mindfulness vs. Non-involvement), this scale aims to measure how each individual behaves towards others. Each subject must identify their level of agreement regarding the 24 items of the long version, on a scale from 0 ("almost never") to 5 ("almost always"). Items 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 10 , 12, 14, 18, 19, 22 and 23, corresponding to subscales with negative connotations (Indifference, Disconnected and Non-Involvement) must be recoded to access the total compassion score. Higher scores translate to a higher level of compassion. |
Change from Baseline at 2 months and 11 months |
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| Secondary |
self-compassion change |
Self-Compassion Scale (SELFCS: Self-Compassion Scale; Neff, 2003 (Neff, 2003); Portuguese version of Gouveia & Castilho, 2006) (Castilho & Gouveia, 2011). Considered the most used tool in the assessment of self-compassion, it seeks to measure how the individual behaves in difficult times, through emotional response (Warmness/Understanding vs. Self-criticism), cognitive understanding (Common Humanity vs. Isolation) and attention to one's own suffering. (Mindfulness vs. Overidentification). Each of the 26 items is assigned a rating from 0 ("almost never") to 5 ("almost always"), and it is then possible to calculate the subtotal for each of the six subscales and the total score. For this, all items are summed after recoding items 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 11, 13, 16, 18, 20, 21, 24 and 25, with higher values reflecting higher levels of self-compassion. |
Change from Baseline at 2 months and 11 months |
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| Secondary |
self-reflection and insight change |
Self-Reflection and Insight Scale- New Adapted and Validated Self-Awareness Measure for Brazilian Adults (SRIS: Self-Reflection and Insight Scale; Grant et al., 2002 (Grant et al., 2002); Brazilian version by DaSilveira and DeCastro, 2012) (DaSilveira et al., 2012) ). Self-response instrument with 20 items that seek to assess and measure individual differences in self-awareness, as well as intentional readiness to change behaviour. It contemplates the two-dimensionality of self-awareness through its Insight and Self-reflection subscales, which is subdivided into Need for Self-Reflection and Involvement in Self-Reflection, that is, interest vs. actual execution of the action. |
Change from Baseline at 2 months and 11 months |
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