Emotion Regulation and Burnout Impact on Communication Documentation
NCT ID: NCT03901547
Last Updated: 2023-08-01
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Basic Information
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WITHDRAWN
NA
INTERVENTIONAL
2019-09-15
2022-01-01
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Tier 2 (education + psychological measurements of subjects): Subjects will have reviewed and signed consent documentation. In addition to the above online confidence survey, they will also receive email to complete electronic ERSQ and MBI.
Two week palliative care elective Tier 1 - Integrated into the two-week elective with the palliative care department, subjects undergo a 1) four-hour training focused on the SICG©; 2) two simulated patient encounters with trained actors and feedback provided after training, 3) participant sent electronic notification to take post intervention survey of confidence Tier 2 - In addition to above, these subjects will also complete a Priming intervention. They will receive a list of patients whom 1) the study subjected documented at least one note on in the past and 2) have a high likelihood of serious illness as determined by an electronic process. This list will be shared securely through Dartmouth secure file electronically, and participants will be asked four "yes or no" questions for each patient: 1) do they believe the patient has serious illness?; 2) would you be surprised if the patient died within the next year?, 3) Is this patient an appropriate patient to use the serious illness conversation guide? and 4) If you saw this patient again, would you use the serious illness conversation guide with him/ her? Subjects will be asked to review no more than 30 patients. Subjects will be asked to return the completed email via Dartmouth secure file share.
Electronic communication every two months following completion of elective Tier 1 - Every two months after completing the training, participants will receive email compare his or her own documentation of the taught template to top and average performers (comparison results given are anonymous). Non-top and top performers will receive different messages, customized through pre-testing with non-study residents and fellows. For example: "Talking to patients about their values is important but can take some pre-visit planning. Choose a patient you will see in the next two weeks to use the SICG" (non top-performers) or "Good job! Talking to patients about their values is important. The way we continue to improve is by having more conversations. Choose a patient you will see in the next two weeks to use the SICG." (top-performers). At four months, subjects will be asked electronically to complete their final confidence survey.
Tier 2 - For this part of the study, identical to Tier 1
Semi-structured interviews Tier 2 only - Planned to occur about three months following training. Subjects are asked a series of questions designed to assess subject perception of serious illness communication, obstacles to implementing the training in practice, barriers to documentation and coaching sessions in real patient encounters with trained faculty. Interviews will be recorded, and expected duration is 20-40 minutes.
Simulated Patient encounter at six months Tier 1 - Subject is contacted to arrange one-hour for simulated patient encounter, about 20-30 minutes for skill practice and the remainder for debrief. Subject has permission from program to have this hour to be away from their clinical duties.
Tier 2 - identical to Tier 1.
Six and 12 month ERSQ and MBI assessment Tier 2 only - emails will be sent to subject to take ERSQ and MBI at month six and 12 following training
Conditions
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Study Design
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NON_RANDOMIZED
SINGLE_GROUP
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
NONE
Study Groups
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Education and Documentation (Tier 1)
Education only. Participants who do not wish to enroll in the behavioral observation group are followed in the education only. This includes participation in a two week palliative medicine elective which is a part of the medical trainees training and training in the serious illness communication guide (SICG). Participants can opt out of the pre and post training confidence surveys, and simulated patient encounters. Electronic documentation of the SICG by these trainees will be monitored prospectively. Participants will be provided reminders and profile information on their own documentation rate of the SICG via email and have the ability to opt out of receiving emails if they wish.
Communication Skills Training
Education training in the serious illness communication guide (SICG) by Ariadne labs.
Profile feedback
Providing participants their personal documentation rate of SICG in the electronic medical record
Priming and additional measures (Tier 2)
Education and behavioral observation cohort. These participants must sign an informed consent to participate in this part of the study. In addition to all of Tier 1 activities, participants also complete psychological inventories at three time points to measure emotion regulation and burnout, and participate in a semi-structured interview.
Communication Skills Training
Education training in the serious illness communication guide (SICG) by Ariadne labs.
Profile feedback
Providing participants their personal documentation rate of SICG in the electronic medical record
Maslach burnout inventory
Maslach burnout inventory
Emotion Regulation Skills Question (ERSQ)
This validated instrument consists of 27 items, and includes subscales related to nine competencies of coping with negative emotion (awareness, sensations, clarity, understanding, acceptance, tolerance, readiness to confront, compassionate self-support and modification) which can be summed to a total score (TOTAL). This validated instrument consists of 27 items, and includes subscales related to nine competencies of coping with negative emotion (awareness, sensations, clarity, understanding, acceptance, tolerance, readiness to confront, compassionate self-support and modification) which can be summed to a total score (TOTAL).
Semi-structured interview
Interviewer asked subjects are a series of questions based on interview guide. Current guide designed to assess subject perception of implementation of training in clinical encounters, most recent encounter with patient with serious illness, barriers to documentation and coaching by faculty on communication. Interviews will be recorded and expected duration is 20-40 minutes.
Priming
Participants will be provided a list of 30 patients they have encountered before that 1) have at least one documented note and 2) have a high probability for having serious illness as determined by electronic medical record screening. Participants will be asked 4 "yes or no" questions on each patient. Questions: 1) do you believe this patient has serious illness?; 2) would you be surprised if this patient died in the next year?; 3) would the patient benefit from the serious illness conversation guide? and 4) If you saw this patient again, would you use the serious illness conversation guide with him/ her?
Interventions
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Communication Skills Training
Education training in the serious illness communication guide (SICG) by Ariadne labs.
Profile feedback
Providing participants their personal documentation rate of SICG in the electronic medical record
Maslach burnout inventory
Maslach burnout inventory
Emotion Regulation Skills Question (ERSQ)
This validated instrument consists of 27 items, and includes subscales related to nine competencies of coping with negative emotion (awareness, sensations, clarity, understanding, acceptance, tolerance, readiness to confront, compassionate self-support and modification) which can be summed to a total score (TOTAL). This validated instrument consists of 27 items, and includes subscales related to nine competencies of coping with negative emotion (awareness, sensations, clarity, understanding, acceptance, tolerance, readiness to confront, compassionate self-support and modification) which can be summed to a total score (TOTAL).
Semi-structured interview
Interviewer asked subjects are a series of questions based on interview guide. Current guide designed to assess subject perception of implementation of training in clinical encounters, most recent encounter with patient with serious illness, barriers to documentation and coaching by faculty on communication. Interviews will be recorded and expected duration is 20-40 minutes.
Priming
Participants will be provided a list of 30 patients they have encountered before that 1) have at least one documented note and 2) have a high probability for having serious illness as determined by electronic medical record screening. Participants will be asked 4 "yes or no" questions on each patient. Questions: 1) do you believe this patient has serious illness?; 2) would you be surprised if this patient died in the next year?; 3) would the patient benefit from the serious illness conversation guide? and 4) If you saw this patient again, would you use the serious illness conversation guide with him/ her?
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* All hematology-oncology fellows
Exclusion Criteria
18 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Garrett T. Wasp
Fellow, GME Hematology-Oncology
Principal Investigators
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Garrett T Wasp, MD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Locations
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Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States
Countries
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References
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Bernacki R, Hutchings M, Vick J, Smith G, Paladino J, Lipsitz S, Gawande AA, Block SD. Development of the Serious Illness Care Program: a randomised controlled trial of a palliative care communication intervention. BMJ Open. 2015 Oct 6;5(10):e009032. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-009032.
Berking M, Poppe C, Luhmann M, Wupperman P, Jaggi V, Seifritz E. Is the association between various emotion-regulation skills and mental health mediated by the ability to modify emotions? Results from two cross-sectional studies. J Behav Ther Exp Psychiatry. 2012 Sep;43(3):931-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jbtep.2011.09.009. Epub 2011 Nov 27.
Ebert DD, Christ O, Berking M. Entwicklung und validierung eines fragebogens zur emotionsspezifischen selbsteinschätzung emotionaler kompetenzen (SEK-ES). Diagnostica. 2013;59(1):17-32. doi:10.1026/0012-1924/a000079.
Provided Documents
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Document Type: Study Protocol and Statistical Analysis Plan
Document Type: Informed Consent Form
Other Identifiers
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D19033
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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