Effects of Mindfulness Practice on Healthcare Workers

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

80 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-05-19

Study Completion Date

2021-07-31

Brief Summary

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This study aims to examine the effects of mindfulness practice administered using a mobile app on psychological health among health care workers in Singapore.

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Detailed Description

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Research has shown that health workers are particularly at risk of experiencing heightened risks of burnout and psychological symptoms when dealing with a health pandemic, including the current COVID-19 pandemic (Lai et al., 2020; Tan et al., 2020; Wu et al., 2009). The increased risk reflects an urgent need to develop feasible psychological interventions to mitigate burnout and psychological symptoms among health workers. The present study aims to examine the effects of a brief mindfulness intervention delivered using a mobile application (HeadSpace) on psychological functioning in the context of coping with the COVID-19 pandemic in a sample of health workers in Singapore. A total of 80 health workers will be recruited and randomly assigned to using a mindfulness practice app or a cognitive games app daily over a period of 21 days. They will be assessed at baseline, post-intervention, and at one-month follow-up on depressive symptoms, anxiety, stress, burnout, compassion fatigue, compassion satisfaction, post-traumatic stress symptoms, trait mindfulness, self-compassion, sleep quality, working memory, and fear of COVID-19 infection. Results of the study will have implications on developing cost-effective interventions to mitigate psychological symptoms among health workers in the context of heightened pandemic-related stress.

Conditions

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Psychological Burnout

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Investigators

Study Groups

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HeadSpace Mobile App

Mindfulness practice

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Mindfulness Practice

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

10-15 mins of daily mindfulness practice using HeadSpace, for 3 weeks

Lumosity Mobile App

Cognitive games

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Cognitive training

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

10-15 mins of cognitive games using Lumosity, for 3 weeks

Interventions

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Mindfulness Practice

10-15 mins of daily mindfulness practice using HeadSpace, for 3 weeks

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Cognitive training

10-15 mins of cognitive games using Lumosity, for 3 weeks

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* aged between 21 and 60
* being a health care worker based in Singapore
* proficient in English
* owns a smartphone (iOS or Android) with Wi-Fi or data access.

Exclusion Criteria

-Regular mindfulness practice, defined by practicing a minimum of two to three times a week for 10 to 15 minutes each time within the past six months.

Minimum Eligible Age

21 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

60 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes