Effectiveness of Online Therapy to Prevent Burnout

NCT ID: NCT05343208

Last Updated: 2022-04-25

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 50 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 1916-09-05
• Study Completion Date: 2022-04-04

Brief Summary

This study aims to address the reliability and validity of the Empowerment for Participation (EFP) batch of assessments to measure Burnout risk in relation to the efficacy of online interventions to provide proactive rehabilitation using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and floating to achieve improved mental health and wellbeing.

Detailed Description

An Empirical design using raw EFP psychometric data to measure the effectiveness of online therapy to reduce the risk for Burnout between a control group and an online therapy group. The aim is to test whether or not there is a statistically significant difference in the effectiveness on online therapy to reduce the Risk for Burnout compared to that of a Control Group. Fifty participants were randomly selected. The rehabilitation and control Group consisted of twenty-five normally distributed employees (N25) each. The rehabilitation group received therapy, and the control had not yet received any form of therapy. SPSS was used to analyze the data collected, a Repeated Measure ANOVA, an ANCOVA, a Discriminant analysis, and a Construct Validity analysis were used to test for Reliability and Validity.

The group was randomly selected from a list of employees within the My-E-Health ecosystem. The group (N50) normally distributed group met all assumptions and consisted of a Control Group (N25) and a Therapy Group (N25). The post assessment value was used as the dependent variable.

The Burnout measure (30 questions) is obtained from the Empowerment for Participation (EFP) batch of assessments (110 questions). All assessments and CBT were done digitally online and floating was done at a designated location. The full EFP assessment is integrated into a digital ecosystem designed for this purpose and therapy. The online digital system is an integrity-based platform offering both the employee and caregiver a secure and encrypted ecosystem or secure data tunnel or channel between the therapists and patients.

Conditions

Burnout; Risk Reduction; Cognitive Change

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NON_RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: PREVENTION
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Group

The group received online Cognitive Behavioral Therapy via the My-E-Health. Patients were issued a preTest psychometric assessment and a post therapy assessment using the Burnout Psychometrics provided within the My-E-Health's online ecosystem. All patients were required to validate the accuracy of the assessments during a follow-up of their results.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

EFP Psychometric assessment to determine level of afflication

Intervention Type: DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Patients were asked to complete a psychometric assessment in relation to their psychological wellbeing. Results were presented to the patient and validdated by the patient.

Control Group

The Control Group received no online therapy. Patients were issued a preTest psychometric assessment and a post therapy assessment using the Burnout Psychometrics provided within the My-E-Health's online ecosystem. All patients were required to validate the accuracy of the assessments during a follow-up of their results.

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

EFP Psychometric assessment to determine level of afflication

Patients were asked to complete a psychometric assessment in relation to their psychological wellbeing. Results were presented to the patient and validdated by the patient.

Intervention Type: DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

Employees assessed on the EFP Burnout Scale as having:

• a Moderate Risk of Burnout
• a High Risk of Burnout
• A Burned out Risk (Mental Health Exhaustion)
• Employees with a current Bunrout diagnosis from a hospital, outpatient or psychiatric cllinic
• A fully employed person with a member organization

Exclusion Criteria

Employees assessed on the EFP Burnout Scale as having:

• No evidence of Burnout
• Low Risk of Burnout.
• Unemployed persons
• No other exclusion critera was used.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 22 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 68 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Karlstad University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: collaborator

My-E-Health

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role: collaborator

SciensCollege

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Clive S Michelsen, M.Sc.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

SciensCollege

Locations

SciensCollege

Malmo, Skåne County, Sweden

Countries

Sweden

References

Michelsen C, Kjellgren A. The Effectiveness of Web-Based Psychotherapy to Treat and Prevent Burnout: Controlled Trial. JMIR Form Res. 2022 Aug 11;6(8):e39129. doi: 10.2196/39129.

Reference Type: DERIVED

PMID: 35802001 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

SC-EOTPB-1

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id