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Creative Arts Program to Reduce Burnout in Healthcare Professionals

University of Colorado, Denver · with National Endowment for the Arts, United States · NCT04276922

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Ages 18–85 · All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Interventional · Not applicable
Target enrollment
195
US sites recruiting
1
Study start
March 1, 2020
Record last updated
December 16, 2024

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What the study is about

This study plans to learn if creative arts programs that include visual, musical, written, or physical expression can reduce symptoms of burnout syndrome, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), depression, and anxiety in critical care healthcare professionals. This study also explores if creative arts can enhance the connection to the purpose of work, the development of adequate coping skills, while providing time to connect with peers.

Being studied: Visual Arts; Music; Dance/Movement; Writing/Poetry; Control

Conditions: Burn-Out Syndrome; Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder; Depression, Anxiety

Eligibility criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

  • Employed as a healthcare provider, practicing primarily in a hospital setting for at least 20 hours per week.
  • Positive symptoms of burnout measured via the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI):
  • emotional exhaustion score of >17, or
  • depersonalization score of >7, or
  • personal accomplishment score of \< 31.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Unwillingness to participate in any of the four creative arts interventions.

Recruiting US locations

  • University of Colorado - Anschutz Medical Campus

    Aurora, CO 80045

    Site contact: Jeffrey McKeehan, MSN · 303-724-6080 · jeffrey.mckeehan@ucdenver.edu

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • Rafaela Mantelli, BS · 303-724-6377 · rafaela.mantelli@cuanschutz.edu
  • Jeffrey McKeehan, MSN · 303-724-6080 · jeffrey.mckeehan@cuanschutz.edu
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