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Trial reportBMC pregnancy and childbirth2022

Group Clinical Supervision for midwives and burnout: a cluster randomized controlled trial.

Christine Catling, Helen Donovan, Hala Phipps, Simeon Dale, Sungwon Chang

Open access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in BMC pregnancy and childbirth, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Christine CatlingCentre for Midwifery, Child and Family Health, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, Australia. christine.catling@uts.edu.au.
Helen DonovanCentre for Midwifery, Child and Family Health, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, Australia.
Hala PhippsSydney Institute for Women, Children & their Families, Sydney Local Health District, Camperdown, Australia.
Simeon DaleNursing Research Institute, St Vincent's Health Network Sydney, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne and Australian Catholic University, Sydney, Australia.
Sungwon ChangCentre for Improving Palliative, Aged and Chronic Care through Clinical Research and Translation (IMPACCT), Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, Australia.
University of Technology Sydney · AUSt Vincent's Hospital · AUSydney Local Health District · AU

Funding

National Health and Medical Research Council APP1195732
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThere are major shortfalls in the midwifery workforce which has been exacerbated by the COVID 19 pandemic. Midwives have high levels of burnout and many, often early career midwives, are planning to leave the profession. There are reports of a poor workplace culture in maternity units, including bullying. Support is essential for the welfare of the workforce to be able to cope with the demands of their jobs. Supportive strategies, such as Clinical Supervision, a recognised approach in healthcare, enable reflection in a facilitated, structured way, and can enhance professional standards. The purpose of this research is to study burnout levels in midwives, those exiting their workplace and perceptions of workplace culture in relation to access to, and attendance of, monthly Clinical Supervision.

methodsThis study will be a cluster randomised controlled trial of maternity sites within Sydney and the surrounding districts. Twelve sites will be recruited and half will receive monthly Clinical Supervision for up to two years. Midwives from all sites will be requested to complete 6-monthly surveys comprising validated measurement tools: the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory (CBI), the Australian Midwifery Workplace Culture (AMWoC) tool and the Clinical Supervision Evaluation Questionnaire (CSEQ) (the latter for intervention sites only). Primary outcomes are the levels of burnout in midwives (using the CBI). Secondary outcomes will be the quality of the intervention (using the CSEQ), perceptions of workplace culture (using the AMWoC tool) and midwives' intention to stay in their role/profession, as well as sick leave rates and numbers of exiting staff. We will also determine the dose effect - ie the impact in relation to how many Clinical Supervision sessions the midwives have attended, as well as other supportive workplace strategies such as mentoring/coaching on outcomes. DISCUSSION: Through attending monthly Clinical Supervision we hypothesise that midwives will report less burnout and more positive perceptions of workplace culture than those in the control sites. The potential implications of which are a productive workforce giving high quality care with the flow-on effect of having physically and psychologically well women and their babies.

trial registrationThe ACTRN Registration number is ACTRN12621000545864p , dated 10/05/2021,.

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Burnout, ProfessionalCOVID-19MidwiferyNurse MidwivesAustraliaFemaleHumansPreceptorshipPregnancyBurnoutClinical supervisionCluster randomised controlled trialMidwiferySupportWorkplace culture

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PMID35410189
PMCPMC8999988
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