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ArticleThe American journal of hospice & palliative care2024

Online Modules to Alleviate Burnout and Related Symptoms Among Interdisciplinary Staff in Long-Term Care: A Pre-post Feasibility Study.

Joseph H Puyat, Karen Pott, Anne Leclerc, Annes Song, You Na Choi, Kit Chan, Chris Bernard, Patricia Rodney

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Article in The American journal of hospice & palliative care, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Joseph H PuyatSchool of Population and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-3710-5773
Karen PottProvidence Health Care, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Anne LeclercCentre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences, Providence Health Care Research Institute, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Annes SongCentre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences, Providence Health Care Research Institute, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
You Na ChoiSchool of Population and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Kit ChanProvidence Health Care, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Chris BernardProvidence Health Care, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Patricia RodneySchool of Nursing, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Providence Health Care · CAUniversity of British Columbia · CA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe rising trend of providing palliative care to residents in Canadian long-term care facilities places additional demands on care staff, increasing their risk of burnout. Interventions and strategies to alleviate burnout are needed to reduce its impact on quality of patient care and overall functioning of healthcare organizations.

aimTo examine the feasibility of implementing online modules with the primary goal of determining recruitment and retention rates, completion time and satisfaction with the modules. A secondary goal was to describe changes in burnout and related symptoms associated with completing the modules.

settingThis single-arm, nonrandomized feasibility study was conducted in five long-term care sites of a publicly-funded healthcare organization in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Eligible participants were clinical staff who worked at least 1 day per month.

resultsA total of 103 study participants consented to participate, 31 (30.1%) of whom were lost to follow-up. Of the remaining 72 participants, 64 (88.9%) completed the modules and all questionnaires. Most participants completed the modules in an hour (89%) and found them easy to understand (98%), engaging (84%), and useful (89%). Mean scores on burnout and secondary traumatic stress decreased by .9 (95% CI: .1-1.8; d = .3) and 1.4 (95% CI: .4-2.4; d = .4), respectively; mean scores on compassion satisfaction were virtually unchanged.

conclusionsModules that teach strategies to reduce burnout among staff in long-term care are feasible to deliver and have the potential to reduce burnout and related symptoms. Randomized controlled trials are needed to assess effectiveness and longer-term impact.

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Burnout, ProfessionalCompassion FatigueCanadaEmpathyFeasibility StudiesHumansJob SatisfactionLong-Term CareQuality of LifeSurveys and Questionnairesburnoutcompassion fatiguefeasibility studyinterdisciplinary stafflong-term careProQOL

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PMID37163580
PMCPMC10802091
OpenAlexW4376104271

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