Evaluate Foundational Wellness Programs to Help Reduce Clinician Burnout and Improve Professional Fulfilment in Health Care Professionals.
Lancaster General Hospital
Summary
This is a prospective, randomized, controlled clinical trial in which clinicians from University of Pennsylvania Health Systems (UPHS) including Penn Medicine- Lancaster General Health (LGH) and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) are offered a well-known program to help reduce clinician burnout: Sudarshan Kriya Yoga (SKY) Breathing and Sahaj Meditation Intervention.
Description
This study will not only measure psychometric data and cognitive metrics for clinician burnout but also assess physiological marker of wellbeing by collecting Heart Rate Variability (HRV) data and sleep scores. We expect to see significant improvement in psychophysiologic metrics including depression, anxiety, sleep problems, cognitive overload, mindfulness and heart rate variability. The proposed prospective, randomized clinical trial will examine the effects of SKY in a large group of health care clinicians (physician, Advanced Practice Provider (APP), Certified Registered Nurse Practitione…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 25–70 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria: * 25-70 years of age, * UPHS or MGH clinician (physician, APP, CRNP, PA, psychologist), * Access to smart phone and internet, * Ability to give informed consent, * Interested in wearing an Oura ring and being part of a study to evaluate breath and meditation-derived exercises, * Willing to do relaxation exercise every day for 4 weeks. Exclusion Criteria: * Currently maintaining a regular/daily mind-body program practice (eg. meditation, yoga or breathing techniques), * Atrial fibrillation, * Pacemaker/defibrillator, * Untreated or severe obstructive sleep apnea (AHI\>=30…
Interventions
- BehavioralSudarshan Kriya Yoga (SKY) Breathing and Sahaj Meditation
The SKY intervention is comprised of a week of baseline HRV and sleep metric readings, followed by an onboarding week of 3-day, 3.5 hours/day, online SKY workshops with a live instructor (10.5 hours total), followed by weekly online follow-up sessions with a live instructor (1 hour each) for a period of 4 weeks. Clinicians also practice on their own daily for 45 minutes during these 4 weeks and wear an Oura Ring continuously. They do not have to do their daily practice on the days that they have a follow-up session. Well-being and burnout metrics will be assessed using PFI Week 1, Week 4, and Week 6. Evaluation of the impact of the program on other factors as measured by other questionnaires Week 1 and Week 6. HRV and sleep metrics will be used as a physiologic marker of well-being and will be measured continuously via Oura Ring.
- OtherHealth Education Program (HEP)
The HEP coaches will provide these sessions online with an initial onboarding week of 2-day, 3 hours/day online HEP workshop followed by weekly online follow up sessions for 2 hours each with a live instructor. They will also pursue 45 min of daily practice for a period of 4 weeks. They do not have to do their daily practice on the days that they have a follow-up session. Well-being and burnout metrics will be assessed using PFI Week 1, Week 4, and Week 6. Evaluation of the impact of the program on other factors as measured by other questionnaires Week 1 and Week 6. HRV and sleep metrics will be used as a physiologic marker of well-being and will be measured continuously via Oura Ring.
Locations (6)
- Massachusetts General HospitalBoston, Massachusetts
- Princeton Medical Center / Princeton Health affiliated sitesPlainsboro, New Jersey
- Penn Medicine Lancaster General HealthLancaster, Pennsylvania
- Hospital of the University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
- Penn Presbyterian Medical CenterPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania HospitalPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania