Efficacy and Implementation of MINDxYOU Program for Reducing Stress and Promote Mental Health Among Healthcare Providers

Efficacy and Implementation of an Online Mindfulness and Compassion-based Program (MINDxYOU) for Reducing Stress and Promote Mental Health Among Healthcare Providers in Spain

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic situation, social and health professionals constitute a population in risk of developing psychopathologies due to the high levels of stress they experience. There is consensus regarding the need of offering these professionals psychotherapeutic evidence-based interventions addressed to reducing their stress levels and promote their wellbeing; because of the current situation, it is believed that online interventions might be the best-fitted approach. The research groups that present this project have leaded a research line that has proved the efficacy of online psychotherapeutic programs in the past. In the present project, the efficacy of the MINDxYOU program will be evaluated; this is an online intervention based on mindfulness techniques, compassion, and acceptance, and that has been developed specifically for social and health professionals. In addition, in order to overcome the gap that separates the validation of interventions and their posterior implementation, this project aims to perform an implementation study in which a hybrid design will be adopted to test the impact of the program in terms of efficacy and the feasibility of the implementation. The investigators will adopt the framework proposed by Hermes. et al., inspired in Proctor's recommendations. The study will be conducted in 2 autonomous communities (Aragón and Andalucía).

Inclusion Criteria:

• Working as a doctor, nurse, physiotherapist, psychologist, nursing assistant, ambulance technician, or being a trainee student in any health profession, or working in a nursing home.
• Aged between 18 and 70.
• Ability to understand Spanish.
• Digital literacy and access to a smartphone, tablet, or personal computer with Internet connection.
• Giving informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Presenting an illness that affects the central nervous system.
• Having a diagnosis of a severe psychiatric condition (including severe depressive disorders, suicidal tendencies, bipolar disorders, panic disorders, anxiety or stress-related disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorders, and substance-related disorders).
• Presenting a medical, infectious, or degenerative illness that is not under control.