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Clinical staff working with people with multiple sclerosis often face emotional fatigue and high levels of burnout. The Self-Compassion for Healthcare Communities course is an evidence-based intervention that teaches participants how to meet distress with kindness and care. This study will recruit up to 40 staff from the Barlo MS Clinic at St. Michael's Hospital to take part in a 6-week, 6-session Self-Compassion for Healthcare Communities course. Participants will be asked to complete surveys before and after the course to understand the effects of the course on a range of outcomes. Participants will be invited to take part in one qualitative interview on their perspectives on the course.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Self-compassion course | Experimental | 6-week manualized online Self-Compassion for Healthcare Communities course |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Self-compassion intervention (Self-Compassion for Healthcare Communities course) | Behavioral | An online 6-week mindful self-compassion course with weekly sessions. |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Recruitment | The investigators will measure the number of participants eligible for and recruited to the study. | 6 months |
| Retention | The investigators will measure the percentage of participants who complete outcome data. | 6 months |
| Adherence | The investigators will measure the number of participants who completed the Self-Compassion for Healthcare Communities course. | 6 months |
| Follow-up rates | The investigators will measure the percentage of participants who complete outcome measures pre-intervention, post-intervention, and at 3 months post-intervention. | 6 months |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Professional Quality of Life Scale (ProQOL) Version 5 | Measures the positive and negative effects of one's compassion for those that they help. Includes with subscales for compassion satisfaction and compassion fatigue (including burnout). Answers are assessed using a 5-point Likert scale, with higher scores on the compassion satisfaction sub-scale indicating higher compassion satisfaction, and higher scores on compassion fatigue sub-scale indicating higher burnout. |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
1) Severe active mental health impairment (psychosis, suicidality)
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Robert Simpson, PhD | Contact | 416-360-4000 | 40047 | robert.simpson@uhn.ca |
| Jillian Scandiffio, MSc | Contact | jillian.scandiffio@unityhealth.to |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Unity Health Toronto | Toronto | Ontario | M5B 1W8 | Canada |
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| ID | Term |
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| D000077062 | Burnout, Psychological |
| ID | Term |
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| D013315 | Stress, Psychological |
| D001526 | Behavioral Symptoms |
| D001519 | Behavior |
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| Baseline, post-intervention (6 weeks after baseline), and 3 months post-intervention |
| Self-Compassion Scale - Short Form | Measures how one typically acts towards themselves in difficult times. The total score ranges from a 1-5, with higher scores representing high self-compassion. | Baseline, post-intervention (6 weeks after baseline), and 3 months post-intervention |
| Relational Compassion Scale | Measure's ones tendencies for receiving and providing relational compassion. Answers are assessed using a 4-point Likert scale. Higher scores represent higher compassion for self and others. | Baseline, post-intervention (6 weeks after baseline), and 3 months post-intervention |
| Perceived Stress Scale-10 | Measures one's thoughts and feelings pertaining to stress. The total score can range from 0-40, with higher scores indicating higher perceived stress. | Baseline, post-intervention (6 weeks after baseline), and 3 months post-intervention |
| Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale - Short Form | Measures emotion regulation. Answers are assessed using a 5-point Likert scale. Higher values indicate greater difficulties in emotion regulation. | Baseline, post-intervention (6 weeks after baseline), and 3 months post-intervention |
| Dispositional Joy Scale | Measures trait/dispositional joy. Answers are assessed using a 7-point Likert scale, with higher scores representing higher joy. | Baseline, post-intervention (6 weeks after baseline), and 3 months post-intervention |