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Randomized controlled trial of the "WISER" intervention to reduce healthcare worker burnout.

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Profit, J; Adair, KC; Cui, X; Mitchell, B; Brandon, D; Tawfik, DS; Rigdon, J; Gould, JB; Lee, HC; Timpson, WL; McCaffrey, MJ; Davis, AS ...
Published in: J Perinatol
September 2021

OBJECTIVE: Test web-based implementation for the science of enhancing resilience (WISER) intervention efficacy in reducing healthcare worker (HCW) burnout. DESIGN: RCT using two cohorts of HCWs of four NICUs each, to improve HCW well-being (primary outcome: burnout). Cohort 1 received WISER while Cohort 2 acted as a waitlist control. RESULTS: Cohorts were similar, mostly female (83%) and nurses (62%). In Cohorts 1 and 2 respectively, 182 and 299 initiated WISER, 100 and 176 completed 1-month follow-up, and 78 and 146 completed 6-month follow-up. Relative to control, WISER decreased burnout (-5.27 (95% CI: -10.44, -0.10), p = 0.046). Combined adjusted cohort results at 1-month showed that the percentage of HCWs reporting concerning outcomes was significantly decreased for burnout (-6.3% (95%CI: -11.6%, -1.0%); p = 0.008), and secondary outcomes depression (-5.2% (95%CI: -10.8, -0.4); p = 0.022) and work-life integration (-11.8% (95%CI: -17.9, -6.1); p < 0.001). Improvements endured at 6 months. CONCLUSION: WISER appears to durably improve HCW well-being. CLINICAL TRIALS NUMBER: NCT02603133; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02603133.

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J Perinatol

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1476-5543

Publication Date

September 2021

Volume

41

Issue

9

Start / End Page

2225 / 2234

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Pediatrics
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Health Personnel
  • Female
  • Burnout, Psychological
  • Burnout, Professional
  • 3213 Paediatrics
  • 1114 Paediatrics and Reproductive Medicine
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences
 

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Profit, J., Adair, K. C., Cui, X., Mitchell, B., Brandon, D., Tawfik, D. S., … Sexton, J. B. (2021). Randomized controlled trial of the "WISER" intervention to reduce healthcare worker burnout. J Perinatol, 41(9), 2225–2234. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41372-021-01100-y
Profit, Jochen, Kathryn C. Adair, Xin Cui, Briana Mitchell, Debra Brandon, Daniel S. Tawfik, Joseph Rigdon, et al. “Randomized controlled trial of the "WISER" intervention to reduce healthcare worker burnout.J Perinatol 41, no. 9 (September 2021): 2225–34. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41372-021-01100-y.
Profit J, Adair KC, Cui X, Mitchell B, Brandon D, Tawfik DS, et al. Randomized controlled trial of the "WISER" intervention to reduce healthcare worker burnout. J Perinatol. 2021 Sep;41(9):2225–34.
Profit, Jochen, et al. “Randomized controlled trial of the "WISER" intervention to reduce healthcare worker burnout.J Perinatol, vol. 41, no. 9, Sept. 2021, pp. 2225–34. Pubmed, doi:10.1038/s41372-021-01100-y.
Profit J, Adair KC, Cui X, Mitchell B, Brandon D, Tawfik DS, Rigdon J, Gould JB, Lee HC, Timpson WL, McCaffrey MJ, Davis AS, Pammi M, Matthews M, Stark AR, Papile L-A, Thomas E, Cotten M, Khan A, Sexton JB. Randomized controlled trial of the "WISER" intervention to reduce healthcare worker burnout. J Perinatol. 2021 Sep;41(9):2225–2234.

Published In

J Perinatol

DOI

EISSN

1476-5543

Publication Date

September 2021

Volume

41

Issue

9

Start / End Page

2225 / 2234

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Pediatrics
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Health Personnel
  • Female
  • Burnout, Psychological
  • Burnout, Professional
  • 3213 Paediatrics
  • 1114 Paediatrics and Reproductive Medicine
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences