Evaluation of a Daily Brief Exercise Intervention on Resident Physician Personal Resiliency and Burnout
Purpose
This study seeks to evaluate the prevalence and characterize predictors of physician burnout in the anesthesia residency at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. The study also seeks to evaluate the effect of an exercise intervention on burnout and personal resiliency (i.e., less individual stress given the same workload).
Conditions
- Burnout, Professional
- Burnout Syndrome
Eligibility
- Eligible Ages
- Between 18 Years and 50 Years
- Eligible Genders
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center Anesthesiology residents (Class 1(CA-1), Class 2 (CA-2)
Exclusion Criteria
- Failure to sign informed consent - Will not be in town and available for the full duration of the study (e.g., 2 or more weeks of vacation or absence) - Physical inability to perform the exercise intervention (including health indications)
Study Design
- Phase
- N/A
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Crossover Assignment
- Intervention Model Description
- balanced order-randomized, 16-week within-subject crossover study
- Primary Purpose
- Prevention
- Masking
- None (Open Label)
Arm Groups
Arm | Description | Assigned Intervention |
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Experimental Arm A: Exercise intervention then usual exercise program |
8 weeks of exercise intervention followed by 8 weeks of usual exercise program |
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Active Comparator Arm B: Usual Exercise Program then exercise intervention |
8 weeks of usual exercise program followed by 8 weeks of exercise intervention |
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More Details
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Study Contact
Detailed Description
A cross-sectional evaluation of burnout, perceived stress, average sleep propensity, and social support and coping mechanisms will be assessed from four years of Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) Anesthesia residents. Burnout will be assessed using the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI-HSS). Participating interns, Anesthesia Residency Class 1 (CA-1), and Anesthesia Residency Class 2 (CA-2) classes will be randomized to 8 weeks of an exercise intervention (15 min of activity at 70% of max heart rate or higher, 5 days a week) to meet the activity recommendations of the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion or 8 weeks of continuing their baseline activity level prior to the study.