Mindful Hand Hygiene for Healthcare Workers
Burnout, Mental Health
About this trial
This is an interventional health services research trial for Burnout focused on measuring Mindfulness, Hand Hygiene, Health Personnel
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Nurses on participating unit
- Physician on an inpatient medical team, including attending, senior resident, and intern physicians
Exclusion Criteria:
- Medical students
- Surgical attendings
- Physicians on sub-specialty teams
Sites / Locations
- VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MIRecruiting
- Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, TXRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
No Intervention
Mindful Hand Hygiene Intervention
Control Arm
Participants in the Mindful Hand Hygiene Intervention will complete the same surveys as participants in the Control Arm at baseline, post-intervention, and 6-months post-intervention. Data will also be collected on baseline hand-hygiene rates during the habituation period, intervention period, and 3-12 months post-intervention. In addition, intervention participants will be asked to complete 3 mindfulness online educational modules and attend group-facilitated discussions on mindfulness. They will be offered the option of using a mobile application program "Mindfulness Coach" to enhance their mindfulness practices. A key message of the intervention is using hand hygiene as a prompt to practice mindfulness.
Participants that are assigned to the control arm will be observed for hand hygiene adherence and duration during the habituation period, intervention period, and 3-12 months post-intervention. They will also be asked to complete study surveys at baseline, post-intervention and 6-months post intervention. They will not receive any of the intervention components.