NCT05728086

Art Therapy to Address Hospital Clinician Burnout

Art Therapy to Address Hospital Clinician Burnout and Psychosocial Distress: a Randomised Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 131 (actual)
• Sponsor: Barts & The London NHS Trust · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

A structured group art therapy intervention, comprising six 60 - 90-minute weekly workshops.

Detailed description

The CHArt group art therapy intervention builds on a 6-week art therapy group intervention piloted with Barts Health oncology and palliative care doctors (Tjasink, M. 2019). It incorporates elements of workshops delivered for staff support by Barts art therapists during the Covid-19 pandemic (Tjasink, M., Stevens, P. 2022). The intervention is broadly informed by affective neuroscience and evolutionary psychology theories with an emphasis on compassion-focused and resource-oriented therapeutic practice. Whilst the intervention draws on diverse influences, it aligns with the principles of Compassion Focussed Therapy (CFT), an integrative, bio-physiological psychological model underpinned by evolutionary theory. Intervention elements include psycho-education, individual art making, collaborative group art making, art making in pairs, exploring a range of art materials and techniques (including clay, paint, natural objects and non-traditional mark - making materials), art-based grounding exercises and reflective discussion. The intervention manual was developed by the study's Chief Investigator with input from a group of three art therapy experts (Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) accredited art therapists working in National Health Service (NHS) medical contexts with experience of delivering art therapy - based staff support) and three experts by experience (Health Care professionals with experience of participating in art therapy - based staff support groups at work). Adherence to the intervention will be monitored through two adherence tools (therapist self reported and independent observer).

Conditions

• Burnout
• Anxiety
• Stress
• Depression

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Group art therapy	The intervention is a manualised programme of group art therapy based on a bio-psychosocial therapeutic model. The programme is made up of six 60 - 90-minute art therapy group sessions facilitated by an experienced HCPC (Health and Care Professions Council) registered Art Therapists trained in the intervention.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-03-06
• Primary completion: 2024-03-05
• Completion: 2024-03-05
• First posted: 2023-02-14
• Last updated: 2024-03-15

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United Kingdom