Reduction of Burnout in Mental Health Care Providers Using the Provider Resilience Mobile Application.

Reduction of Burnout in Mental Health Care Providers Using the Provider Resilience Mobile Application.
Community Ment Health J. 2017 Jan 10;:
Authors: Wood AE, Prins A, Bush NE, Hsia JF, Bourn LE, Earley MD, Walser RD, Ruzek J
Abstract
This pilot study examined the usability, acceptability, and effectiveness of a free Provider Resilience (PR) mobile application (app) designed by the National Center for Telehealth and Technology to reduce provider burnout. Outpatient mental health providers (N = 30) used the PR app for 1 month. Participants rated the PR app on the System Usability Scale with an overall score of 79.7, which is in the top quartile for usability. Results of paired sample t tests on the Professional Quality of Life Scale indicated significant decreases on the Burnout (t = 3.65, p < .001) and Compassion Fatigue (t = 4.54, p < .001) subscales. The Provider Resilience app shows promise in reducing burnout and compassion fatigue in mental health care providers.
PMID: 28070775 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Community Mental Health Journal - January 9, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Wood AE, Prins A, Bush NE, Hsia JF, Bourn LE, Earley MD, Walser RD, Ruzek J Tags: Community Ment Health J Source Type: research