Study West et al. (2014): study US 2010

Public

Physicians, USA, 2010-2012

Survey name

Unnamed study

Sample

Respondents

N = 72

Non Response

Assessment

Questionnaire: Conputer Assisted Web Interview (CAWI)

Correlate

Authors's Label

Intervention to promote well-being

Our Classification

Remarks

Volunteers in both arms of the trial received 1 hour of protected time every other week to allow their participation during the workday in place of clinical activities. Those in the control arm could schedule and use this hour of protected time in any manner they believed was most useful but did not participate in the formal curriculum

Distribution

1: N = 35; 0: N = 37

Operationalization

Participants were randomly assigned to:
1. WELL-BEING INTERVENTION
Participants engaged in a facilitated small-group (8-10 physicians) curriculum administered at 1-hour meetings occurring once every 2 weeks for 9 months, for a total of 19 sessions. Topics addressed during these sessions were organized into modules entitled "self", "patient", and "balance"  and included meaning in work, personal and professional balance, medical mistakes, community, caring for patients, and other topics relevant to the work experiences of practicing physicians.
0. CONTROL = no curriculum.

Observed Relation with Happiness