FoCo: Evaluating a Training to Increase Attention and Awareness of Healthcare Professionals (FoCo)

Foco: Evaluating a Training to Increase Attention and Awareness in the Daily Activities of Healthcare Professionals

Introduction: A significant increase in the risk of injury and illness at work has been associated with fatigue, stress, haste, distraction, emergency situations, excessive noise, complex procedures and anger among other factors.

Most of these factors are related to the lack of attention to work in progress, which can be improved by training attention and awareness during daily activities, as it would encourage a resumption of focus on the task at hand and the possible risks associated with it. . The primary objective of this project is to evaluate the effects of training to increase attention and awareness for daily activities - FoCo - outlined for healthcare professionals in their work schedule. Method: Health professionals from 18 to 60 years of age, of both sexes, will participate in the study, working in 3 units, one in the care of patients in a Emergency Care Unit (UPA), in an Elderly Residential and in a Center. Intensive Care (ICU). In the UPA will be included 25 professionals in group A and 25 in group B; In the Residential of Elderly, 40 professionals will be included in group A and 40 professionals in group B; In the ICU will be included 30 professionals in group A and 30 in group B. They will be randomized in both groups. Group A will receive training in the FoCo program and group B will be a waiting group. After a period of one month, group B will receive training in FoCo and group A will be instructed to continue on their own to apply FoCo in their daily lives (Fig.1). Participants will be evaluated before, after one month and after two months. Expected Outcomes: After training, an increase in mindful, attention and awareness scale, self-compassion scale, positive affect, speed of digit and symbol test is expected. It is also expected to reduce negative affects, perceived stress and an increased perception of possible incidents.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Attention; Self-compassion
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: FoCo; Behavioral: No intervention

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 190
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Brazil
  • Sao Paulo, Brazil, 05652901
    • Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 65 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• be available to participate in the training and to perform the evaluations before and after it.

Exclusion Criteria:

- being away or on vacation during the research project, being in psychiatric treatment.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Crossover Assignment
• Masking: Double

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: A (first group to receive the intervention); This arm will receive the attention, care, and self-care training first.	Behavioral: FoCo; This is an attention, care and self-care training.; Behavioral: No intervention; This is a waiting list
Experimental: B (second group to receive the intervention); This arm will not receive intervention in the first month and will receive it after this period.	Behavioral: FoCo; This is an attention, care and self-care training.; Behavioral: No intervention; This is a waiting list

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
change in stress	The authors will evaluate attention using the MAAS (Mindful Attention Awareness Scale).	1 month
change in attention	The authors will apply the Perceived Stress Scale	1 month

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
change in self-compassion	The authorswill apply the self-compassion scale	1 month
change in sleep	The authors will apply the Pittsburgh inventory	1 month
change in Mental health symptoms	The authors will apply the SRQ-20 (self-report questionnaire)	1 month
change in positive and negative affect	The authors will apply PANAS	1 month

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Elisa H Kozasa, PhD, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): August 20, 2019
• Primary Completion (Actual): May 20, 2020
• Study Completion (Actual): December 20, 2020

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: December 19, 2019
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 22, 2020
• First Posted (Actual): April 24, 2020

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): February 11, 2021
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 10, 2021
• Last Verified: December 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: HIAE_FoCo

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No