Impact of the Be Well Care Well Program on Early Care Education Teachers

Targeting Teacher Stress and Well-being to Improve Child Outcomes: Impact of the Be Well Care Well Program

The study will address the following specific aims: (1) assess the impact of the BWCW program on teacher stress and physical activity, (2) Examine feasibility of collecting cortisol.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Burnout, Caregiver
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: Be Well Care Well

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 244
• Phase: Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • South Carolina
    • Charleston, South Carolina, United States, 29425
      • MUSC department of psychiatry

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 16 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

Teachers that meet the following criteria will be included:

1. currently employed as a teacher or assistant teacher at a participating ECE center;
2. ages 18 or older;
3. men or women;
4. able to speak, read, and write English.

Exclusion Criteria:

None

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Single

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: Control
Experimental: Be Well Care Well	Behavioral: Be Well Care Well; Be Well Care Well addresses teacher well-being through activities implemented in the classroom aimed at reducing teacher stress and improving physical activity. A subset of teachers involved in the program will complete classroom observations and cortisol testing to examine additional measures of stress.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Change in score of Devereux Adult Resilience Survey	The DARS assesses social networks, internalized beliefs, and professional skills and knowledge. A high score represents high levels of adult resilience.	Baseline and 1 year follow-up
Change in score of Child Worker Job Stress Inventory	The Child Worker Job Stress Inventory measures provider stress. A high score represents high job stress.	Baseline and 1 year follow-up
Change in score on the Lifestyle Questionnaire	The Lifestyle Questionnaire measures physical activity and health. A high score represents high levels of physical activity.	Baseline and 1 year follow-up
Change in score on the Early Childhood Job Satisfaction Survey	The ECJSS examines job satisfaction among young providers. A high score represents high job satisfaction.	Baseline and 1 year follow-up

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Medical University of South Carolina
• Collaborators: University of Delaware

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): January 15, 2021
• Primary Completion (Actual): June 30, 2022
• Study Completion (Actual): June 30, 2022

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: March 25, 2022
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 25, 2022
• First Posted (Actual): April 4, 2022

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): August 4, 2022
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 2, 2022
• Last Verified: August 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Behavioral Symptoms; Stress, Psychological; Caregiver Burden
• Other Study ID Numbers: 00105341

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