title: Take care! The evaluation of a team-based burnout intervention program for oncology care providers.
abstract: In this quasi-experimental study among staff of 29 oncology wards, the authors evaluated the effects of a team-based burnout intervention program combining a staff support group with a participatory action research approach. Nine wards were randomly selected to participate in the program. Before the program started (Time 1), directly after the program ended (Time 2), and 6 months later (Time 3), study participants filled out a questionnaire on their work situation and well-being. Results of multilevel analyses showed that staff in the experimental wards experienced significantly less emotional exhaustion at both Time 2 and Time 3 and less depersonalization at Time 2, compared with the control wards. Moreover, changes in burnout levels were significantly related to changes in the perception of job characteristics over time.
authors.affiliation: Department of Social and Organizational Psychology, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands. p.m.leblanc@fss.uu.nl
authors.forename: Pascale M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Le Blanc
authors.forename: Joop J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Hox
authors.forename: Wilmar B
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Schaufeli
authors.forename: Toon W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Taris
authors.forename: Maria C W
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Peeters
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002055:Burnout, Professional; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D005260:Female; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008495:Medical Oncology / Q000379:methods*; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D012944:Social Support; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires