title: Reduction of Burnout in Mental Health Care Providers Using the Provider Resilience Mobile Application.
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.
authors.affiliation: American Lake Division (A-116-R), VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Tacoma, 98493, USA. Amanda.wood@va.gov.|Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, USA. Amanda.wood@va.gov.
authors.forename: Amanda Ernst
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-4398-3225
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Wood
authors.affiliation: National Center for PTSD, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Menlo Park, USA.|Department of Psychology, San Jose State University, San Jose, USA.
authors.forename: Annabel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Prins
authors.affiliation: National Center for Telehealth and Technology, Tacoma, USA.
authors.forename: Nigel E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Bush
authors.affiliation: American Lake Division (A-116-R), VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Tacoma, 98493, USA.
authors.forename: Jennifer F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Hsia
authors.affiliation: American Lake Division (A-116-R), VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Tacoma, 98493, USA.
authors.forename: Laura E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Bourn
authors.affiliation: American Lake Division (A-116-R), VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Tacoma, 98493, USA.
authors.forename: Michael D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Earley
authors.affiliation: National Center for PTSD, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Menlo Park, USA.|Department of Psychology, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, USA.
authors.forename: Robyn D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Walser
authors.affiliation: National Center for PTSD, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Menlo Park, USA.
authors.forename: Josef
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ruzek
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D063731:Mobile Applications; D055500:Resilience, Psychological; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Burnout; Employee health; Mobile applications