Improving Resiliency in Healthcare Employees
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OBJECTIVES: The high prevalence of stress at the workplace has been well documented; however, few studies have investigated the efficacy of worksite resiliency programs. Therefore, the objec- tive of this project was to examine the impact of a worksite resilience training program on improving resiliency and health behaviors in healthcare employees. METHODS: Between 2012 and 2016, 137 adult wellness center members of a healthcare institution participating in a single-arm cohort study of a 12-week resiliency training program were assessed at baseline, end of intervention, and at 3-month follow-up. RESULTS: Statistically significant (p ≤ .01) improvements were seen at the end of the intervention and extending to 3 months follow-up for resiliency, perceived stress, anxiety level, quality of life, and health behaviors. CONCLUSIONS: These results support the premise that worksite programs designed to improve resiliency in healthcare employees have efficacy in improving resiliency, quality of life and health behaviors. Given the importance of stress and burnout in healthcare employees, future randomized studies are warranted to determine more clearly the impacts of this type of resiliency intervention for improving the wellness of healthcare workers.
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Schroeder et al, Werneburg et al and Mistretta et al all reported that reductions in levels of stress were maintained at the 3-month follow-up.
“Schroeder et al.38 Werneburg et al45 and Mistretta et al4 all reporting that reductions in levels of stress were maintained at the 3-month follow-up.”
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Werneburg et al and Ofei-Dodoo et al both reported changes in resilience levels using the Connor Davidson Resilience Scale and the Resilience Scale, respectively.
“Werneburg et al45 and Ofei-Dodoo et al7 also both reported changes in resilience levels using the Connor Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) and the Resilience Scale (RS-14), respectively.”
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Both Werneburg et al and Ofei-Dodoo et al reported substantial improvements in resiliency following the interventions.
“however both reported substantial improvements in resiliency following the interventions”
From Workplace interventions to improve well-being and reduce burnout for nurses, physicians and allied healthcare professionals: a systematic review. (2023) · cites this paper as [45]
Werneburg et al's improvements in resiliency were maintained at the 3-month follow-up.
“which were maintained at the 3-month follow-up in Werneburg et al’s study.45”
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Neither Werneburg et al nor Ofei-Dodoo et al employed a control group.
“Neither study employed a control group”
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- Authors
- Werneburg, B. L., Jenkins, S. M., Friend, J. L., Berkland, B. E., Clark, M. M., Rosedahl, J. K., Preston, H. R., Daniels, D. C., Riley, B. A., Olsen, K. D., & Sood, A.
- Affiliations
- Mayo Clinic (US)
- Olmsted County Public Health, Rochester, MN, USA
- Venue
- American Journal of Health Behavior
- Publisher
- JCFCorp SG PTE LTD
- Published
- 2018-01-01
- Volume
- 42
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 39-50
- ISSN
- 1087-3244 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2783467487
- Cited by
- 61
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 4 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 9 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 11 · 2021: 12 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 3
- FWCI
- 8.46
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- American Journal of Health Behavior (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Mayo Clinic
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Stress and Burnout Research
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Resilience and Mental Health
- Keywords
- resilience training, worksite wellness programs, healthcare workers, occupational stress, burnout, perceived stress, anxiety, quality of life, health behavior, workplace wellness
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Burnout, Professional, Female, Health Personnel, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Quality of Life, Stress, Psychological, Health Behavior, Occupational Health, Workplace, Resilience, Psychological
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