The Professional Peer Resilience Initiative

Purpose

The Professional Peer Resilience Initiative (PPRI) study is an observational study aimed at understanding how symptoms of traumatic stress and resilience evolve over time in the University of Minnesota (UMN) healthcare workforce during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The study is being conducted concurrently with a UMN peer support program called the MinnRAP program and will remotely administer quality of life and mental health surveys to healthcare workers before they start the MinnRAP program and throughout their participation in the program.

Conditions

  • Stress
  • Stress Disorder
  • Stress, Psychological
  • Trauma, Psychological
  • Anxiety
  • Anxiety State
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
  • Secondary Traumatic Stress
  • Professional Quality of Life
  • Stress Related Disorder
  • Stress Reaction
  • Stress Risk
  • Mental Resilience
  • Emotional Resilience

Eligibility

Eligible Ages
Over 18 Years
Eligible Genders
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Inclusion Criteria

  • Healthcare workers (HCWs) and mental health consultants (MHCs) in UMN medical school departments

Exclusion Criteria

  • None

Study Design

Phase
Study Type
Observational
Observational Model
Cohort
Time Perspective
Prospective

Arm Groups

ArmDescriptionAssigned Intervention
Healthcare Workers Already Starting Peer Support Program
  • Behavioral: MinnRAP Peer Support Program
    The behavioral intervention consists of 1) pairing healthcare workers into "Battle Buddies" who maintain daily dialogue to detect stress and anxiety and 2) assigning a mental health consultant to each department to facilitate Battle Buddies and provide both small group sessions and individual psychological triage/referrals.
Healthcare Workers Starting Peer Support Program Later
  • Behavioral: MinnRAP Peer Support Program
    The behavioral intervention consists of 1) pairing healthcare workers into "Battle Buddies" who maintain daily dialogue to detect stress and anxiety and 2) assigning a mental health consultant to each department to facilitate Battle Buddies and provide both small group sessions and individual psychological triage/referrals.

Recruiting Locations

More Details

NCT ID
NCT04396600
Status
Completed
Sponsor
University of Minnesota