Long-Term Impact of an Online Physician Group-Coaching Program to Improve Burnout and Self-Compassion in Trainees

Abstract

Goal To evaluate long-term outcomes of Better Together Physician Coaching, a digital life-coaching program to improve resident well-being. Methods We performed a secondary analysis of survey data from the pilot program implementation between January 2021 and June 2022. An intention-to-treat analysis was completed for baseline versus post-6 months and baseline versus post-12 months for all outcome measures. Principal Findings Of 101 participants, 95 completed a baseline survey (94%), 66 completed a 6-month survey (65%) and 36 completed a 12-month survey (35%). There were no significant differences in burnout scale scores between baseline to 6 or 12 months. Self-compassion scores (i.e., means) improved after 6 months, from 33.2 to 38.2 (p