AUTHOR=Guo Yu-Fang , Wang Xin-Xin , Yue Fang-Yan , Sun Feng-Ye , Ding Min , Jia Yan-Nan 

TITLE=Development of a nurse-manager dualistic intervention program to alleviate burnout among nurses based on the appreciative inquiry

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Psychology

VOLUME=Volume 13 - 2022

YEAR=2022

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1056738

DOI=10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1056738

ISSN=1664-1078

ABSTRACT=Aims: To develop an feasible and effective nurse-manager dualistic intervention program to support nurses coping with burnout symptoms.
Background: Person-organization combined interventions were recommended as the most effective approach for reducing burnout symptoms. However, few were developed in the nursing field. 
Methods: The Medical Research Council, United Kingdom (MRC UK) Framework  for Development and Evaluation of Complex Interventions was employed for nurse-manager dualistic intervention program development. Three steps were followed for developing the dualistic intervention program: (1) identifying the evidence base by conducting extensive reviews of the relevant literature and a mixed study; (2) identifying/developing theory by selecting the Job Demands-Resources model and proposing the theoretical framework for intervention development; (3) modifying the process and outcomes of the nurse-manager dualistic intervention program.   
Results: The intervention program consists of six group sessions over 9 weeks. Researchers/managers are supposed to deliver the program. The main contents of the intervention are: (1) inception (session 1); (2) discovery (session 2); (3) dream (session 3); (4) design (session 4); (5) destiny (session 5); (6) keep (session 6). The emphasis of the intervention is on helping nurses dealing with burnout symptoms.  
Conclusion: Followed the guidance of MRC framework, an feasible and potentially effective nurse-manager dualistic intervention program was developed for nurses coping with burnout. Future studies are needed to model the intervention and assess the effects and replicability of the intervention.