Testing the effectiveness of the ImpACT Me burnout intervention for leaders

Abstract

Effective evidence-based interventions to support workforces in preventing and reducing burnout are required. A longitudinal, randomized wait-list control study (<i>N</i> = 89 leaders) was conducted to test the effectiveness of a three-week app-based burnout intervention (ImpACT Me) grounded in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. This was the next iteration of a recent successful burnout intervention (Wellness Leadership Program; Gilin et al., 2023). Overall, the intervention increased self-efficacy related to the workplace factors of burnout in the intervention group compared to the control group, but burnout scores did not significantly change. Therefore, it is possible that the active intervention period did not last long enough and that the content and method of delivery of this intervention through an app is not currently sufficient enough to observe significant changes in burnout within leaders.