Table 2 The content of the six modules of the FOREST intervention
Module | Aim and content of the module | Module exercises |
|---|---|---|
1. Introduction | Introduction to the intervention (aims, benefits, instructions of usage) Psychoeducation about stress and burnout, its benefits and harms Brief psychoeducation about stress recovery: detachment (relaxation and sleep), distancing, mastery (challenge), control | 1. Selecting stressors from the list and naming three most prominent work- and personal life-related stressors 2. Selecting burnout symptoms from the list 3. Short breathing exercise (an audio record) |
2. Detachment (relaxation and sleep) | Psychoeducation about body relaxation and its benefits Psychoeducation about sleep, its benefits, and harms of prolonged sleep difficulties | 4. Body relaxation (an audio record), evaluation of stress before and after the exercise, naming associations that emerged during relaxation 5. Sleeping relaxation (an audio record) |
3. Distancing | Psychoeducation about distancing (both physically and mentally) and its benefits in dealing with work and personal life challenges Psychoeducation about intrusive thoughts | 6. Naming three activities that help to keep the distance from work 7. Awareness of thoughts (an audio record) and naming emotions briefly after it 8. Mindful walking (an audio record) |
4. Mastery (challenge) | Psychoeducation about mastery in day-to-day activities and its benefits Psychoeducation about physical exercise, its benefits, and relations to stress recovery | 9. Selecting activities from the list (both active and less active) or filling in one’s own 10. Short pause (an audio record) 11. Short body stretching (video record) |
5. Control | Psychoeducation about control over one’s life and its benefits Psychoeducation about the importance of self-care and control over one’s working day structure and its benefits | 12. Naming unnecessary and bothering activities, changing them to pleasant and relaxing activities 13. Reflecting on daily goals (an audio record) |
6. Keeping the change alive | Summarizing the program and main aspects of the provided information Encouraging to further practice the intervention exercises after completion of the intervention | 14. Brief relaxation exercise (an audio record) |