Faculty

Colin P. West, M.D., Ph.D.

Clinical Studies

Testing the Efficacy of Relaxation Rooms for Reducing Occupational Stress Among Physicians and Clinicians Rochester, Minn.
The purpose of this study is to test the effectiveness of a relaxation room at reducing work stress among physicians and collect physician-reported outcome data after using the relaxation room.

Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating the Effect of Facilitated Small Group Sessions on Physician Well-Being, Job Satisfaction, and Professionalism Rochester, Minn.
The study purpose is to evaluate the effect of a small discussion group based intervention on physician well-being, job satisfaction, and professionalism. Participants will be put in the group by chance and guided by a session facilitator around such topics as work-life balance, meaning in work, medical mistakes, spirituality, and unmet patient needs.
Smartwatch and Physician Well-Being: Are Wearables Part of the Solution? Rochester, Minn.
The purpose of this study is to determine if wearing a Smartwatch and having access to its physiological data (e.g., sleep, step count, activity, breathing reminders) improves well-being, and if so which well-being dimensions. Additionaly, to determine whether continuous physiological measures (measured from Smartwatches) contain a ‘signal’ that predicts physician well-being, and if so in which dimensions.
Understanding How Cognitive Performance and Physiological Measures Change After Acute Stress and How Different Sensory Features of a Relaxation Room Help Recovery Rochester, Minn.
The purpose of the current research study is to understand how physiological measures, cognitive performance, and self-report of perceived stress change after acute stress and how different features of a relaxation room promote recovery after stress.