Acceptability of the REsOluTioN Program
RECRUITMENT
Participants were allocated to waitlist control and REsOluTioN groups in 4 consecutive cohorts during the recruitment period. Cohort 1 had 14 people in the waitlist control and 6 in the REsOluTioN group, cohort 2 had 2 and 4, cohort 3 had 13 and 11, and cohort 4 had 22 and 26 participants, respectively. A total of 150 mentoring sessions and 16 facilitated sessions took place across the 4 cohorts. No mentors or facilitators reported the length of the sessions, but the mentoring sessions lasted between 30 minutes to 1 hour depending upon the number of participants allocated to the mentor, while the large-group facilitated sessions lasted up to 2 hours. Thus, the sessions were acceptable in terms of delivery and duration. The participant retention rate at 6 weeks was 96% (44/47) in the REsOluTioN group; of these, 33 (75%) participants provided extra feedback on the REsOluTioN program via an additional survey.Of the participants who completed the poststudy evaluation of the REsOluTioN program (n=33), the majority thought that both the web-based workplace resilience training (n=30, 90.9%) and mentoring (n=29, 87.9%) had been useful; a minority felt that their participation in the training program had not impacted on their experience or outlook toward clinical practice (n=7, 21.2%). Participants felt that participation in the web-based training had been important for improving their levels of resilience (n=24, 72.8%), self-confidence (n=24, 72.7%), belief in their ability to provide good patient care (n=25, 75.8%), relationships with work colleagues (n=24, 72.7%), and communication skills with colleagues (n=25, 75.8%).Most participants who completed poststudy evaluation also found the content and sessions helpful (n=29, 87.9%) thought the training delivered an appropriate amount of information (n=27, 81.8%) and that the 4-week duration was about right for training of this type (n=23, 69.7%). The sessions on emotional intelligence and intellectual flexibility were rated most favorably, with 75.8% (n=25) of them indicating that they found it particularly helpful.Analysis of free-text responses from REsOluTioN program participants suggested that they enjoyed opportunities for learning and reflection offered by the training as well as the chance to build networks and interact with colleagues at all levels. Participants indicated that they enjoyed the networking, mentorship, and participatory sessions the most (n=16, 51.5%). However, ringfencing time to attend and engage with the sessions was the most reported challenge due to pressurized working environments. One participant highlighted the need for a cultural shift to support people to take more time for their own well-being. Participants also highlighted organization-wide issues and variability in the way sessions were run as detracting from their overall experience. Evaluation of Resilience Enhancement Online Training for Nurses (REsOluTioN) program–Illustrative quotes.“““““““““