Impact of a Wearable Fitness Tracker on Otolaryngologists' Burnout

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Overview

Study the impact of the WHOOP fitness tracker on burnout in attending and resident otolaryngologists

The study will be a randomized controlled trial of attending and resident otolaryngologists who will be randomized to either wearing a WHOOP fitness tracker or a control group. Participants will take two Maslach burnout inventory (MBI) surveys prior to the start of the intervention to set a baseline burnout score, and then at 3 months and 6 months into the study. Baseline cardiac status will also be established by taking a pre-intervention heart rate and blood pressure.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Conditions

Burnout Stress Sleep Deprivation Wellness

Interventions

WHOOP fitness trackerBEHAVIORAL

WHOOP is a device that uses a wristband or arm band to track heart rate, heart rate variability (HRV), and sleep to calculate proprietary strain and recovery scores for its users. Heart rate variability is an important metric for correlation with acute stress

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * All attending and resident Otolaryngologists at Wake Forest Baptist Health Exclusion Criteria: * Users of a WHOOP device currently * Current interns will be excluded given they do not work with the Otolaryngology team the whole year

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Change in Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) Scores - emotional exhaustion

MBI items are scored using a 7 level frequency ratings from "never" to "daily" - emotional exhaustion (9 items) - Higher scores indicate higher burnout (worse) than lower scores (better)

Time frame: Baseline through Month 6

Change in Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) Scores - emotional exhaustion

MBI items are scored using a 7 level frequency ratings from "never" to "daily" - emotional exhaustion (9 items) - Higher scores indicate higher burnout (worse) than lower scores (better)

Time frame: Baseline through Month 3

Change in Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) Scores - depersonalization

MBI items are scored using a 7 level frequency ratings from "never" to "daily" - depersonalization (5 items) - Higher scores indicate higher burnout (worse) than lower scores (better)

Time frame: Baseline through Month 3

Change in Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) Scores - depersonalization

MBI items are scored using a 7 level frequency ratings from "never" to "daily" - depersonalization (5 items) - Higher scores indicate higher burnout (worse) than lower scores (better)

Time frame: Baseline through Month 6

Change in Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) Scores - personal achievement

MBI items are scored using a 7 level frequency ratings from "never" to "daily" - personal achievement (8 items) - Higher scores indicate higher burnout (worse) than lower scores (better)

Time frame: Baseline through Month 3

Change in Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) Scores - personal achievement

MBI items are scored using a 7 level frequency ratings from "never" to "daily" - personal achievement (8 items) - Higher scores indicate higher burnout (worse) than lower scores (better)

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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