Stress, anxiety, distress and depression are exceptionally high among healthcare providers at the frontline of the COVID-19 pandemic. Knowledge of factors underlying distress and resilience and evidence based interventions to impact the mental wellbeing of frontline healthcare providers is limited. This study will evaluate a novel mobile platform to gather the "distress experience" of healthcare workers at Unity Health Toronto in real time during and after the COVID-19 pandemic, use automated personalized mobile interventions (e.g. routine, sleep, exercise) to nudge active/passive parameters to manage distress.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
13
Active mobile data will be used to provide automated, personalized notifications to frontline healthcare workers. Key information on mental health and links to access additional health resources will be available on the mobile platform.
St. Michael's Hospital
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Perceived Stress Scale
The primary outcome measure will be the ten-item Perceived Stress Scale. Scores range from 0 to 40, and higher scores indicate more severe stress.
Time frame: At 4 weeks from baseline
Perceived Stress Scale
The primary outcome measure will be the ten-item Perceived Stress Scale. Scores range from 0 to 40, and higher scores indicate more severe stress.
Time frame: At 12 weeks from baseline
Active Data - Short UCLA Loneliness Scale
Short, 3-item scale; scores range from 3 to 9, and higher scores indicate more severe loneliness symptoms. Feasibility of the mobile platform will be indicated by a significant reduction in score.
Time frame: At 4 weeks from baseline
Active Data - Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale
7-item scale; scores range from 0 to 21, and higher scores indicate more severe anxiety symptoms. Feasibility of the mobile platform will be indicated by a significant reduction in score.
Time frame: At 4 weeks from baseline
Active Data - Patient Health Questionnaire
9-item scale; scores range from 0 to 27, and higher scores indicate more severe depression symptoms. Feasibility of the mobile platform will be indicated by a significant reduction in score.
Time frame: At 4 weeks from baseline
Passive Data - GPS Sample Point Metrics
Feasibility of the mobile platform will be determined by the number of GPS sample points (mobility metrics) collected per user per day.
Time frame: At 4 weeks from baseline
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