NCT06228495

mHealth Intervention for Work-Related Stress

Recovery at Your Fingertips: Pilot Study of an mHealth Intervention for Work-Related Stress Among Nursing Students (DIARY)

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 16 (actual)
• Sponsor: Karolinska Institutet · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The objective of the trial is to pilot test the study protocol of a preventive, low-intensive mobile health (mHealth) intervention for work-related stress among nursing students. Work stress is a wide-spread problem affecting individual health as well as incurring substantial societal costs. mHealth solutions are among the most promising options for providing effective, scalable, and standardized interventions to employees.

Detailed description

Researchers generally agree that recovery is a key buffer against the negative consequences of stress. Recovery behaviors, such as mindfulness and physical activity, are well-known to have a positive effect on stress-related health problems. For this reason, a behavior change intervention that successfully improves recovery may be effective in combating the long-term effects of stress. In this pilot study, three groups of participants received different versions of an intervention, each version containing a distinct set of recovery strategies. The motivation of the present study is to pilot test the intervention and a study protocol in preparation for a future randomized controlled trial (RCT). Pilot testing the intervention and study procedures at an early stage is critical to identify potential pitfalls that need to be addressed before conducting a full-scale trial. Through investigating the study and intervention in preparatory phases we can refine the study protocol and intervention design in order to maximize the chances of a successful RCT. The research questions for this pilot study are: 1. Data collection procedure - What is the recruitment and retention rate of invited participants? Does the randomization algorithm function properly? 2. Engagement - How often do participants use the intervention? Do they find the application easy and engaging to use? 3. Acceptability - Do participants find the intervention overall satisfactory and perceive it as beneficial? Is the digital tool technically stable? 4. Measurement quality - What is the completion rate for questionnaire items? What is the within-person variability in the daily measures?

Conditions

• Work Related Stress

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Daily Intervention for Active Recovery	Daily Intervention for Active Recovery - DIARY - is a 28-day intervention during which participants are prompted once daily to engage with intervention content. Each daily intervention interaction includes a short questionnaire with questions regarding sleep quality, current mood (e.g., tense, relaxed), and energy levels. Participants were prompted to open the application through a notification at 18:00 each evening. In case they did not fill out the questionnaire, an additional reminder notification was sent out at 20:00. The questionnaire closed each night at 03:00 am, at which point it was no longer possible to access the questionnaire for that day. The questionnaire took at most 5 minutes to complete. Upon completing the daily questionnaire participants received a prompt - a "bit-size" amount of information regarding stress and recovery as well as suggestions for a specific recovery strategy.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-05-02
• Primary completion: 2022-12-16
• Completion: 2022-12-16
• First posted: 2024-01-29
• Last updated: 2024-01-29

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Sweden