Psychological Stress
Conditions
Keywords
health personnel, communicable diseases, stress, psychological, resilience, psychological, disaster planning, education, online
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of an interactive, computerized learning resource designed to increase resilience in hospital-based health care workers preparing for an influenza pandemic. The effects of the learning resource will be compared to a non-interactive learning resource condition and a control condition. It is hypothesized that (a) online pandemic-related education reduces absenteeism and interpersonal problems for healthcare workers (HCWs), and improves their pandemic self-efficacy in the short and long-term, and (b) an interactive format for online education is necessary for its benefits.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALInteractive computerized learning resource
In a series of interactive scenarios, participants can see themselves in stressful work situations that could arise during an influenza pandemic and reflect on effective ways to work out personal and interpersonal difficulties.
BEHAVIORALDidactic computerized learning resource
In a non-interactive format (i.e., a series of audio presentations with accompanying PowerPoint-type slides) participants are given information on how to handle stressful work situations that could arise during an influenza pandemic.
Sponsors
Mount Sinai Hospital, Canada
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
SINGLE (Investigator)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* employee or professional staff of a hospital
Exclusion criteria
* unable to read and write English
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Absenteeism | 32 weeks |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pandemic self-efficacy | 32 weeks |
| Interpersonal problems | 32 weeks |
Countries
Canada
Outcome results
None listed