Anxiety, Happiness, Mental Health Wellness 1
Conditions
Brief summary
In light of the coronavirus pandemic, the challenge of physician burnout has taken on a new urgency. Long-hours and difficult, sometimes unsafe work conditions are creating a severe strain for emergency physicians and others on the frontlines of Ontario's response to COVID-19. There are a variety of evidence-informed ways that physicians can protect their wellbeing with modest investments of time and energy that will be applied. The evaluation will be a randomized trial comparing the outcomes from each of the three treatment arms. Researchers may also use a pre-post comparison with control parameters to conduct an exploratory analysis to assess efficacy.
Interventions
OTHERRemote SMS (short message service, also known as text message) delivery
Assessing the comparative effects of SMS types (storytelling; resources/strategies; and a combination of both) on physician wellbeing.
Sponsors
The Behavioural Insights Team
Ontario Medical Association
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Caregiver)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Active membership to the Ontario Medical Association (OMA). Up-to-date cell phone information registered to the OMA.
Exclusion criteria
* Participation in the OMA Physician Burnout Task Force. Opt-out from the intervention.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Wellbeing (Short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale measure) | 6 months | Self-reported wellbeing scores, as measured by the short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale--(S)WEMWBS. The (S)WEMWBS is designed to measure positive mental wellbeing and asks people to what extent they agree with statements such as I've been feeling optimistic about the future, I've been feeling relaxed, and I've been feeling close to people. This scale has a range of 7 to 35; higher scores indicate higher positive mental wellbeing. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Happiness (UK ONS measure) | 6 months | Self-reported happiness scores, as measured through weekly pulse surveys using a question developed by the UK Office for National Statistics (ONS) - hereby referred to as ONS-happiness (on a scale where 0 is not at all and 10 is completely, overall, how happy did you feel yesterday?). This scale has a range from 0 to 10, with higher scores indicating greater happiness. |
| Anxiety (UK ONS measure) | 6 months | Self-reported anxiety scores, as measured through pulse surveys using an ONS question, hereby referred to as ONS-anxiety (on a scale where 0 is not at all and 10 is completely, overall, how anxious did you feel yesterday?). This scale has a range from 0 to 10, with higher scores indicating greater anxiety. |
Countries
Canada
Outcome results
None listed