This research focuses on utilizing digital interventions to help healthcare workers detect stress and mitigate it before burnout occurs to help improve workplace mental health, hospital efficiency and patient safety.
This study explores how digital interventions might help predict and prevent workplace stress in nurses. The research activities include:
Attend one (1) in-person screening appointment
Wear an Oura ring for the duration of the study (14+ weeks) to track physiological measurements
Answer three (3) online surveys per week (15 minutes each)
Attend one (1) virtual reality session simulating a general ward nurse in a COVID-19 pandemic
Participate in one (1) online exit interview at the end of the study
*Participants may be eligible to keep the Oura ring (valued at approx. $415 CAD) after the study is complete.
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Registered nurses (RNs) or registered practical nurses (RPNs) who are currently employed at a healthcare institution in Ontario
There is one (1) screening visit and one (1) virtual reality simulation visit located in Downtown Toronto, Canada
This study welcomes adults (18+ years old) of all genders to participate
You'll be required to link a smartphone app to a wearable device
Participants can receive up to $370 and may be eligible to keep the Oura ring (valued at approx. $415) upon completion of the study.
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Burnout among healthcare workers remains a major problem. It is negatively correlated with care efficiency, patient safety, and workplace mental health. 75% of nurses report they are stressed. 63% of nurses report they are overwhelmed. High levels of workplace stress is associated with lower levels of patient safety. This study aims to understand how technology can be used as a digital intervention to help to detect, predict and improve stress responses in nurses.
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