Mayo Clinic Family Medicine Resident Wellness Study: Feasibility of a Tailored Virtual Exercise Program and Its Impacts on Sleep Patterns and Subjective Mental Fatigue Among Family Medicine Residents: A Step Towards Prevention of Burnout in Early Career Physicians
Overview
- Phase
- N/A
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Sleep Patterns
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
- Enrollment
- 13
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Work-related mental fatigue
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 3 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The objectives of this study are to better understand the association between sleep characteristics (sleep disruptions and deprivations) during overnight shifts and mental fatigue among medical residents, and to explore the feasibility of a virtual, tailored exercise program on sleep characteristics, subjective mental fatigue, and burnout level among residents in family medicine.
Detailed Description
The purpose of the proposed study is two-fold: 1) to better understand the association between sleep characteristics (sleep disruptions and deprivations) during overnight shifts and mental fatigue among medical residents; and 2) to explore the feasibility of a three-week tailored, virtual exercise program on sleep characteristics, subjective mental fatigue, and burnout level among residents in family medicine. It is hypothesized that: 1) the greater the number of average sleep disruptions, and the greater the sleep deprivation, the greater the acute mental fatigue during overnight shifts reported by the family medicine residents; 2) the number of average sleep disruptions and the magnitude of sleep deprivation are greater during overnight shifts than non-overnight shifts among family medicine residents; and 3) a three-week tailored virtual exercise program will significantly increase the amount of physical activity throughout the day and reduce the levels of mental fatigue and perceived burnout during overnight shifts.
Investigators
Terri Nordin
Principal Investigator
Mayo Clinic
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •A Family Medicine Resident at the Mayo Clinic Health System of Eau Claire in either the PGY-1 Year, PGY-2 Year, or PGY-2 Year (5 residents from each year).
Exclusion Criteria
- •Participant is not able to wear the devices for the assigned timeframe.
- •Any condition the investigator considers will prevent compliance with study instructions.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Work-related mental fatigue
Time Frame: up to 4 weeks
Subjective work-related mental fatigue will be measured using the OFER 15 which has 15 items on a 7-point Likert scale ranging from 0 (strongly disagree) to 6 (strongly agree). The three subscales of OFER 15 include: chronic fatigue (items 1-5), acute fatigue (items 6-10), and inter-shift recovery (items 11-15) experienced in the past few months. Scores for each subscale range from 0-100. Higher scores indicate acute and chronic fatigue and greater inter-shift recovery.
Work-related burnout
Time Frame: up to 4 weeks
Levels of burnout will be assessed using the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) which has 22 items on a 7-point Likert scale of 0 (never) to 6 (every day), consisting of three subscales of burnout: emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and personal accomplishment. Low personal accomplishment scores, high emotional exhaustion scores, and high depersonalization scores suggest increased levels of burnout.
Secondary Outcomes
- Sleep duration(up to 4 weeks)
- Sleep disruptions(up to 4 weeks)
- Horizontal shifts during sleep per night(up to 4 weeks)