Mayo Clinic Family Medicine Resident Wellness Study
- Conditions
- Sleep Patterns
- Interventions
- Other: QuestionnairesOther: Actigraph and activPAL devices
- Registration Number
- NCT05148221
- Lead Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
- 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.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 13
• 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).
- Participant is not able to wear the devices for the assigned timeframe.
- Any condition the investigator considers will prevent compliance with study instructions.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description A three-week tailored, virtual exercise intervention. Actigraph and activPAL devices A three-week tailored, virtual exercise intervention. A three-week tailored, virtual exercise intervention. Questionnaires A three-week tailored, virtual exercise intervention.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Work-related mental fatigue 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 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 Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Sleep duration up to 4 weeks Number of hours of sleep per night measured using the activePAL inclinometer
Sleep disruptions up to 4 weeks Number of times shifting from lying to upright posture per night measured using the activePAL inclinometer
Horizontal shifts during sleep per night up to 4 weeks Number of horizontal shifts during sleep per night measured using the active PAL inclinometer
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Mayo Clinic Health System-Eau Claire
🇺🇸Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States