Are Personal Smartphones Hurting Work-Life Balance for Nurse Managers?

Burnout Clinical Trial

Official title:

Are Personal Smartphones Hurting Work-Life Balance for Nurse Managers?

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT06343584
• Other study ID #: 023.NUR.2021.M
• Status: Completed
• Start date: July 1, 2021
• Est. completion date: May 6, 2022

Study information

• Verified date: April 2022
• Source: Methodist Health System
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

For leadership positions with only a handful of staff under their direct chain of command, this may not be all-consuming and detrimental to work-life balance. But for NMs with upwards of 100 direct reports, this can make for a never-ending stream of contact points. This study will implement several communication and behavioral strategies to determine how using provided smartphone tools impact work-life balance and professional burnout.

Description:

The study will be conducted over a six-month period using a quasi-experimental Pre-test/Post-test design using Stamm's (2009) ProQOL Scale. This study is being done as a pilot study with a small sample size. NMs will be recruited as volunteers for participation in the study with an anticipated six-month time commitment. Upon receipt of informed consent, participants will be divided into two groups. Group 1 will receive a list of suggested tools used to decrease the amount of smartphone interruptions after business hours (Appendix B) and Group 2 will receive a work-issued smartphone with instructions for use (Appendix C). Both groups will use a pre-post test format designed to compare the outcomes between the two groups. Post-study analysis will compare pre- and post-tests within each group and will compare Group 1 and Group 2 post-intervention outcomes.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 6
• Est. completion date: May 6, 2022
• Est. primary completion date: May 6, 2022
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Participant must hold the title of Nurse Manager or Interim Nurse Manager at Methodist Mansfield Medical Center

• Participant must have greater than 50 direct reports

Exclusion Criteria:

• Participant expects to separate employment with Methodist Health System prior to the conclusion of the study

• Participant does not use their personal smartphone to communicate with direct reports

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Burnout
• Burnout, Psychological

Intervention

Other:
• Study will conducted over a six-month period using a quasi-experimental Pre-test/Post-test design using Stamm's (2009) ProQOL Scale.
Group 1 will receive a list of suggested tools used to decrease the amount of smartphone interruptions after business hours (Appendix B) and Group 2 will receive a work-issued smartphone with instructions for use (Appendix C). Both groups will use a pre-post test format designed to compare the outcomes between the two groups. Post-study analysis will compare pre- and post-tests within each group and will compare Group 1 and Group 2 post-intervention outcomes.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Methodist Mansfield Medical Center	Mansfield	Texas

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Methodist Health System

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	• Impact of smartphone tool utilization will be measured using a pre-study survey and post-study survey using the Professional Quality of Life (ProQOL) Scale (Stamm, 2009).	• Impact of smartphone tool utilization will be measured using a pre-study survey and post-study survey using the Professional Quality of Life (ProQOL) Scale (Stamm, 2009).	6 months
Secondary	• Participants in Group 1 will self-report on the post-study survey (Appendix D1) the number of tools implemented during the study duration.	• Participants in Group 1 will self-report on the post-study survey (Appendix D1) the number of tools implemented during the study duration.	6 months
Secondary	• Participants in Group 1 will self-report on the post-study survey (Appendix D1) the frequency of tool utilization during the study duration using a Likert scale.	• Participants in Group 1 will self-report on the post-study survey (Appendix D1) the frequency of tool utilization during the study duration using a Likert scale.	6 months
Secondary	• Participants in Group 2 will self-report on the post-study survey (Appendix D2) using the ProQOL Scale.	• Participants in Group 2 will self-report on the post-study survey (Appendix D2) using the ProQOL Scale.	6 months
Secondary	• Responses to the post-study survey from participants in Group 2 will be compared to participants in Group 1 to determine if utilizing a separate work smartphone during business hours has a greater improvement on work-life balance and burnout.	• Responses to the post-study survey from participants in Group 2 will be compared to participants in Group 1 to determine if utilizing a separate work smartphone during business hours has a greater improvement on work-life balance and burnout.	6 months