Reducing Work-Related Screen-Time in Healthcare Workers During Leisure Time (REDUCE SCREEN) - A Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT: The ubiquitous availability of work-related applications on personal devices makes healthcare workers prone to working during leisure time. We tested the hypothesis that an intervention to reduce work-related screen time during a weekend off reduces stress in healthcare workers. Pragmatic parallel design randomized controlled trial between November 2021 and November 2023. Healthcare workers using a smartphone with a work email application were eligible. Randomization was 1:1 to no treatment or a threefold educational intervention to: 1) activate automated responses to emails received, 2) reduce screen time, and 3) uninstall work applications from personal devices. The primary outcome was the change in participants' stress from pre- to post-weekend, measured with the Perceived Stress Scale-

SUBMITTER: Bartels K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12811315 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature