Real-time fatigue reduction in emergency care clinicians: The SleepTrackTXT randomized trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We assessed performance characteristics and impact of a mobile phone text-message intervention for reducing intra-shift fatigue among emergency clinician shift workers.

Methods

We used a randomized controlled trial of 100 participants. All participants received text-message assessments at the start, every 4 hr during, and at end of scheduled shifts over a 90-day period. Text-message queries measured self-rated sleepiness, fatigue, and difficulty with concentration. Additional text-messages were sent to intervention participants to promote alertness. A performance measure of interest was compliance with answering text-messages.

Results

Ninety-nine participants documented 2,621 shifts and responded to 36,073 of 40,947 text-messages (88% compliance rate). Inte

SUBMITTER: Patterson PD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4573891 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature