Data from: Reducing work-related screen-time in healthcare workers during leisure time (REDUCE SCREEN) – A randomized controlled trial
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Abstract
Background: The ubiquitous availability of work-related applications on personal devices makes healthcare workers prone to working during leisure time.
Objective: We tested the hypothesis that an intervention to reduce work-related screen time during a weekend off reduces stress in healthcare workers.
Design: Pragmatic parallel design randomized controlled trial between November 2021 and November 2023.
Participants: Healthcare workers using a smartphone with a work email application were eligible.
Intervention: 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.
https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.ghx3ffbz4
This dataset includes summary data from 520 healthcare workers randomized to 1:1 to no treatment or to an educational intervention aimed at reducing work-related screen time.
Description of the data and file structure
Data are provided in Excel format: Microsoft Excel Worksheet (.xlsx): summary_data.xlsx
The first column describes the variable, e.g., "Change in screen time (hours)", and the rows describe the variable's range, e.g., "-4 or lower". Control and intervention group data are listed in the second and third columns, respectively. The values under the "Control" and "Intervention" columns are the number of participants who were in the range specified in column A.
The summary data for each variable is provided on a separate spreadsheet:
PSS-10: Perceived Stress Scale-10 at baseline
PSS-10 change: Perceived Stress Scale-10 change after weekend off
Screen time: Self-reported screen time at baseline
Screen time change: Self-reported screen time after weekend off
Sharing/Access information
Not applicable. These data are only shared via the DRYAD platform.
Code/Software
Not applicable.
Data are provided in Microsoft Excel Worksheet (.xlsx) format.
Human subjects data
The data presented are a summary of the associated study, "Reducing Work-Related Screen-Time in Healthcare Workers During Leisure Time (REDUCE SCREEN) – A Randomized Controlled Trial," which was conducted with informed patient consent. The trial was reviewed by the Institutional Review Board (UNMC IRB, Protocol # 514–21-EX) and classified as exempt (educational, behavioral, and social science research under 45 CFR 46:104(d), category 2). No patient-level data, but rather detailed summary data, are provided.
This dataset includes participant-provided responses of 520 healthcare workers randomized to 1:1 to no treatment or to an educational intervention aimed at reducing work-related screen time.