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Work Time Schedule Changes for Nurse Managers
Sponsor: University of California, Los Angeles
Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to explore how working a 4-day schedule impacts nurse manager wellbeing and job performance. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Do those working 4-days have improved wellbeing with reduced levels of burnout and work/family conflict when compared to those in the control group? * Do levels of sleep, heart rate variability, and physical activity significantly differ between those working the 4-day schedule change and those in the control group? * Are nurse manager satisfaction, patient satisfaction, and patient quality outcomes different among those working the 4-day schedule change and those in the control group? Researchers will compare those working the 4-day schedule change to those working the standard 5-day schedule to determine causality between the intervention and the outcomes. Participants will: * Complete an initial visit to learn about the study. * Begin wearing an OURA ring, which will collect data on physical activity, sleep, and heart rate variability. They will need to download the Oura Ring app on their phone and log in weekly to sync data so that the researchers may access it. * Complete the first survey on the online REDCap platform (baseline). * Begin the work schedule that was assigned to them. * Clock in and out of work each shift. * Take the follow-up survey online (month 3). * Take the final survey online (month 6).
Official title: Measuring the Effects of Potential Work Time Schedule Changes on Nurse Manager Health and Patient Outcomes
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
50
Start Date
2025-01
Completion Date
2025-09
Last Updated
2024-11-14
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Schedule Change
This 4-day workweek is defined by any 4 ten hour shifts between Sunday and Saturday. It will be up to the discretion of participants in the intervention group to coordinate which 4 days they work. The 4 days will most likely be weekdays, but some participants may work weekends. If participants do any work from home, they will clock in remotely to account for the time.
No Schedule Change
The control group will continue to work five days per week, receiving standard practice for the schedule policies at the participating study sites.
Locations (2)
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Los Angeles, California, United States
UCLA Health, Santa Monica
Santa Monica, California, United States