Physician Mental Health Study for Medical Trainees

Assessment of Physician Mental Health Using Voice Analysis, Physiological Metrics and Smartphone Enabled Behavioral Modification

The purpose of this study is to determine whether use of a suite of smart phone enabled mobile health devices can reduce burnout in medical trainees. Such applications can then be used in more general populations with the same goal in mind.

Wearable sensors and mental health platforms delivered via smartphones offer an opportunity to passively and actively acquire quantifiable signs and symptoms related to mental health status. These features include both physiological and cognitive performance measures. Collectively they serve as a set of metrics whereby an estimation of a person's mental state can be gauged. Additionally, use of these platforms allows those who are identified as high risk for mental illness to have targeted therapy delivered via their smartphone and if necessary connected with a suitable healthcare provider. Applications of such technology platforms serve to potentially reduce the substantial morbidity and mortality in a population at increased risk for mental illness and burnout.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Trainee Physician at Scripps Green Hospital or Clinic.
• Older than 18 years.
• Must be reliable, cooperative and willing to comply with all protocol-specified procedures.
• Able to understand and grant informed consent
• Have a pre-existing smart phone capable of running all study software.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Has a significant medical condition that in the investigator's opinion may interfere with the study subject's optimal participation in the study.
• Known mental health condition including diagnosis of depression, schizophrenia, suicidality or anxiety disorder.
• Does not have suitable smart phone to allow all relevant software to run.