Mobile Interventions for the Prevention and Detection of Distress

Could Mobile-based Interventions Aid To "Understand and Flatten the Curve" of Stress, Anxiety, Distress and Depression Among Healthcare Providers at Unity Health Toronto During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic?

Stress, anxiety, distress and depression are exceptionally high among healthcare providers at the frontline of the COVID-19 pandemic. Knowledge of factors underlying distress and resilience and evidence based interventions to impact the mental wellbeing of frontline healthcare providers is limited. This study will evaluate a novel mobile platform to gather the "distress experience" of healthcare workers at Unity Health Toronto in real time during and after the COVID-19 pandemic, use automated personalized mobile interventions (e.g. routine, sleep, exercise) to nudge active/passive parameters to manage distress.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Staff or healthcare providers working at Unity Health Toronto
• 18 years of age or older
• Must own a mobile phone running Android Version 6.0 and higher, or an iPhone 6 running OS 14 and higher)

Exclusion Criteria:

• Non-Unity Health Toronto staff