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Background: Emergency doctors face a highly stressful work environment during night shifts. Long-term night shift work can lead to sleep deprivation, fatigue accumulation, and disruption of the biological clock, which may affect doctors' work efficiency and physical and mental health. There are various health interventions for night shift doctors, one of which is an interesting practice of carrying an apple as a symbol of the "night shift deity" to relieve anxiety and improve work efficiency. Although this behavior is not supported by sufficient scientific evidence, it has become a common habit among some doctors during night shifts due to its simplicity, low risk, and ritualistic nature.
Objective: To assess whether carrying an apple during night shifts can significantly reduce fatigue, decrease work intensity, and enhance work experience for emergency doctors.
Design: Single-center, open-label, randomized controlled trial.
Participants: several doctors with a total of 60 emergency working night shifts.
Primary Outcome: Average number of patients per night shift.
Sample Size: The study plans to recruit several doctors with a total of 60 emergency night shifts and randomly assign them to the experimental group and the control group. One doctor can be randomized for many times.
Background: Emergency doctors face a highly stressful work environment during night shifts. Long-term night shift work can lead to sleep deprivation, fatigue accumulation, and disruption of the biological clock, which may affect doctors' work efficiency and physical and mental health. There are various health interventions for night shift doctors, one of which is an interesting practice of carrying an apple as a symbol of the "night shift deity" to relieve anxiety and improve work efficiency. Although this behavior is not supported by sufficient scientific evidence, it has become a common habit among some doctors during night shifts due to its simplicity, low risk, and ritualistic nature.
Objective: To assess whether carrying an apple during night shifts can significantly reduce fatigue, decrease work intensity, and enhance work experience for emergency doctors.
Design: Single-center, open-label, randomized controlled trial.
Participants: several doctors with a total of 60 emergency working night shifts.
Primary Outcome: Average number of patients per night shift.
Sample Size: The study plans to recruit several doctors with a total of 60 emergency night shifts and randomly assign them to the experimental group and the control group. One doctor can be randomized for many times.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| no apple group | Active Comparator | No apples during night shift |
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| apple group | Experimental | Doctors will bring apples during night shift |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| apple group | Procedure | Doctors will bring apples during night shift |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| number of patients | Number of patients during the night shift | from 5pm on the Randomization day to 8am on the next day |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Evaluation of night shifts | Overall evaluation of night shifts by doctors (Good, Average, Poor) | from 5pm on the Randomization day to 8am on the next day |
| Emergency admissions | Admissions of emergency patients during the night shift randomized. |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Doctors who have a night shift in the emergency department of gynaecology with at least two weeks experience.
Exclusion Criteria:
Doctors who refuse to join the study
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Kai-Lun Hu, MD | Contact | 86-15901575271 | hukailun@bjmu.edu.cn |
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all night shift data
The data will be available when they have been published in journals.
Please contact investigator Kai-Lun Hu. hukailun@bjmu.edu.cn
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D004630 | Emergencies |
| ID | Term |
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| D020969 | Disease Attributes |
| D010335 | Pathologic Processes |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
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| no apple group |
| Procedure |
No apples during night shift |
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| from 5pm on the Randomization day to 8am on the next day |
| Emergency surgery number | Number of patients who experience emergency surgery during the night shift. | from 5pm on the Randomization day to 8am on the next day |
| Emergency uterine evacuation number | Number of patients who need emergency uterine evacuation during the night shift. | from 5pm on the Randomization day to 8am on the next day |
| Complicated patients number | The number of patients needs to be checked by a senior doctor | from 5pm on the Randomization day to 8am on the next day |
| Doctor's break time | The time (hours) of the doctor's break. | from 5pm on the Randomization day to 8am on the next day |
| Number of patients admitted to emergency room | The number of people who need to be admitted to the emergency room | from 5pm on the Randomization day to 8am on the next day |