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Effectiveness of an online recovery training for employees exposed to blurred boundaries between work and non-work:
Hanna Brückner1, Sebastian Wallot2, Hanne Horvath3
1Institute for Sustainability Education and Psychology, Department of Health Psychology and Applied Biological Psychology, Leuphana University, Lüneburg, Germany hanna.brueckner@leuphana.de.
Background:
Blurred work-non-work boundaries can have negative effects on mental health, including sleep.
Objectives:
In a randomised control trial, we aimed to assess the effectiveness of an online recovery training programme designed to improve symptoms of insomnia in a working population exposed to blurred boundaries.
Methods:
128 participants with severe insomnia symptoms (Insomnia Severity Index ≥15) and working under blurred work and non-work conditions (segmentation supplies <2.25) were randomly assigned to either the recovery intervention or a waitlist control group (WLC). The primary outcome was insomnia severity, assessed at baseline, after 2 months (T2) and 6 months (T3).
Findings:
A greater reduction in insomnia was observed in the intervention compared with the WLC group at both T2 (d=1.51; 95% CI=1.12 o 1.91) and T3 (d=1.63; 95% CI=1.23 to 2.03]. This was shown by Bayesian analysis of covariance (ANCOVA), whereby the ANCOVA model yielded the highest Bayes factor (BF 10=3.23×e60] and a 99.99% probability. Likewise, frequentist analysis revealed significantly reduced insomnia at both T2 and T3. Beneficial effects were found for secondary outcomes including depression, work-related rumination, and mental detachment from work. Study attrition was 16% at T2 and 44% at T3.
Conclusions:
The recovery training was effective in reducing insomnia symptoms, work related and general indicators of mental health in employees exposed to blurred boundaries, both at T2 and T3.
Clinical Implications:
In addition to demonstrating the intervention's effectiveness, this study exemplifies the utilisation of the Bayesian approach in a clinical context and shows its potential to empower recipients of interventional research by offering insights into result probabilities, enabling them to draw informed conclusions.
Trial Registration Number:
German Clinical Trial Registration (DRKS): DRKS00006223, https://drks.de/search/de/trial/DRKS00006223.
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