The COVID-19 pandemic has had a very high emotional impact on healthcare workers. Ecological momentary interventions (EMI) can offer an intervention in real time, when the emotion arises. CUIDA-TE is an EMI APP based on principles of different transdiagnostic cognitive behavioral interventions focused on emotion regulation. The effectiveness of CUIDA-TE will be investigated in the current study. A two-arms randomized controlled trial (RCT) will be conducted. At least 182 healthcare workers will be randomly assigned to a 2-month immediate intervention group (CUIDA-TE APP, n= 91), or a control group (no assessment or intervention, n=91). The CUIDA-TE consists of an app-based EMI that estimates and intervenes based on ecological momentary assessment data of five emotional states: joy, fatigue, sadness, anxiety, anger, as well as sleep quality, sleep quantity, burnout, perceived stress, and self-perception of coping skills. The primary outcome is the PHQ-9. Secondary outcomes include ERQ, DERS, OASIS, BRS, SUS, and ProQOL questionnaires. Primary and secondary outcomes will be obtained at pre- and post-intervention measurements, and at 3-month follow-up measurement.
The aim of this study is to develop and validate an Ecological Momentary Intervention APP for healthcare workers, in order to face of work-related stresses generated by the COVID-19 pandemic.