Overview
RECRUITMENT
Participants were recruited using social media advertisements that ran for 27 days from March 2020 to April 2020. Separate recruitment via industry partners had to be abandoned owing to the COVID-19–related economic restrictions. Individuals who clicked a link on the advertisements were taken to a brief study description page on the research institute website and the After consenting, the participants were administered the SISQ as a screening measure. This item measures current stress on a 5-point Likert scale, ranging from 1 (“not at all”) to 5 (“very much”) and has been validated for screening stress levels in a working population [Eligible trial participants created a study account (using email and password) and completed the web-based baseline assessment within their account. Randomization occurred immediately after completion of the assessment. The allocation of participants to the intervention or control condition was concealed using automated procedures integrated into the trial management software. Computer-generated block randomization was used, with a block size of 4, to ensure that equal numbers of participants were assigned to each condition.The intervention group was provided with links to download Participants completed web-based follow-up assessments at 1 month, 3 months, and 6 months after baseline assessment. Web-based assessment platforms were accessed through a unique link provided via text messages and email, with up to 2 reminders per occasion. Participants were allowed up to 2 weeks to complete each assessment.