Work-Health-Life-Balance - Mental Resilience, Stability & Healthy Nutrition
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
New working environments (digitalization, flexibilization) can lead to increased levels of stress. A balanced work-life balance is therefore important in order to prevent negative effects of stress on mental health.
This study investigates,
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how stress, recovery, nutritional behavior, resilience and sleep behavior are related to the changed working conditions.
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how standardized nutritional training affects individual body composition (measured using Bioelectrical Impedance Analyses, BIA), stress perception, burn-out symptoms and sleep.
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Detailed Description
The ways of working must adapt to the challenges and opportunities of the digital world. Work 4.0 describes the process of change in the working environment in the digital age. Adapting to rapidly changing and sometimes uncertain living and working conditions in times of digitization, dislocated working (including "home office") and altered work processes demands a considerable effort of resources from numerous employees. Previously established work environments and behaviors are being evaluated and adapted to the new circumstances and requirements.
Such times of change often cause uncertainty and result in increased stress levels. Stress, in turn, leads to a variety of symptoms in many areas of life and work, which can limit the ability to work. As a result, successful adaptation to the challenges of the new work reality of Work 4.0 can fail.
Research Questions:
This study investigates,
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how stress, recovery, nutritional behavior, resilience and sleep behavior are related to the changed working conditions and central characteristics of work 4.0.
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how standardized nutritional training based on the Austrian Food Pyramid affects individual body composition (measured using Bioelectrical Impedance Analyses, BIA), stress perception, burn-out symptoms and sleep.
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
| Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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| Employees Employees in Austrian companies affected by digitalization |
Behavioral: Nutritional counseling
Nutritional counseling
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Stress [3 months]
Stress-Erholungsfragebogen (RESTQ); minimum value: 0, maximum value: 294; High scores reflect high subjective stress.
Secondary Outcome Measures
- Sleep [3 months]
Insomnis severity index: minimum value: 0, maximum value: 28; High scores reflect the presence of sleeping disorders
- Body mass index [3 months]
Body mass index (BMI); BMI= body weight / (body height)²
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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employees in austrian companies affected by digitalization
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Informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- no informed consent
Contacts and Locations
Locations
| Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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| 1 | Medical University of Graz | Graz | Styria | Austria | 8036 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Medical University of Graz
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Andreas Baranyi, M.D., Medical University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 31, 8036 Graz, Austria
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- EK 34-147 ex 21/22