Work-Health-Life-Balance - Mental Resilience, Stability & Healthy Nutrition

Medical University of Graz

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Nutritional Quality; Psychological Stress; Depressive Disorder; Sleep; Burn-out Syndrome

Treatments: Behavioral: Nutritional counseling

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05489835

EK 34-147 ex 21/22

Details and patient eligibility

About

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,

1. how stress, recovery, nutritional behavior, resilience and sleep behavior are related to the changed working conditions.
2. how standardized nutritional training affects individual body composition (measured using Bioelectrical Impedance Analyses, BIA), stress perception, burn-out symptoms and sleep.

Full 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,

1. how stress, recovery, nutritional behavior, resilience and sleep behavior are related to the changed working conditions and central characteristics of work 4.0.
2. 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.

Enrollment: 200 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• employees in austrian companies affected by digitalization
• Informed consent

Exclusion criteria

• no informed consent

Trial design

200 participants in 1 patient group

Employees

Description:

Employees in Austrian companies affected by digitalization

Treatment:

Behavioral: Nutritional counseling