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The impact of work-time nutrition as a success factor for enterprises and their employees in Satakunta (RAVI-study)

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Work ability
Work well-being
Work productivity
Sickness absence
Health-related quality of life
Nutrient intake and food habits
Diet and Nutrition - Other diet and nutrition disorders
Registration Number
ACTRN12623000743662
Lead Sponsor
Satakunta University of Applied Sciences
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
170
Inclusion Criteria

has at least 12-month contract of employment in the recruited company
- ready to commit to either research group for a period of 12 months
- being able to read and understand Finnish well enough to give informed consent, to receive nutritional guidance and to use mobile app
- no clinically unstable diseases or conditions which could potentially be aggravated by the intervention
- having access to and being able to use a smartphone
- giving informed consent to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria

- do not have contracts to work during the study period
- medical illness that is clinically unstable or in terminal stage, and which could potentially be aggravated by the intervention
- severe eating disorder (e.g. anorexia, bulimia and binge-eating disorder)
- harmful use of alcohol (AUDIT-C)
- women who are pregnant
- is participating or has recently participated (approx. 5 years) in another nutrition intervention

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Work ability is measured by using the Work Ability Index (WAI)[ Baseline and 12 months post-intervention commencement];Work well-being is measured using the Finnish Work Suction Test developed by the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health[ Baseline and 12 months post-intervention commencement];Health-related quality of life is assessed with EQ-5D-5L questionnaire[ Baseline and 12 months post-intervention commencement]
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
utrient intake and diet quality is assessed with 3-day food records[ Baseline and 12 months post-intervention commencement];Food habits and eating behavior is measured with Food frequency questionnaire (FFQ)[ Baseline and 12 months post-intervention commencement];Work productivity is measured with Work Productivity and Activity Impairment Questionnaire: General Health (WPAI-GH)[ Baseline and 12 months post-intervention commencement];Sickness absence is measured with the 5th question of the Work Ability Index (WAI)[ Baseline and 12 months post-intervention commencement];Sleep, activity, recovery and work vitality is measured with the Polar Ignite 2 smart watch (only for intervention group)[ Data from the smart watches is gathered 1, 6, and 12 months post-intervention commencement ]
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