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

Recruiting

• Conditions: Psychological Stress; Burn-out Syndrome; Sleep; Depressive Disorder; Nutritional Quality
• Interventions: Behavioral: Nutritional counseling

• Registration Number: NCT05489835
• Lead Sponsor: Medical University of Graz

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,

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.

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,

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.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2022-06-29
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-08-03
• Study First Posted: 2022-08-05
• Status Verified: 2023-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-01-10
• Study Start: 2023-01-11
• Last Update Posted: 2023-01-11
• Primary Completion: 2024-12-30
• Study Completion: 2024-12-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 200

Inclusion Criteria

• employees in austrian companies affected by digitalization
• Informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

• no informed consent

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Employees	Nutritional counseling	Employees in Austrian companies affected by digitalization

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Stress	3 months	Stress-Erholungsfragebogen (RESTQ); minimum value: 0, maximum value: 294; High scores reflect high subjective stress.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
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

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Medical University of Graz; 🇦🇹 Graz, Styria, Austria