The promotion of wellbeing, healthy lifestyle habits, and fitness among working-age adults Other
Conditions
Interventions
The intervention is a fully automated digital wellness coaching programme, called Skipper. The programme lasts six months and covers three behavioural domains—physical activity, diet, and sleep—with a
Sponsors
Finnish Heart Association
Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Age 18-65 years 2. Informed consent 3. Willingness to promote own wellbeing 4. Readiness to participate in an independently conducted digital coaching 5. Access to Internet via computer, tablet, or smartphone 6. Proficiency in the Finnish language (listening and reading comprehension)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Simultaneous participation in another health/wellness/lifestyle intervention 2. Pregnancy 3. A pacemaker or other electronic medical device implanted into the body 4. Any other reason that may prevent participation in (a) coaching related to physical activity, diet, and sleep, or (b) the body fitness tests of the study, which include a handgrip test, a heart rate variability measurement from the wrist, a body composition analysis (bioelectrical impedance), and a waist circumference measurement with a measuring tape.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
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| Wellbeing is measured with the self-reported WHO-5 Well-Being Index at month 0, 6, and 12. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
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| Effects based on objective outcome measures: 1. Fitness is measured with the Body Fitness Index (computed based on hand grip-strength, heart rate variability, body composition, waist circumference, height, and weight) at month 0, 6, and 12. Effects based on participant-reported outcome measures: 2. Physical activity is measured with questionnaire items from population-based health surveys at month 0, 6, and 12. 3. Physical literacy is measured with the Perceived Physical Literacy Instrument at month 0, 6, and 12. 4. Diet quality is measured with the Healthy Diet Index at month 0, 6, and 12. 5. Eating competence is measured with the Satter Eating Competence Inventory 2.0 at month 0, 6, and 12. 6. Sleep is measured with questionnaire items from prior research at month 0, 6, and 12. 7. Perceived health status is measured with a questionnaire item from prior research at month 0, 6, and 12. 8. Health-related quality of life is measured with EQ-5D-5L at month 0, 6, and 12. 9. Overall life satisfaction is measured with a questionnaire item from the World Happiness Report at month 0, 6, and 12. 10. Work ability is measured with the Work Productivity and Activity Impairment Questionnaire at month 0, 6, and 12. 11. Health literacy is measured with the Consumer Health Activation Index at month 0, 6, and 12. 12. Vitality is measured with a questionnaire item from prior research at month 0, 6, and 12. Implementation and feasibility: 13. Reach/participation is measured as the proportion of invitees who enrol in the study at month 0. 14. Engagement with the coaching programme (e.g., logins, time spent, and activities completed on the digital coaching platform) is measured with usage data collected on the digital coaching platform continuously throughout the 6-month intervention. 15. Dropout (i.e., the proportion of participants who discontinue using the coaching programme) and the timepoint at which the dropout occurs are measured with usage data collected on the digital coachin | — |
Countries
Finland
Contacts
Public ContactKirsti Kasila
Outcome results
None listed