Cognitive performance, quality of life and stress in middle school students Not Applicable
Conditions
Interventions
New shading systems were installed in four identical classrooms in the selected middle school. These shading blades prevent the building from overheating in summer months. Common blades (schlotterer 8
T2 = June 2015
T3 = November 2015
T4 = March 2016
T5 = June 2016.
Sponsors
Paracelsus Medical University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Students of the 7th and 8th grade of the Middle School of Adnet (aged 12-15)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Students of the 5th and 6th grade of the Middle School of Adnet
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Salivary cortisol (as a biomarker for stress) measured by ELISA at T2-T5 2. Salivary melatonin (as a biomarker for circadian rhythm) measured by ELISA at T2-T5 2. Daytime sleepiness assessed using the Pediatric Daytime Sleepiness Scale (PDSS, German translation) questionnaire at T1- T5 T1 = baseline, March 20; T2 = June 2015; T3 = November 2015; T4 = March 2016; T5 = June 2016. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Attention and concentration assessed using the d2-Revision (d2-R) test at T1-T5 2. Health-related quality of life in children assessed using the KINDL-R questionnair at T1-T5 3. Stress processing assessed using the German Coping Questionnaire for Children and Adolescents (SVF-KJ) questionnaire at T1-T5 4. Participant's assessment of stress measured using an inverse visual analogue scale measured every week during the intervention period of 3 semesters 5. Participant's assessment of daytime sleepiness measured using an inverse visual analogue scale measured every week during the intervention period of 3 semesters 6. Participant's assessment of concentration measured using an inverse visual analogue scale measured every week during the intervention period of 3 semesters 7. Participant's assessment of wellbeing measured using an inverse visual analogue scale measured every week during the intervention period of 3 semesters 8. Participant's assessment of fatigue measured using an inverse visual analogue scale measured every week during the intervention period of 3 semesters 9. Daylight and artificial light composition measured using a spectrometer continuously throughout the intervention 10. Indoor carbon dioxide concentration measured using a CO2-meter continuously throughout the intervention 11. Room temperature measured using a digital hygro-thermometer continuously throughout the intervention 12. Relative humidity measured using a digital hygro-thermometer continuously throughout the intervention 13. Power consumption measured using a power meter continuously throughout the intervention T1 = baseline, March 20; T2 = June 2015; T3 = November 2015; T4 = March 2016; T5 = June 2016. | — |
Countries
Austria
Outcome results
None listed