Identification of stressors and de-stressors in employees working from home during COVID-19

Identification of stressors and de-stressors in employees working from home during COVID-19: an observational study with the use of consumer wearables

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON24132

Enrollment

200

Registered

2021-03-29

Start date

2021-03-24

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-02-28

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Conditions

None

Interventions

Daily questionnaires and continuously wearing a consumer wrist-worn sensor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Subjects between 18 and 65 years old - Subjects working for at least 4 days during the 7 days in total, from which at least 3 days are spend working from home. Each workday must consist of at least 6 hours a day - Subjects are working/residing in the United States during the measurements - Subjects capable of wearing a wrist-worn tracker on one of their wrists - Subjects must have a smartphone newer than 2014 that runs iOs 11+ or Android 7.0+ which is continuously available to them during the whole duration of the experiment. - Subjects must be capable of using a smartphone app - Subjects must have English working proficiency.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - Subjects being incapable (for whatever reason) to properly read/understand/sign the informed consent and subject information. - Subjects with known atherosclerosis and/or cardiovascular impairments. - Subjects with a known medical condition that will increase risk of infections due to the electrodes like for example wounds on hand and arm or skin allergies. - Subjects with a known allergy to silicone. - Subjects wearing any other measuring device which cannot be removed (i.e. Holter monitor). - Patients with known sensitivity to light or using medication with phototoxic side ef-fects (i.e. Tetracycline, Doxycycline, Phenothiazines, Dacarbazine, Ketoprofen, Lomefloxacin). This is in order to exclude the possibility of local skin irritation from prolonged irradiation by LED-light (from the wearable on the wrist). - Women known to be pregnant. - Subjects with any implanted active device (i.e.,. device containing a battery), such as a pacemaker. - Subjects with epilepsy or known sensitivity to bright light - Subjects with known nervous system disorders. - Subjects with known mental disorders - Subjects in therapy or taking medication for psychiatric disorders

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Determine stressors and de-stressors in employees working from home	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Verify and optimize current stress models towards consumer-grade sensors	—

Contacts

Public ContactDanielle Tump

imec / OnePlanet

danielle.tump@imec.nl+31611231567

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)