Exposure to Nature During Lunch Breaks Clinical Trial
Official title:
An Intervention Study to Investigate the Effect of Different Types of Break Activities on Workers´ Psychological and Physiological Health & Job Performance
The objective of this research project is to understand and to improve workers´ recovery from work stress. Although recovery during lunch breaks is the most common within-workday break, it has received only minor research attention. Therefore, we will study whether lunch breaks including a relaxation session or exposure to nature have more favorable outcomes than usually spent lunch breaks concerning: a) recovery processes, b) health, c) well-being, d) job performance and e) creativity. We approach recovery by combining the theoretical frameworks of work and environmental psychology.
Status | Completed |
Enrollment | 200 |
Est. completion date | November 2014 |
Est. primary completion date | November 2014 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | Accepts Healthy Volunteers |
Gender | Both |
Age group | 18 Years to 70 Years |
Eligibility |
Inclusion Criteria: - Being able to speak and understand Finnish language - Paid work for at least 24 hours per week Exclusion Criteria: - Shift work, highly irregular working hours - Serious illness or allergies that prevent participants from walking in nature |
Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Factorial Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
Country | Name | City | State |
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Finland | University of Tampere | Tampere | Pirkanmaa |
Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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University of Tampere |
Finland,
Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
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Primary | Well-being | Questionnaire data | 7 weeks | No |
Primary | Job performance | Questionnaire data | 7 weeks | No |
Primary | Creativity | Questionnaire data | 7 weeks | No |
Primary | Health | Questionnaire data | 7 weeks | No |
Primary | Salivary cortisol | Collection of saliva samples, 3 times per day, 2 times a week for a period of 7 weeks | 7 weeks | No |
Primary | Blood pressure | Self-administered blood pressure measurements, 3 times per day, 2 days per week for a period of 7 weeks | 7 weeks | No |