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Using EMA and Physiological Data to Explore the Relationship between Day-to-Day Occupational Stress, Musculoskeletal Pain and Mental Health among University Staff: A Study Protocol

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  • Victoria Weale

    (Centre for Ergonomics and Human Factors, Department of Public Health, La Trobe University, Bundoora, VIC 3086, Australia)

  • Jasmine Love

    (Centre for Ergonomics and Human Factors, Department of Public Health, La Trobe University, Bundoora, VIC 3086, Australia
    Judith Lumley Centre, School of Nursing and Midwifery, La Trobe University, Bundoora, VIC 3086, Australia)

  • Els Clays

    (Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Ghent University, C. Heymanslaan 10, 9000 Ghent, Belgium)

  • Jodi Oakman

    (Centre for Ergonomics and Human Factors, Department of Public Health, La Trobe University, Bundoora, VIC 3086, Australia)

Abstract

Exposure to work-related stressors is associated with poor physical and mental health outcomes for workers. The role of chronic stressors on health outcomes has been explored, but less is known about the potential role of exposure to day-to-day stressors on health. This paper describes the protocol for a study that aims to collect and analyze day-to-day data on work-related stressors and health outcomes. Participants will be workers engaged in predominantly sedentary work at a university. Self-report data on work-related stressors, musculoskeletal pain, and mental health will be collected three times per day for 10 work days through ecological momentary assessment via online questionnaires. These data will be combined with physiological data collected continuously via a wristband throughout the working day. The feasibility and acceptability of the protocol will be assessed via semi-structured interviews with participants and adherence to the study protocol. These data will inform the feasibility of using the protocol in a larger study to investigate the relationship between exposure to work-related stressors and health outcomes.

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  • Victoria Weale & Jasmine Love & Els Clays & Jodi Oakman, 2023. "Using EMA and Physiological Data to Explore the Relationship between Day-to-Day Occupational Stress, Musculoskeletal Pain and Mental Health among University Staff: A Study Protocol," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(4), pages 1-10, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:20:y:2023:i:4:p:3526-:d:1071224
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    1. Larissa Bolliger & Junoš Lukan & Mitja Luštrek & Dirk De Bacquer & Els Clays, 2020. "Protocol of the STRess at Work (STRAW) Project: How to Disentangle Day-to-Day Occupational Stress among Academics Based on EMA, Physiological Data, and Smartphone Sensor and Usage Data," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(23), pages 1-14, November.
    2. David M. AlmeIda & Kelly D. Davis, 2011. "Workplace Flexibility and Daily Stress Processes in Hotel Employees and Their Children," The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, , vol. 638(1), pages 123-140, November.
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