Weale Victoria, Love Jasmine, Clays Els, Oakman Jodi
Centre for Ergonomics and Human Factors, Department of Public Health, La Trobe University, Bundoora, VIC, 3083, Australia.
Judith Lumley Centre, School of Nursing and Midwifery, La Trobe University, Bundoora, VIC, 3083, Australia.
BMC Res Notes. 2024 Oct 2;17(1):284. doi: 10.1186/s13104-024-06950-1.
This study aimed to assess the feasibility and acceptability of using EMA questionnaires and physiological data via wristbands to measure day-to-day occupational stress, musculoskeletal pain, and mental health among university employees (N = 23), across 10 work days. Adherence to the study protocol as well as participant experiences (via semi-structured interviews) with the protocol were used to assess feasibility and acceptability of the method.
Adherence to the study protocol was excellent. Participants wore the wristband for a mean of 9.7 days. Participants completed a mean of 24.5 EMAs (out of 30). Semi-structured interviews with participants revealed that a small number of participants had difficulties uploading data from the wristband. The timing of EMAs was challenging for some participants, resulting in missed EMAs, raising questions about whether EMA frequency and timing could be changed to improve adherence. Some EMA items were difficult to answer due to the nature of participants' roles and the work undertaken. Overall, the protocol was feasible and acceptable but highlighted future potential changes including using a different physiological data collection tool, reducing the number of EMAs, adjusting EMA timings, and reviewing EMA items.
本研究旨在评估通过腕带使用电子移动评估问卷（EMA）和生理数据来测量大学员工（N = 23）在10个工作日内的日常职业压力、肌肉骨骼疼痛和心理健康状况的可行性和可接受性。通过研究方案的依从性以及参与者对该方案的体验（通过半结构化访谈）来评估该方法的可行性和可接受性。
对研究方案的依从性非常好。参与者佩戴腕带的平均天数为9.7天。参与者平均完成了24.5份EMA问卷（共30份）。对参与者的半结构化访谈显示，少数参与者在上传腕带数据时遇到困难。EMA问卷的时间安排对一些参与者来说具有挑战性，导致EMA问卷漏填，这引发了关于是否可以改变EMA问卷的频率和时间安排以提高依从性的问题。由于参与者的角色性质和所从事的工作，一些EMA问卷项目难以回答。总体而言，该方案是可行且可接受的，但也突出了未来可能的变化，包括使用不同的生理数据收集工具、减少EMA问卷数量、调整EMA问卷时间安排以及审查EMA问卷项目。
