Work environments in the STUNTH Study: 

Clinical environments: 

• Acute care, anesthesia, intensive care 

• Surgery 

• Internal medicine 

• Combines surgical and medical care 

• Oncology 

• Psychiatry and addiction services 

• Imaging, laboratory and other diagnostic services 

• Counseling, rehabilitation and preventive care 

• Other clinical professions 

Other environments: 

• Administration, communication, etc. 

• Food services and kitchen work 

• Cleaning and Sanitation 

• Building manitenance, equipment upkeep, and other technical services 

• Research, professional development and teaching 

• Management and leadership 

• Logistics and supply services 

• Patient transport and transfer 

• Other roles 

Research Questions 

Work-Related Factors 

• What systematic differences in workplace risk factors exist between different groups of employees? 

• What systematic differences exist between employee groups in terms of self-perceived health, sense of meaning, mastery, and autonomy? 

Individual Factors 

• What systematic differences in sleep patterns, sedentary behavior/physical activity, and biometric data exist across employee groups? 

• What systematic differences in self-perceived health, including sleep quality, mental health and musculoskeletal disorders, can be observed among different groups of employees?  

Interview-Based Insights 

• How do employees perceive their own health, autonomy, and work environment in relation to the implementation of the Helseplattformen? 

Effects of the Helseplattformen 

• What changes in health, autonomy, and work environment are observed among employee groups following the implementation of the Helseplattformen? 

• What distinguishes individuals and work environments that report positive versus negative user experiences with the Helseplattformen? 

Data collection 

The STUNTH dataset is based on multiple sources including:  

• activity sensors measuring daily activity and sleep duration 

• administrative data from St. Olavs hospital HF (such as job information, working hours, etc.) 

• Registry data covering medication use, diagnoses and health-related social security benefits 

• the following questionnaire: 
   

Work-related Factors: 

The following table summarizes key work-related factors collected through standardized questionnaires. 

Health-Related Factors: 

The following table outlines health-related outcomes assessed using standardized questionnaires. 

How can this Knowledge be used?  

The vision is that the insights gained from this study will support the development and testing of targeted workplace interventions. 

If additional funding becomes available for follow-up research, we aim to include more measurement points in the future to strengthen the findings and impact further initiatives.