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Effects of a short residential thermal spa program to prevent work-related stress/burnout on stress biomarkers: The thermstress proof of concept study
Dutheil, Frederic Chaplais, Elodie Vilmant, Audrey Lanoir, Denise Courteix, Daniel Duche, Pascale Abergel, Armand Pfabigan, Daniela M. Han, Shihui Mondillon, Laurie
Dutheil, Frederic
Chaplais, Elodie
Vilmant, Audrey
Lanoir, Denise
Courteix, Daniel
Duche, Pascale
Abergel, Armand
Pfabigan, Daniela M.
Han, Shihui
Mondillon, Laurie
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Abstract
Objective Work-related stress is a public health issue. Stress has multiple physical and psychological consequences, the most serious of which are increased mortality and cardiovascular morbidity. The ThermStress protocol was designed to offer a short residential thermal spa program for work-related stress prevention that is compatible with a professional context. Methods Participants will be 56 male and female workers aged 18 years or above. All participants will undergo a 6-day residential spa program comprising psychological intervention, physical activity, thermal spa treatment, health education, eating disorder therapy and a follow-up. On six occasions, participants’ heart rate variability, cardiac remodelling and function, electrodermal activity, blood markers, anthropometry and body composition, psychology and quality of life will be measured using questionnaires and bone parameters. Results This study protocol reports the planned and ongoing research for this intervention. Discussion The ThermStress protocol has been approved by an institutional ethics committee (ANSM: 2016 A02082 49). It is expected that this proof of concept study will highlight the effect of a short-term specific residential thermal spa program on the prevention of occupational burnout and work-related stress. The findings will be disseminated at several research conferences and in published articles in peer-reviewed journals. Trial Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT 03536624, 24/05/2018)
Keywords
Stress, burnout, prevention, heart rate variability, spa bath, work, biomarkers
Date
2019
Type
Journal article
Journal
Journal of International Medical Research
Book
Volume
47
Issue
10
Page Range
5130-5145
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ACU Department
School of Behavioural and Health Sciences
Faculty of Health Sciences
Faculty of Health Sciences
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Open Access Status
Open access
License
CC BY-NC 4.0
File Access
Open