Promo@Work Entrepreneurs

• work recovery intervention (Behavioral): Recover! app: one hour weekly for two months
• waiting list control (Behavioral): no treatment during 6 months,then Recover! app

Primary outcomes

• change from baseline in need for recovery scale at 6 months [change from baseline in need for recovery scale at 6 months]: need for recovery scale measures early symptoms of fatigue
• change from baseline in perceived work ability at 6 months. One item of work ability index [change from baseline in perceived work ability at 6 months]: to rate their work ability on a scale of 0 to 10, ten being their lifetime best work ability

Secondary outcomes

• change from baseline in 3-item version of the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale at 6 months [change from baseline in 3-item version of the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale at 6 months]: "At my work, I feel bursting with energy" (vigor); (2) "I am enthusiastic about my job"(dedication);(3)"I am immersed in my work" (absorption)
• Change from baseline in Recovery Experiences Questionnaire at 6 months [change from baseline in Recovery Experiences at 6 months]: The Recovery Experience Questionnaire - a Measure for assessing recuperation and unwinding from work
• World health organization Health and work performance questionnaire [change from baseline in work performance at 6 months]: World health organization Health and work performance questionnaire
• sleep deprivation questions [change from baseline in sleep deprivation at 6 months]: Sleep deprivation is calculated by subtracting hours slept from hours of sleep needed
• Frequency of insomnia symptoms [change from baseline in insomnia symptoms at 6 months]: Symptoms of insomnia are difficulties falling asleep, waking up at nights, waking up too early in the morning unable to fall asleep again and feeling of sleep which does not refresh. How often have you had this kind of symptoms during last 3 months?" Answers were given using Likert-scale: 1) Never or less than once a month, 2) less than once a week, 3) 1-2 days a week, 4) 3-5 days a week or 5) daily or almost daily.
• nutritional behaviour [change from baseline in nutritional behaviour at 6 months]: number of meals and snacks per day
• Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test Consumption (Audit-C) [change from baseline in Audit-C at 6 months]: the Finnish version of the questionnaire Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test Consumption 3 questions
• physical activity questionnaire [change from baseline in physical activity at 6 months]: frequency in light and brisk physical activities (daily, four to six times a week, two to three times a week, once a week, two to three times a month, and once a month or less often). The duration of one bout of activity was considered separately for light and brisk activities (over 90 minutes, 60 to 90 minutes, 40 to59 minutes, 20 to 39 minutes, less than 20 minutes, and not at all)

Other outcomes

• dose of intervention [from baseline until 2 months]: dose of Recover application (using time in hours and minutes during two months)

Sex: All, ages: 18 Years to 68 Years, accepts healthy volunteers

Inclusion Criteria:

* Finnish-speaking micro-entrepreneurs (those with enterprise of 1-9 employees),
* company is located in Finland.
* work full-time as entrepreneurs,
* understand Finnish,
* use an Android phone.

Exclusion Criteria:

* not full-time entrepreneurs
* on sick leave
* absent from work

• Results publication: Kekkonen M, Korkiakangas E, Laitinen J, Oinas-Kukkonen H. Factors Reducing the Use of a Persuasive mHealth App and How to Mitigate Them: Thematic Analysis. JMIR Hum Factors. 2023 Jun 26;10:e40579. doi: 10.2196/40579. PMID 37358883

• Jaana Laitinen, PhD, Docent, Principal investigator, Chief Specialist