Grant: Catalyst Grant: Work Stress and Wellbeing Hackathon
York University (Toronto, Ontario)
$75,000.00
"Working Well": Developing An E-Mental Health App for Long-term Care Workers
FY 2016-17
Summary
This study aims to address individual nurse's and care aide's experiences of burnout in the long-term care sector with the development of a e-mental health app for mobile devices that incorporates mindfulness, yoga, physical activity and body mapping technologies. The study will be informed by expertise in LTC work and work organization, health and physical wellness strategies, and seek collaborations with technical experts in developing apps and content experts in psychology. The study will also work with a designer to create activities following universal design principles, to meet the needs of a workforce with varying levels of English fluency.
Department
Program
Catalyst Grant: Work Stress and Wellbeing Hackathon
Recipient
Location
Ontario, Canada
Type
Grant
Source
CIHR Funding Decisions Database
As published
Id
361155
Name
Daly Tamara
Region
Ontario
Country
Canada
Orgtype
Institution Paid; Research Institution
Instname2
Gender and Health
Theme2
Social / Cultural / Environmental / Population Health
Prcname2
Catalyst Grant: Work Stress and Wellbeing Hackathon
Projecttitle
"Working Well": Developing An E-Mental Health App for Long-term Care Workers
Programtype2
Operating Grants
Orgnameinp2
York University (Toronto, Ontario)
Cihramount2
$75,000
Cihrequipment2
$0
Programname2
Catalyst Grant: Work Stress and Wellbeing Hackathon
Keyworddelim
Body Maps; Burnout; E-Mental Health; Gender; Long-Term Care; Mindfulness; Occupational Health; Physical Activity; Self-Care; Yoga
Abstract
This study aims to address individual nurse's and care aide's experiences of burnout in the long-term care sector with the development of a e-mental health app for mobile devices that incorporates mindfulness, yoga, physical activity and body mapping technologies. The study will be informed by expertise in LTC work and work organization, health and physical wellness strategies, and seek collaborations with technical experts in developing apps and content experts in psychology. The study will also work with a designer to create activities following universal design principles, to meet the needs of a workforce with varying levels of English fluency.
Competitiondate
201610
Approvedterm2
1 yr 0 mth
Pinamesdelim
Daly, Tamara; Wood, Teresa
Approvedterm
1 an 0 mois
Cihrcontribution2
~ $75,000~ $0~
