Text by: Marie Stebner, Student Assistant at RWTH Aachen University; Vera Rick, Research Assistant at RWTH Aachen University
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The WorkingAge project aims to support users to stay healthy at work and in everyday life. The focus is on employees using the tool to learn healthy habits with the help of tips and interventions, which can be applied in the work context and in leisure time. Ideally, these primary users are the ones profiting the most from the WorkingAge of Wellbeing (WAOW) Tool; however, they are not the only ones. Other stakeholders also benefit from the implementation of the tool, as workplaces can be analysed with regard to physical and psychological stress factors, further optimized and adapted to individual needs, thus creating further foundations for healthy and satisfied employees in the long term.
Therefore, in the next step, we will not only involve our primary users, but in particular also human resource personnel, occupational safety and health professionals of the companies (secondary users) as well as health professionals and researchers (tertiary users), whose perceptions, wishes and ideas will provide valuable input for the further development of the WAOW Tool. As a result, the tool will provide the best possible support and benefit to all stakeholders.
We will use various methods aimed at capturing specific wishes and ideas of secondary and tertiary users, measuring acceptance, exploring whether the tool could also support other areas of work than those tested in the project, as well as which orientation of the tool is particularly relevant for these stakeholders. Input from these user groups are important perspectives to consider and incorporate into the tool. We are very excited about the results, as we hope this will add another perspective to the WAOW Tool, align it in the best possible way, and ensure the greatest possible benefit for all stakeholders involved.
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