NurseLIFE is a one year (2019-2020) Scottish Government funded project investigating why nurses often experience greater challenges than others in maintaining a healthy body weight. The study aims to build up a detailed picture of when, where and why nurses eat particular foods, spend time active or inactive, and experience high levels of demand, stress and fatigue so that we can work out when and where nurse health can be better supported.
- Take part
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Nurses based anywhere in Scotland – Take part in our online survey. The survey takes about 20 minutes and asks about food consumption, physical activity, sedentary behaviour, stress, fatigue and perceived demands at different times of the working week. Everyone who completes the survey will be entered into a prize draw to win £100.
Nurses based in NHS Grampian – Nurses based in Grampian can also take part in an in-depth study running in Aberdeen. Taking part involves completing a brief questionnaire, wearing an activity tracker for 7 days and using a smartphone (which will be provided) to make brief reports every couple of hours over 7 days about food intake, mood, stress, fatigue and demands. If you’d like to know more, have a look at the study information sheet. If you’d like to take part, get in touch with Julia Allan.
- Our team
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The research team is made up of experienced health psychologists from the University of Aberdeen, who have a particular interest in the health of the health professional workforce – Dr Julia Allan, Dr Dan Powell, Prof Marie Johnston and Prof Derek Johnston, and Peter Faassen de Heer from the Scottish Government’s Diet & Health Policy Team.
- FAQs for current participants
- Contact us
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Project lead: Dr Julia Allan
Institute of Applied Health Sciences
University of AberdeenEmail - j.allan@abdn.ac.uk