High impact employee stress reduction and wellness promotion delivered via digital mobile technology in the construction and aviation industries
Objective
To evaluate the impact of an on demand, digital mobile application deployed via smartphone on subjectively perceived and objectively measured stress levels of employee participants in a mobile digital stress reduction program within two corporate enterprises, as well as on self-reported wellness indicators.
Results
The digital mobile employee engagement and program implementation evaluated in this study delivered a clinically meaningful reduction in perceived stress and other key wellness parameters. Because of the automation and rules-driven customisation enabled by mobile application-based digital media, programs to reduce stress can be deployed rapidly at scale across large employee/enterprise populations in multinational settings. These results and impact achieved across a complex multicultural employee and enterprise setting are indicative of the power and value that digital mobile stress reduction and wellness engagement can deliver to employees.