Recovery from work and physical activity among Finnish higher education personnel - an online survey study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Recovery from work is precious for higher education personnel due to workload pressures, psychosocial distress, and burnout risk. Research is needed on how they recover from their work and whether they utilize physical activity as a recovery activity. This study aimed to explore recovery from work, physical activity, and active breaks among higher education personnel.

Methods

The participants were Finnish higher education personnel members who belonged to a professional association (N = 1578). Data was collected between 1-2/2025 with an online survey, comprising questions of background information, recovery from work (the Need for Recovery, NfR), and physical activity (Global Physical Activity Questionnaire, GPAQ). Descriptive statistics, crosstabulation, nonparam

SUBMITTER: Soutukorva S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12866597 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature