SSTeMM link to a new Erasmus Plus project
“The School of Health Sciences at WIT is embarking on a three year European study on work-life balance Researchers in the School of Health Sciences at WIT, in collaboration with the Irish Work Study Institute and a number of European Universities, have begun working on an EU funded project to address concerns of work-life balance since the onset of COVID-19. The three year study will look at how remote working has…
Read MoreSSTeMM Nursing Stress Self Assessment Tool
One of the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic is the impact of work related stress on health care workers. In particular, student nurses and other health care students who were called upon to support health services address the crisis. The SSTeMM project’s self assessment tool allows students and qualified nurses complete to obtain their very own personal stress score and identify areas of their work that can cause them stress.…
Read MoreSSTeMM on Waterford Local Radio (WLR) fm
Professor John Wells, Dean of the School of Health Science, Waterford Institute of Technology recently discussed the SSTeMM project on Waterford Local Radio (WLR) fm. Clips can be found below:
Read MoreSecond Meeting (Virtual)
Our second meeting occurred digitally due to the pandemic restrictions through out Europe. At the meeting, we discussed how to adapt our project in the context of COVID-19 as well as the content and structure of the online resources and mobile application.
Read MoreLaunch Meeting
Student Stress Training e-Mobile Management (SSTeMM) will support student nurses to develop personal resilience to enhance their work engagement experience Research over the last five years and recent news reports have highlighted that there is a rise in problems of mental wellbeing amongst people attending college, and the most marked increase in the rise in work stress is in the age group 18 to 25. The SSTeMM project aims to…
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