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Table 1 Features of the web-based tool for the study groups respectively.

From: Predictors of self-rated health: a 12-month prospective study of IT and media workers

Feature

Intervention group

Reference group

Monitoring tool for stress and health levels with instant feedback; graphs illustrating current and retrospective ratings and an option to compare results with other groups with the same socioeconomic profile, within the same department/company and all the respondents in the data base. The questionnaire was compiled by a ten-item questionnaire for regular or daily usage.

YES

YES

Diary connected to the monitoring tool so that ratings and notes could be compared and examined retrospectively. The diary could be used as stress management but also as a tool for improving self-knowledge and how different events affect health and well-being.

YES

YES

Popular scientific information on stress and health compiled by various Swedish researchers.

YES

YES

Self-help in the form of classical stress management exercises for; relaxation and sleep improvement, cognitive reframing, time-management, emotional control and self-knowledge, strengthening self-esteem, life reflection, dissociation.

YES

NO

Chat

YES

NO