Terms of Service

University of Ostrava and University of Hradec Kralove

Project LERCO 2024-2026

  1. Purpose of the study The goal of the 4HAIE PA and Health research program of the LERCO project is to investigate the impact of physical (in)activity on health, quality of life and aging of the population of people living in an industrial region. As part of the HAIE project, research studies of a mainly cross-sectional nature were created that indicate the potential of physical activity for achieving health benefits of the population in MSK, a follow-up wave of measurements within the LERCO project may indicate causal relationships, which on the one hand will help to formulate recommendations for work with clients of the Counseling Center for an Active Lifestyle. In order to examine the importance of these dynamic determinants, we would like to ask questions based on the behavior, measured by Fitbit.
  2. What comes next? Participants will get measuring devices and will be added into the research during a personal meeting.
  3. Risks The likelihood of any harm from participating in this study is extremely low.
  4. Benefits Participation in this study is unlikely to provide an immediate therapeutic benefit. Participation in the study may help to optimize health interventions that focus on increasing physical activity and reducing sedentary behavior in the future.
  5. Confidentiality Statement All information collected during this study will be pseudonymized. The key to these codes will only be accessible to the researcher. Only the pseudonymised data will be used in any documentation, reports or publications (in medical journals or conferences) about the study. Confidentiality of the data is therefore always guaranteed. The data controller is the principal investigator Dr. Steriani Elavsky.
  6. Right to ask A data subject can ask whether personal data is being processed about him/her, which categories of personal data this concerns, why they are processed and with whom they are shared.
  7. Voluntary participation Participation in this study is completely voluntary, there can be no coercion in any way. All participants read and signed an informed consent form before inclusion in the study. The study protocol was approved by the Ethics Committee of University of Ostrava.