Improving the diagnostic procedure for injured patients - Optimization for the questionnaire "Fragebogen Arbeit und Befinden" (OptiFAB) [Diagnostik der Unfallbetroffenen der Suva]

Improving the diagnostic procedure for injured patients: a randomised controlled trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN05534684

Enrollment

400

Registered

2011-12-08

Start date

2011-09-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2017-08-21

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Conditions

Different disabilities after an accident in the area workplace and/or mental health Injury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning Other and unspecified injuries

Interventions

OptiFAB: Psychological intervention or / and work related intervention and Control group Treatment arm OptiFAB: The intervention consists of 10-20 weekly sessions: structured setting and a combination

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients 8 weeks after an accident have to fullfil followed criteria: 1. Approved accident or occupational disease 2. Unlimited employment contract 3. There must be at least 90 days or more between accident data and employment date 4. NCM-Code > 1 5. Present inability to work 6. No unemployment 7. No full working capacity in the next two weeks 8. Identified as a potential complex case by the questionnaire Arbeit und Befinden (FAB) 9. Able to speak German

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Inability to communicate or lack of language skills 2. Limited employment contract 3. Between accident data and employment date are less than 90 days 4. NCM-Code < 1 5. Ability to work 6. Unemployment 7. Full working capacity in the next two weeks 8. No complex case 9. Under 18 years of age 10. Not willing to participate in the study

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Psychological well-being, measured using BFW/E (Berner Fragebogen zum Wohlbefinden, Grob et al., 1991; 39 Items) 8 weeks after the accident 2. Work-related satisfaction, measured using general job satisfaction (Baillod & Semmer, 1994, 4 Items) 8 weeks after the accident 3. Return to the workplace	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Psychosocial conditions and health, measured using: 1.1. Subjective Happiness Scale (SHS, Lyubomirsky & Lepper, 1999, 4 Items)] 1.2. Social support (SALSA, Skala zur Erfassung der sozialen Unterstützung am Arbeitsplatz, IRES-3) 1.3. Fear-Avoidance Beliefs questionnaire (FABQ-d, Staerkle et al, 2004, 16 Items) 2. Coping, self-efficacy, optimism, measured using: 2.1. CISS (short version, Kälin, 2003, 19 Items) 2.2. SWE (Selbstwirksamkeit, Schwarzer, 1993, 10Items) 2.3. LOT-R (Optimism, Glaesmer & Hoyer, 2003, 10 Items) Data collected 8 weeks after the accident	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Psychosocial conditions and health, measured using: 1.1. Subjective Happiness Scale (SHS, Lyubomirsky & Lepper, 1999, 4 Items)] 1.2. Social support (SALSA, Skala zur Erfassung der sozialen Unterstützung am Arbeitsplatz, IRES-3) 1.3. Fear-Avoidance Beliefs questionnaire (FABQ-d, Staerkle et al, 2004, 16 Items) 2. Coping, self-efficacy, optimism, measured using: 2.1. CISS (short version, Kälin, 2003, 19 Items) 2.2. SWE (Selbstwirksamkeit, Schwarzer, 1993, 10Items) 2.3. LOT-R (Optimism, Glaesmer & Hoyer, 2003, 10 Items) Data collected 8 weeks after the accident

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Countries

Switzerland

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026