Improving work for the body – a participatory ergonomic intervention among childcare institution workers

Conditions

Work environment Injury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning Work environment

Nidhi Gupta, Johanna M. van Dongen, Andreas Holtermann, Allard J. van der Beek, Matthew Leigh Stevens et al. (6 authors)

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine2022-02-097 citations

10.1097/jom.0000000000002510

Can childcare work be designed to promote moderate and vigorous physical activity, cardiorespiratory fitness and health? Study protocol for the Goldilocks-childcare randomised controlled trial.

Lidegaard M, Lerche AF, Munch PK, Schmidt KG, Rasmussen CL, Rasmussen CDN, Mathiassen SE, Straker L, Holtermann A.

2020-02-176 citations

10.1186/s12889-020-8291-y

The effect of training for a participatory ergonomic intervention on physical exertion and musculoskeletal pain among childcare workers (the TOY project) – a wait-list cluster-randomized controlled trial

Charlotte Diana Nørregaard Rasmussen, Ole Henning Sørensen, Allard J. van der Beek, Andreas Holtermann

Scandinavian Journal of Work Environment & Health2020-01-1626 citations

10.5271/sjweh.3884

Improving work for the body – a participatory ergonomic intervention aiming at reducing physical exertion and musculoskeletal pain among childcare workers (the TOY-project): study protocol for a wait-list cluster-randomized controlled trial

Charlotte Diana Nørregaard Rasmussen, Peter Rasmus Hendriksen, Malene Jagd Svendsen, Dorte Ekner, Klaus Hansen et al. (9 authors)

Trials2018-07-3121 citations

10.1186/s13063-018-2788-z

Interventions

Participating childcare institutions will be randomised to either intervention or control (usual treatment)/wait-list arms of the trial. Participating childcare institutions will be informed of their

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All childcare institution workers from the recruited institutions.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: There are no exclusion criteria.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Self-rated physical exertion measured on a numeric rang scale (0-10) each month by questionnaire from baseline to 8 months 2. Musculoskeletal pain (duration, intensity and number of pain regions) measured each month by questionnaire from baseline to 8 months 3. Work-related pain interference (days) measured by questionnaire each month from baseline to 8 months	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Self-reported sickness absence due to musculoskeletal pain (days) is measured by questionnaire each month from baseline to 8 months 2. Objectively are measured occupational physical activities by accelerometers and (added 10/08/2017) heart rate by a heart rate monitor at baseline, 4 and 8 months 3. Self-efficacy is measured by questionnaire at baseline, 4 and 8 months 4. Need for recovery is measured by questionnaire at baseline, 4 and 8 months Added 10/08/2017: 5. Employee involvement is measured by questionnaire at baseline, 4 and 8 months Economic analysis: 1. Resource use and cost of implementation of the intervention is measured by questionnaire and by registrations from researchers and the workplaces at 8 months 2. Absenteeism and presenteeism is measured by questionnaire at baseline, 4 and 8 months	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Self-reported sickness absence due to musculoskeletal pain (days) is measured by questionnaire each month from baseline to 8 months 2. Objectively are measured occupational physical activities by accelerometers and (added 10/08/2017) heart rate by a heart rate monitor at baseline, 4 and 8 months 3. Self-efficacy is measured by questionnaire at baseline, 4 and 8 months 4. Need for recovery is measured by questionnaire at baseline, 4 and 8 months Added 10/08/2017: 5. Employee involvement is measured by questionnaire at baseline, 4 and 8 months Economic analysis: 1. Resource use and cost of implementation of the intervention is measured by questionnaire and by registrations from researchers and the workplaces at 8 months 2. Absenteeism and presenteeism is measured by questionnaire at baseline, 4 and 8 months

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Countries

Denmark

Outcome results

None listed