Professional competence, well-being, and confidence Not Applicable Professional competence, well-being, and confidence
Conditions
Interventions
In Study I, data are gathered using a semi-structured interview together with a questionnaire immediately after the validation and subsequent training program. In Study II, self-assessed competence an
Sponsors
University of Gävle
The county council of Gävleborg (Region Gävleborg)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Foreign-born Swedes (newly arrived) or long-term unemployed people with previous experience in the sector. “Newly arrived” is defined as when a person has obtained their residence permit and has been placed in the Swedish Establishment Assignment for two years and thereafter in Jobs and development guarantee (JOB) corresponding for approximately two years. “Long term unemployed” is defined as people who for various reasons have been absent from the Labour Market for more than one year. If recruitment under the 1-year unemployment criteria proves to be difficult, people who have been unemployed for a shorter time may be recruited. 2. Able to understand and speak the Swedish language 3. Age = 18 years
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Do not meet the inclusion criteria
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Self-assessed competence measured using a study-specific questionnaire at baseline, 1, 6 and 12 months 2. Psychological empowerment using the Psychological Empowerment scale at baseline, 1, 6 and 12 month 3. Physical and psychosocial work environment measured at 1, 6 and 12 months. Specifically, the demands and resources at work, satisfaction with and values at work, and work-life balance measured using the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire (COPSOQ) and job satisfaction measured using the brief index of affective job satisfaction (BIAJS) scale. 4. Objective data on physical loads and activities during work will be collected at 1 day, using small-size tri-axial accelerometers fixed to the trunk and thigh and processed using customized software to quantify the occurrence and temporal pattern of arm and trunk postures, as well as of sitting, standing and physical activities. 5. Validator’s experiences of validation and the subsequent training program with regards to well-being measured through interviews at 1, 6 and 12 months 6. Managers’ opinion of the intervention measured through interviews at 1, 6 and 12 months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Stress, health, sleep pattern, burn out/exhaustion, workplace abusive behavior, work organization, and work leadership and management measured using the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire (COPSOQ) at 1, 6 and 12 months 2. Sick absences and sick attendance from work measured using data provided by employers at 1, 6 and 12 months | — |
Countries
Sweden
Outcome results
None listed