Nursing provides a lot of psychological and physiological stresses that affect well being, health related Quality of life and workability of an aging workforce (nurses aged 45 years and older). Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Conditions
Interventions
A small group treatment (a group consists of approximately 10 employees) is offered to eligible participants. All participants are randomly allocated to either a control (waiting Group) or an interven
Sponsors
Ministry of Research, Science and Arts Baden-Württemberg
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Nurses who were practicing their job 2. Aged 45 years or older 3. Not part of the management team 4. Knowledge of German 5. Given written approval
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Occupational disability or to work over a longer period 2. Cognitive impairment 3. Serious physical or psychiatric illness.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Well being, measured by the WHO-5-questionnaire after the Booster session of the intervention 2. Health related Quality of life, measured by the WHO-QOL Bref after the Booster session | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Depressive symptom severity measured by the PHQ-9 after the Booster session 2. Generalized anxiety symptom severity measured by the GAD-7 after the Booster session 3. Working conditions measured by the TAA questionnaire after the Booster session 4. Performance of Selection, Optimization, Compensation measured with SOC-questionnaires after the Booster session 5. Perceived emotional and cognitive strain measured by the Irritation scale after the Booster session 6. Workability measured by the WAI-Scale after the Booster session 7. Self efficacy at work measured by the BSW after the Booster session 8. Quality adjusted life year (QALYS) will be calculated to define the cost-effectiveness of the study | — |
Countries
Germany
Outcome results
None listed