Physical and psychosocial work demands in home care Other
Conditions
Interventions
As this was a non-randomized feasibility study, there were no control group, and all participants received the organizational intervention. The intervention consisted of one workshop, one dialogue wit
Sponsors
The National Research Center for Work Environment (Det Nationale Forskningscenter For Arbejdsmiljø)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All home health care aides employed in the participating team of the Home Care Center of Frederiksberg Municipality.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Since the intervention focused on improving the organization work and the work environment, all employed home health care aides were invited to take part in it. As a result, there were no specific criteria for excluding anyone from participating. However, individuals who were pregnant, allergic to plasters or had fever were excluded from wearing accelerometers, which were used to evaluate changes in physical behaviors.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Employees' acceptability of the intervention, retrospectively investigated using a validated web-based questionnaire and a group interview during the follow-up. The questionnaire and the interview guide were based on the Theoretical Framework of Acceptability (TFA), which included a generic TFA-based questionnaire. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Fidelity, assessed through the registration of the delivery of intervention activities and employees' participation in the intervention activities. Additionally, the researchers collected work schedules 2 weeks before the intervention and during 4 weeks of the intervention period to evaluate the extent to which the work was reorganized according to the plan. 2. Psychosocial working conditions, fatigue and exertion, measured using questionnaires at baseline and follow-up. The questionnaire consisted of questions from validated questionnaires that covered the following aspects: 2.1. Psychosocial working environment, including 13 questions from the Danish Psychosocial Questionnaire, addressing four constructs: workload, work pace, emotional demands, and influence at work 2.2. Physical and emotional fatigue, assessed using the Second Version of the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire 2.3. Physical exertion during work, measured using the Borg Rating of Perceived Exertion (RPE) scale 3. Physical behavior, measured using a triaxle accelerometer (SENS Motion®, Copenhagen, Denmark) attached to the right thigh for 24 hours over five consecutive days at baseline and follow-up. Participants logged their work hours, leisure time and sleep using an app. | — |
Countries
Denmark
Outcome results
None listed