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Improving medical doctors’ sustainable employability: An intervention study

Effect and process evaluation of an organizational intervention to improve doctors’ sustainable employability: A participative action research-based study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN15232070
Enrollment
643
Registered
2023-08-16
Start date
2020-07-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-01-28

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Conditions

Improvement of sustainable employability of medical doctors Not Applicable

Interventions

Current interventions as of 03/04/2024: This is a longitudinal intervention study without a control group. The study is an organizational-level stress management intervention with a participative acti

Sponsors

Dutch Association of Salaried Doctors (LAD)
Lead Sponsor
Leiden University
Collaborator

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Medical doctors who work in various settings and specializations (e.g., medical specialists in hospitals, municipal health services, general practitioners and residential care doctors)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Not meeting the participant inclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Sustainable employability (burn-out complaints, work engagement and job satisfaction) is measured using the following questionnaires at baseline, 8 months, 14 months and 23 months: 1. Burnout measured using the Burnout Assessment Tool (BAT) 2. Work engagement measured using the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES-9) 3. Job satisfaction measured using the Leiden Quality of Work Questionnaire - medical doctor version (LQWQ)

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Current secondary outcome measures as of 03/04/2024: 1. Turnover intention measured using the Leiden Quality of Work Questionnaire - medical doctor version (LQWQ) at baseline, 8 months, 14 months and 23 months 2. Occupational self-efficacy measured using the short version of the Occupational Self-efficacy Scale (OSS-SF) at baseline, 8 months, 14 months and 23 months 3. Global measure of the impact of changes implemented on health/well-being measured at 8 months, 14 months and 23 months using the item: Are the initiated changes affecting your health/well-being? The answer options for this item are: “yes”, “no”, or “no changes have been initiated yet”. If participants select the answer option “yes”, the following item will be presented: "To what extent is the impact of the initiated changes on your health/well-being positive or negative?". This item is answered on a 7-point Likert scale, ranging from very negative to very positive. Mediators: Assessed through questionnaires at baseline, 8 months, 14 months and 23 months: 1. Job resources (autonomy, within-worktime recovery, social support from supervisor, social support from colleagues, work procedures, role clarity, development opportunities, staffing levels, equipment and materials, internal communication, (financial) rewards and team reflexivity) measured using the Leiden Quality of Work Questionnaire – medical doctor version (LQWQ) and team reflexivity 2. Job demands (time pressure, emotional, cognitive and physical workload, and social harassment) measured using the Leiden Quality of Work Questionnaire - medical doctor version (LQWQ), extended with items based on the Questionnaire on the Experience and Evaluation of Work (QEEW) and the Demand-Induced Strain Compensation Recovery Questionnaire (DISQ) 3. Psychosocial safety climate (top management, direct supervisor, own (doctor) group, communication, and participation) measured using the Psychosocial Safety Climate Survey (PSC) 4. Global measure of the impact of

Countries

Netherlands

Contacts

Public ContactAnna van Duijnhoven
a.van.duijnhoven@fsw.leidenuniv.nl+31(0)715272727

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 5, 2026