Work related-musculoskeletal pain and sickness absence Musculoskeletal Diseases
Conditions
Interventions
The study is designed as a two-armed cluster randomized controlled trial, with a late intervention control group where clusters are independent hospital units, and participants are the nursing staff-
Sponsors
FUNDACIÓ IMIM
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Nursing staff (nurses and aides) including employees in sickness absence who work in the study units/clusters 2. Voluntarily willing to participate in the study
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Temporary staff who work at the study units only infrequently and/or for short periods 2. Employees on leave, except on sickness absence, during most of the study period
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Musculoskeletal self-perceived pain data are collected using the Spanish version of the Nordic Questionnaire, at baseline, 6 months and 12 months follow-up. 2. Sickness absence data are collected from one year before the intervention was implemented until the end of the intervention, and number of episodes and their duration is analyzed. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Work functioning is measured by the Work Role Functioning Questionnaire-Spanish Version at baseline, 6 and 12 months follow up. 2. Quality of life is measured by the European Questionnaire 5 Dimensions 3 Levels ( EQ-5D-3L) at baseline, 6 and 12 months follow up. 3. Preventive culture is measured by the Institute for Work & Health Organizational Performance Metric (IWH-OPM), at baseline, 6 and 12 months follow up. | — |
Countries
Spain
Contacts
Public ContactMercè Soler Font
Outcome results
None listed