Burnout, Professional, Musculoskeletal Pain, Work Related Illnesses
Conditions
Keywords
Return to work, Work rehabilitation, Sick-leave
Brief summary
The study compares the effect of a group-based activity with an individual work-out activity on work participation.
Detailed description
The study is an RCT comparing the effect of a group-based intervention with an individual work-out intervention on work participation. The target group is persons who are at risk of leaving the work force due to health issues, and people currently outside the work force. The interventions have a time-span of 3 months. Survey data will be collected at baseline, after three months (after intervention has ended), and after 15 months. Survey data include information on lifestyle, self-reported health, subjective health complaints and readiness for work. Register data on employment and welfare benefits will be collected from two years in advance of inclusion, and five years after inclusion. According to power calculations, the study will need 322 participants. In addition to the effect evaluation, a process evaluation will also be performed. The process evaluation will examine content quality and adherence to guidelines, as well as feasibility of the group intervention. The process evaluation will consist of some survey data as well as interviews with service providers and participants.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALGroup-based activity
Regular follow-up from welfare authority as well as a 3 month group activity with weekly gatherings, focusing on coping, goal-setting and relevant information regarding available public services.
BEHAVIORALIndividual activity
Regular follow-up from welfare authority as well as a 3 month membership card at a given gym.
Sponsors
Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration Tromso
NORCE Norwegian Research Centre AS
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Desire to work * Understand Norwegian sufficiently to complete surveys
Exclusion criteria
* Not able to participate in the interventions due to personal or health-related constraints.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Number of days at work during follow-up period measured through data from the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration´s databases. | 7 years |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fatigue measured through questionnaire data. | 15 months | Chalder fatigue questionnaire |
| Self-rated health measured through questionnaire data. | 15 months | Global health question |
| Sleep measured through questionnaire data. | 15 months | Sleep (single items) |
| Alcohol use measured through questionnaire data. | 15 months | The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test |
| Quality of life measured through questionnaire data. | 15 months | EQ-5D (Health-related quality of life + visual analogue scale) |
| Subjective health complaints measured through questionnaire data. | 15 months | Subjective health complaints inventory |
| Bullying measured through questionnaire data. | 15 months | Bullying (single items) |
| Social support measured through questionnaire data. | 15 months | Non-directive and Directive Support Survey |
| Coping measured through questionnaire data. | 15 months | Theoretically Originated Measure of Cognitive Activation Theory of Stress |
| Work readiness measured through questionnaire data. | 15 months | Readiness for Return to Work Scale. |
| Regular exercise measured through questionnaire data. | 15 months | Regular exercise (single items) |
Countries
Norway
Outcome results
None listed