Chronic disease and job retention: the development and evaluation of a training programme for chronically ill employees.

A randomised controlled trial on the effectiveness of a group training programme aimed at increasing self-efficacy and job retention in chronically ill employees.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON22322

Enrollment

100

Registered

2005-11-28

Start date

2006-04-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-02-28

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Conditions

Chronic somatic illness.

Interventions

Employees in the intervention group will participate in a group training programme which will involve six sessions. The training programme will be executed by an trained therapist assisted by experts.

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria are: 1. Chronic somatic disease; 2. Paid employment; 3. Experiencing problems at work; 4. Motivation for active involvement; 5. Knowledge of Dutch language.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria are: 1. Psychiatric illness; 2. Unexplained symptoms.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Job retention and sick leave days.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Self-efficacy, work adjustments, quality of work including work stress and fatigue.	—

Contacts

Public ContactI. Varekamp

Academic Medical Center (AMC), Coronel Institute for Occupational and Environmental Health, P.O. Box 22660

i.varekamp@amc.uva.nl+31 (0)20 5665319

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)