HIV/AIDS Substance abuse
Conditions
Interventions
Team Awareness
Wellness Talk
Sponsors
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Research Unit
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Company and divisions were selected along the following criteria: 1. The company should have a workforce between 200-300 employees. 2. The company should be located within the Western Cape. 3. The company should have an on/off site Employee Assistance/Wellness Programme (EAP/EWP) and should be open to participating in the intervention study. 4. The company and its employees should be conversant in English as the intervention will be conducted in English although the questionnaire will be translated into the vernacular. 5. There should be stability in the workforce, in other words a 75% or more retention over a one year period. This is to ensure the likelihood that all employees who participate in initial data collection will be there for follow-up. 6. The company should have a formalized substance abuse and HIV/AIDS policy. 7. The project should be endorsed by Management, Human Resources and the trade unions.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: None
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| We hypothesise that team awareness will have reduced past 30 day risky alcohol use (¿ 5 drinks on one occasion) amongst the employees studied from Time1 ¿ Time 2 ¿ Time 3.;Participation in team awareness will be positively associated with a reduction in last 6 months going to work with a hangover from ;Participation in team awareness will be positively associated with a reduction in last 6 months call in sick episodes because of hangover from ;Participation in team awareness will be positively associated with reduced tolerance of co-worker AOD use from .;Participation in team awareness will be positively associated with improved responsiveness in encouraging and reporting substance use problems ;We hypothesise that individual employee experience of group stress will decrease from ;We hypothesise that group cohesion amongst employees will have increased from ;Participation in Team awareness is associated with a positive change in team drinking climate from ;Participation in Team awareness will be positively associated with a reduction in negative stigma perceptions from ;We hypothesise that willingness to use EAP for a personal or work-related problem would have improved from ;We hypothesise a positive change in employee perception of their substance use policy in respect of i) fairness and ii) effectiveness from | — |
Countries
South Africa
Contacts
Public Contactnadine harker burnhams
Senior Scientist
Outcome results
None listed