Occupational Health
Conditions
Interventions
Study setting – Type 1AB or 1C schools in the Colombo district. A cluster was defined as a Type 1AB or 1C school in the Colombo district where at least 40 secondary school teachers in grades 6 to 13
Sponsors
Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Eligibility criteria for clusters • Type 1AB or 1C school in the Colombo district where at least 40 secondary school teachers in grades 6 to 13 would be teaching Eligibility criteria for secondary teachers • Secondary school teachers employed by Types 1AB and 1C Sinhala medium government schools in Colombo district • Secondary school teachers who will not transfer out for 6 months • Secondary school teachers who do not plan on long leave within 6 months
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria for the secondary teachers • Teachers diagnosed as having psychiatric disorders • Teachers who score “high” OS (Occupational Stress) level in the TSI (Teacher Stress Inventory) (>2.88) and who are subsequently found to be having stress associated psychiatric disorders
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| o Proportion of secondary school teachers with OS – using Teacher Stress Inventory (TSI) Questionnaire which was validated to Sri Lanka [ Prior to the study and 6 months after the commencement of the intervention ] o Proportion of secondary school teachers with psychological distress – using GHQ (General Health Questionnaire) 30 questionnaire which was validated to Sri Lanka [ Prior to the study and 6 months after the commencement of the intervention ] o Mean difference of OCOST score (organizational consequences of OS) of secondary school teachers using a questionnaire developed and validated in Sri Lanka as a part of this MD study [ Prior to the study and 6 months after the commencement of the intervention ] | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcome measures assessed in teacher are, o Proportion of secondary school teachers with a good level of knowledge about OS – using a questionnaire developed as a part of this MD study [Prior to the study and 6 months after the commencement of the intervention ] o Proportion of secondary school teachers with selected unhealthy life styles related to OS – using a questionnaire developed as a part of this MD study [ Prior to the study and 6 months after the commencement of the intervention] o Proportion of secondary school teachers with good coping strategies - using Brief Cope Questionnaire which was validated to Sri Lanka [ Prior to the study and 6 months after the commencement of the intervention] Secondary outcome measures in the school environment o Number of schools classified as having a good psychosocial environment - using a check list developed as a part of this MD study [ Prior to the study and 6 months after the commencement of the intervention ] o Number of schools conducting programmes that prevent occupational stress among teachers - using a check list developed as a part of this MD study [ Prior to the study and 6 months after the commencement of the intervention ] | — |
Countries
Sri Lanka
Contacts
Public ContactDr. H. M. B. H. Denuwara
Registrar in Community Medicine
Outcome results
None listed