An interventional study of ProMES in Stress, Psychological, sponsored by Karolinska Institutet. Completed. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 67 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2016-02-29.
Sponsored by Karolinska Institutet · Not applicable, Interventional, and Prevention
The Stress prevention at work (SPA) project intends to evaluate the method named Productivity Measurement and Enhancement System (ProMES) as a stress preventive approach among health care employees.
Stress-related illnesses are today together with musculoskeletal disorders the predominant cause of production loss and absenteeism. The risks of developing stress-related mental illness is today well established, however, it is less studied how this can be successfully treated or prevented in workplaces through interventions.
The SPA project intends to evaluate the method the Productivity Measurement and Enhancement System (ProMES). The method is mainly evaluated for production improvement, but there are indications that it also has stress-reducing effect on working groups. The method gives employees within health care opportunities to participate actively in productivity-enhancing measures. The employees, along with their immediate supervisors, identify and prioritize responsive and desirable results in all of the activities important dimensions. International studies have shown that participation (participation) has positive effects on employee performance and attitudes.
The aim of this study is to test whether efforts in targeting the organization and work environment can reduce stress and prevent stress-related ill health in the workplace. Primary outcomes of the study are tense work i.e. imbalance between demand and control and other primary indicators of stress, such as sleep and recovery.
The hypothesis in study 1 is that productivity enhancing workplace interventions based on a participative approach also increases employees' sense of control and control over their own work. This in turn means that the method also could be used to reduce the occurrence of tense work and thus affect / reduce the stress-related illness.
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Productivity measurement and enhancement system (ProMES) is a participatory intervention for productivity enhancement. Core strategies of this method could be addressing known work stressors such as absence of influence and control, insufficient interaction with coworkers, unclear and conflicting tasks, insufficient participation in decision-making and insufficient feedback
Behavioral: ProMES
No intervention, business as usual
Productivity measurement and enhancement system (ProMES) is a participatory intervention for productivity enhancement. Core strategies of this method could be addressing known work stressors such as absence of influence and control, insufficient interaction with coworkers, unclear and conflicting tasks, insufficient participation in decision-making and insufficient feedback
Change in job strain (a measure of the balance between job demand and job control)
QPSNordic questionnaire
Time frame: baseline, 6-months, 12-months
Change in Effort-Reward Imbalance
Effort-Reward Imbalance Questionnaire
Time frame: baseline, 6-months, 12-months
Change in experience of stress
Single item stress question from Elo, A-L., Leppänen, A., Lindström K., Ropponen, T. OSQ-Occupational Stress Questionnaire: user's instructions. Helsinki: Finnish Institute of Occupational health; 1992. Reviews 19.
Time frame: baseline, 6-months, 12-months
change in sleep difficulties
Two single questions Reference: Åkerstedt, T., Knutsson, A., et al. 2002. Att predicera sömnstörning, insomningsrisk och mental trötthet - tre delstudier. Psykosocial belastning och riskfaktorer för hjärtkärlsjukdom. Arbete och Hälsa 2002:7. Westerholm, P. Stockholm, Arbetslivsinstitutet
Time frame: baseline, 6-months, 12-months
change in Recovery
One single question. Reference: Aronsson, G. och Svensson, L. 1997. Nedvarvning, återhämtning och hälsa bland lärare i grund- och gymnasieskolan. Arbete och Hälsa 1997:21. Stockholm, Arbetslivsinstitutet.
Time frame: baseline, 6-months, 12-months
change in depression
Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale
Time frame: baseline, 6-months, 12-months
change in Sick leave
One single question:How many working days during the last 7 days, have you been away from work because of sick leave?
Time frame: baseline, 6-months, 12-months
change in General health
A question from General Health Questionnaire (WHO)
Time frame: baseline, 6-months, 12-months
change in Productivity
Questions from "Measuring production loss due to health and work environment problems: construct validity and implications."(Report) Lohela Karlsson, Malin ; Hagberg, Jan ; Bjorklund, Christina ; Bergstrom, Gunnar ; Jensen, Irene Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Dec, 2013, Vol.55(12), p.1475(9). Karolinska institutet. Stockholm
Time frame: baseline, 6-months, 12-months
change in Exhaustion
Oldenburg Burnout Inventory
Time frame: baseline, 6-months, 12-months
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