Leadership for Recovery: Evaluation of an Intervention Programme for First-line Healthcare Managers
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorKarolinska Institutet
About this trial
The goal of this intervention study is to evaluate a group intervention programme that aims to support first-line healthcare managers in promoting their employees' recovery through a "leadership for recovery".
In the study, the researchers will investigate if the intervention programme can improve the recovery (including sleep) of healthcare employees. The intervention programme consists of 6 group sessions for managers.
The main question the study aims to answer are:
\- Can a group-based intervention programme with a focus on strengthening first-line healthcare managers' leadership for recovery improve their employees' recovery?
The intervention programme will be delivered to first-line healthcare managers in Swedish hospital care settings. Researchers will compare survey, diary and actigraphy data between employees of 1) managers who participate in the programme and 2) managers who has not participated in the programme.
Eligibility criteria
This trial accepts healthy volunteersQualifiers
None
Disqualifiers
None
Trial design
Design model
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
Leadership for recovery
BehavioralThe intervention will be delivered as a group-based programme (6 sessions) to the managers of the included employees. The programme includes educative and reflective parts as well as various strategies promoting both managers' own recovery and the recovery of employees.
Treatment groups
960 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsGroup A: Intervention groupExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: Wait-list control groupNo intervention 0 interventions
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Survey measure of recovery experiences
Psychological detachment from work and Relaxation indexes from the Recovery Experience Questionnaire. + Additional single items on experiences of active recovery experiences. Minimum mean score 1, maximum mean score 5 (of each subscale/items). Lower scores indicate worse psychological detachment, worse relaxation and less active recovery experiences respectively. Single items: Do you get sufficient sleep? and Beyond sleep, do you get sufficient recovery? (1 yes, definitely sufficient - 5 no, far from sufficient)
Time frame
Pre-intervention/baseline (approx. 1 month before managers starts leadership intervention), post-intervention (approx. 1 month after managers 5th intervention programme session), follow-up (1 year after baseline measurement).2
Survey measure of need for recovery after work
Short-form versions of the Need For Recovery Scale, in total 5 items about work-induced fatigue. Minimum score 1, maximum score 5. Higher scores indicate a higher need for recovery.
Time frame
Pre-intervention/baseline (approx. 1 month before managers starts leadership intervention), post-intervention (approx. 1 month after managers 5th intervention programme session), follow-up (1 year after baseline measurement).3
Survey measure of insomnia symptoms
Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) which consists of 7 questions related to sleep. The total score is summarised with a minimum score 0, maximum score 28. Higher scores indicate more insomnia symptoms/sleep problems.
Time frame
Pre-intervention/baseline (approx. 1 month before managers starts leadership intervention), post-intervention (approx. 1 month after managers 5th intervention programme session), follow-up (1 year after baseline measurement).4
Diary measure of recovery experiences during work and off-work time
Single items measured in diary study. During work today, I had time for reflection, I experienced periods of extreme fatigue, I could take breaks when needed, I had a good variety in work tasks, shift hand-overs worked out well, I detached from work when leaving. And Today during free-time, I did relaxing things, I did things that gave me energy, I took time for leisure, I had a break from the demands at work, I distanced myself from work, I was not disturbed by work-related questions. Rated from 1 = do not agree - 5 = totally agree.
Time frame
7 days at pre-intervention/baseline (approx. 1 month before managers starts leadership intervention), 7 days at follow-up (approx. 1 year after baseline measurement).Secondary outcomes
1
Survey measure of general health
Single item: Self-rated health during the last month on a scale ranging from 1=very good to 7=very bad.
Time frame
Pre-intervention/baseline (approx. 1 month before managers starts leadership intervention), post-intervention (approx. 1 month after managers 5th intervention programme session), follow-up (1 year after baseline measurement).2
Survey measure of somatic symptom burden
Somatic Symptoms Scale-8. Minimum score 0, maximum score 32. Higher scores indicate higher somatic symptom burden.
Time frame
Pre-intervention/baseline (approx. 1 month before managers starts leadership intervention), post-intervention (approx. 1 month after managers 5th intervention programme session), follow-up (1 year after baseline measurement).3
Survey measure of burnout symptoms
Shirom-Melamed Burnout Questionnaire-12 \[SMBQ-12\]: Minimum score 1, maximum score 7. Higher scores indicate more burnout. Index Emotional Impairment from Burnout Assesment Tool-12: Minimum score 1, maximum score 5. Higher scores indicate higher levels of emotional impairment.
Time frame
Pre-intervention/baseline (approx. 1 month before managers starts leadership intervention), post-intervention (approx. 1 month after managers 5th intervention programme session), follow-up (1 year after baseline measurement).4
Survey measure of cognition and work performance
Ratings (single items). Self-rated work performance through the following items: During the past month how often have you during you work .... 1) experienced a risk of mistakes 2) found it hard to make decisions 3) been present during interaction with others 4) experienced that you could perform your work safely (1 = never, 5 = always).
Time frame
Pre-intervention/baseline (approx. 1 month before managers starts leadership intervention), post-intervention (approx. 1 month after managers 5th intervention programme session), follow-up (1 year after baseline measurement).Other outcomes
1
Negative effects/events of intervention
Singe items covering potential negative effects/events of participation
Time frame
Post-intervention (approx. 1 month after managers 5th intervention programme session) and follow-up (1 year after baseline measurement).Sponsors and contacts
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Source ClinicalTrials.gov