The primary aim of this study is investigate whether a workplace intervention targeting employees' and managers' understanding of pain and communication (called occupational health literacy) can reduce pain-related sick leave and help employees and managers to better understand and manage work-related health matters. The study also aims to learn how the program works, who it works best for (or not), and how it can be successfully used long-term in real workplaces, especially in production environments.
The study will e.g. examine whether the program:
* reduces the number of sick days caused by pain, * lowers how much pain employees feel, and * improves employees' and managers' understanding of health and how to improve it.
Expectation:
Employees who participate in the program will:
* take fewer sick days because of pain, * experience less pain, and have better health knowledge and skills than employees who continue with normal workplace practices.
The study will identify:
* what makes the program difficult or easy to introduce at workplaces, * which strategies help it succeed, and * what factors make the program continue working over time.
Goal:
Help workplaces adopt and maintain the program successfully.
each team needs a minimum of 15 employees
the work environment organization at the workplace wants to participate in the study. All employees and managers are invited to participate.
There are no exclusion criterias for employees/managers
National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Denmark
Lead sponsor
University of Southern Denmark
Collaborator