Effect of job maintenance training program for employees with chronic disease - a randomized controlled trial on self-efficacy, job satisfaction, and fatigue
| Autor: | I. Varekamp, Angela G. E. M. de Boer, Frank J. H. van Dijk, Jos Verbeek |
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| Přispěvatelé: | APH - Amsterdam Public Health, Coronel Institute of Occupational Health, CCA -Cancer Center Amsterdam |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
| Předmět: |
Gerontology
Adult Male medicine.medical_specialty Inservice Training job maintenance Occupational Health Services Occupational safety and health Job Satisfaction law.invention work-related problem psychological distress Randomized controlled trial law medicine Humans Workplace Fatigue rct Netherlands Self-efficacy training business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Repeated measures design Middle Aged Self Efficacy empowerment Job performance occupational health randomized controlled trial Sick leave Chronic Disease Physical therapy Job satisfaction Female Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 Power Psychological business self-efficacy Psychosocial |
| Zdroj: | Scandinavian journal of work, environment & health, 37(4), 288-297. Finnish Institute of Occupational Health Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, Vol 37, Iss 4, Pp 288-297 (2011) |
| ISSN: | 0355-3140 |
| DOI: | 10.5271/sjweh.3149 |
| Popis: | Objective Employees with a chronic physical condition may be hampered in job performance due to physical or cognitive limitations, pain, fatigue, psychosocial barriers, or because medical treatment interferes with work. This study investigates the effect of a group-training program aimed at job maintenance. Essential elements of the program are exploration of work-related problems, communication at the workplace, and the development and implementation of solutions. Methods Participants with chronic physical diseases were randomly assigned to the intervention (N=64) or the control group (N=58). Participants were eligible for the study if they had a chronic physical disease, paid employment, experienced work-related problems, and were not on long-term 100% sick leave. Primary outcome measures were self-efficacy in solving work- and disease-related problems (14–70), job dissatisfaction (0–100), fatigue (20–140) and job maintenance measured at 4-, 8-, 12- and 24-month follow-up. We used GLM repeated measures for the analysis. Results After 24 months, loss to follow-up was 5.7% (7/122). Self-efficacy increased and fatigue decreased significantly more in the experimental than the control group [10 versus 4 points (P=0.000) and 19 versus 8 points (P=0.032), respectively]. Job satisfaction increased more in the experimental group but not significantly [6 versus 0 points (P=0.698)]. Job maintenance was 87% in the experimental and 91% in the control group, which was not a significant difference. Many participants in the control group also undertook actions to solve work-related problems. Conclusions Empowerment training increases self-efficacy and helps to reduce fatigue complaints, which in the long term could lead to more job maintenance. Better understanding of ways to deal with work-related problems is needed to develop more efficient support for employees with a chronic disease. |
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