Evaluation of the effectiveness of a multi-component intervention at the workplace for the prevention and management of musculoskeletal pain in nursing staff: design of a study where hospital units are randomly selected to receive the intervention or usual care of occupational health. The INTEVAL_Spain project.
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Work related-musculoskeletal pain and sickness absenceMusculoskeletal Diseases
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN15780649
- Lead Sponsor
- FUNDACIÓ IMIM
- Brief Summary
2019 Protocol article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30922285/ protocol (added 23/11/2020) 2019 Results article in https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0225198 (added 19/07/2021) 2021 Other publications in https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-021-00716-x Process evaluation (added 23/08/2023) 2024 Other publications in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39102106/ Cost effectiveness (added 06/08/2024)
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 473
Inclusion Criteria
1. Nursing staff (nurses and aides) including employees in sickness absence who work in the study units/clusters
2. Voluntarily willing to participate in the study
Exclusion Criteria
1. Temporary staff who work at the study units only infrequently and/or for short periods
2. Employees on leave, except on sickness absence, during most of the study period
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Musculoskeletal self-perceived pain data are collected using the Spanish version of the Nordic Questionnaire, at baseline, 6 months and 12 months follow-up. <br>2. Sickness absence data are collected from one year before the intervention was implemented until the end of the intervention, and number of episodes and their duration is analyzed.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Work functioning is measured by the Work Role Functioning Questionnaire-Spanish Version at baseline, 6 and 12 months follow up.<br>2. Quality of life is measured by the European Questionnaire 5 Dimensions 3 Levels ( EQ-5D-3L) at baseline, 6 and 12 months follow up.<br>3. Preventive culture is measured by the Institute for Work & Health Organizational Performance Metric (IWH-OPM), at baseline, 6 and 12 months follow up.