Web-based Intervention Supporting Employers of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises During the Return to Work of Employees on Long-term Sick-leave: Design of a Randomised Controlled Trial
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 尚未招募
- 入组人数
- 404
- 主要终点
- Satisfaction with the RTW support of employer assessed by the employee
研究概览
简要总结
A web-based tool has been developed to help small and medium-sized businesses support employees returning to work after sick-leave. A six-month trial is conducted, randomly assigning employer-employee dyads to either use the tool or receive standard care. The primary aim is to evaluate its impact on employee satisfaction with return-to-work support.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Other
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 65 Years（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Employees at study enrolment should:
- •be of working age (18-65 years);
- •have a fixed or temporary employment contract at a SME (≤ 250 employees), with a minimum of 6 months remaining in their contract;
- •be currently sick-listed or partially sick-listed (≤8 weeks), with a risk of long-term absenteeism, based on the likelihood of the duration of sickness absence exceeding two months as assessed by their occupational physician;
- •be able to understand and read Dutch sufficiently, in order to complete the questionnaires.
- •The employer of the participating employee will be included. At time of study entry, the employer should be:
- •an employer, supervisor, (case)manager or HR manager of a SME (≤ 250 employees). In this study, the employer is appointed by the employee and refers to the person who is the direct supervisor, in direct contact with the employee, and thus the person who offers the RTW support to the employee;
- •able to understand and read Dutch sufficiently, in order to use the intervention and complete the questionnaires.
排除标准
- •Not have a colleague who is already participating in the study.
研究组 & 干预措施
Intervention group
Unlimited access to the SME tool.
干预措施: The SME tool (Other)
Control group
Care as usual by the occupational health service.
结局指标
主要结局
Satisfaction with the RTW support of employer assessed by the employee
时间窗: Baseline (T0), 1 month (T1), 3 month (T2) and 6 month (T3) follow-up
The primary outcome is the employee satisfaction regarding the return-to-work support provided by the employer. This is measured using a single-item rating in a questionnaire: 'How satisfied are you with the sick-leave and return to work guidance you have received from your employer since the sick-leave/over the past month/3 months?', graded on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from very dissatisfied to very satisfied. The numerical scores assigned reflect the level of satisfaction, with higher scores indicative of higher satisfaction.
次要结局
- Satisfaction with the resumption of work of the respective employee(Baseline (T0), 1 month (T1), 3 month (T2) and 6 month (T3) follow-up)
- Social support(Baseline (T0), 1 month (T1), 3 month (T2) and 6 month (T3) follow-up)
- Work performance(Baseline (T0), 1 month (T1), 3 month (T2) and 6 month (T3) follow-up)
- Quality of working Life(Baseline (T0), 1 month (T1), 3 month (T2) and 6 month (T3) follow-up)
- Total number of sick-leave days(Baseline (T0), 1 month (T1), 3 month (T2) and 6 month (T3) follow-up)
- Self-efficacy(Baseline (T0), 1 month (T1), 3 month (T2) and 6 month (T3) follow-up)
研究者
Frederieke Schaafsma
Professor
Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)