Dissemination of Physical Activity-related Health Competence in Vocational Education of Nursing Care

Not Applicable

Active, not recruiting

• Conditions: Physical Activity; Exercise; Education; Nursing; Competence

• Registration Number: NCT05817396
• Lead Sponsor: University of Erlangen-Nürnberg

Brief Summary

The "TakeCare!" study addresses the problem that vocational students of nursing care cope with great physical and psychological demands during their daily routines. To meet these demands, the Bavarian curriculum for generalist nurses has adopted the promotion of physical activity-related health competence (PAHCO) for vocational students. However, it must be assumed that the concept has not yet been adopted comprehensively across the Bavarian nursing landscape. Therefore, the "TakeCare!" study tackles the question of how PAHCO can be implemented most appropriately in Bavarian nursing schools. Drawing on experiences from the project PArC-AVE, three different dissemination approaches will being tested and compared with a control group. A total of 16 nursing schools from different regions of Bavaria will be assigned to four different study arms (cluster-randomized design). In the long term, the project aims to derive recommendations for all nursing schools in Bavaria.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-11-01
• Study First Submitted: 2023-03-14
• Status Verified: 2023-04
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-04-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-04-04
• Study First Posted: 2023-04-18
• Last Update Posted: 2023-04-18
• Primary Completion: 2024-08-31
• Study Completion: 2025-10-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 640

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

-if any of the criteria mentioned above is not given

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Quality Physical Activity (Short Term)	Change from baseline (T0) to post-intervention (T2; i.e., one year after the baseline)	The outcome is a relational aggregate index between leisure time physical activity and occupational physical activity; higher values (i.e., higher leisure time physical activity relative to occupational physical activity) indicate a better outcome; Leisure time physical activity via BSA Questionnaire (Fuchs et al., 2015); Occupational sitting and physical activity questionnaire (OSPAQ; Chau et al., 2012)
Physical Activity-related Health Competence (Short Term)	Change from baseline (T0) to post-intervention (T2; i.e., one year after the baseline)	Physical Activity-related Health Competence (PAHCO) Questionnaire (Carl et al., 2020); higher percentage scores (0 min, 100 max) indicate a better outcome
Physical Activity-related Health Competence (Medium Term)	Change from baseline (T0) to follow-up (T3; i.e., one year after the end of the intervention, two years after the baseline)	Physical Activity-related Health Competence (PAHCO) Questionnaire (Carl et al., 2020); higher percentage scores (0 min, 100 max) indicate a better outcome
Psychological Movement Quality (Short Term)	Change from baseline (T0) to post-intervention (T2; i.e., one year after the baseline)	Physical Activity Enjoyment Scale (PACES; Jekauc et al., 2020); higher scores (16 min, 80 max) indicate a better outcome
Psychological Movement Quality (Medium Term)	Change from baseline (T0) to follow-up (T3; i.e., one year after the end of the intervention, two years after the baseline)	Physical Activity Enjoyment Scale (PACES; Jekauc et al., 2020); higher scores (16 min, 80 max) indicate a better outcome
Quality Physical Activity (Medium Term)	Change from baseline (T0) to follow-up (T3; i.e., one year after the end of the intervention, two years after the baseline)	The outcome is a relational aggregate index between leisure time physical activity and occupational physical activity; higher values (i.e., higher leisure time physical activity relative to occupational physical activity) indicate a better outcome; Leisure time physical activity via BSA Questionnaire (Fuchs et al., 2015); Occupational sitting and physical activity questionnaire (OSPAQ; Chau et al., 2012)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
General Health Status (Short Term)	Change from baseline (T0) to post-intervention (T2; i.e., one year after the baseline)	Single-Item (#1) of the Short-Form-Health-Survey (SF-12; Morfeld et al., 2011); after inversion, higher values (0 min, 4 max) will indicate a better outcome
Musculoskeletal Complaints (Short Term)	Change from baseline (T0) to post-intervention (T2; i.e., one year after the baseline)	Ten items (neck/cervical spine, shoulder joints, ellbow/lower arms, hands, thoracic spine, lower back, hip joints/thighs, knee joints, lower legs, feet) of the Nordic Musculosceletal Questionnaire (NMQ; Bundesanstalt für Arbeitsschutz und Arbeitsmedizin, 2021); lower values will indicate a better outcome
Work Ability (Short Term)	Change from baseline (T0) to post-intervention (T2; i.e., one year after the baseline)	Work Ability Index, short form (WAI-r; Hetzel et al., 2014); higher values (5 min, 36 max) will indicate a better outcome
Physical Job Stress in Nursing (Short Term)	Change from baseline (T0) to post-intervention (T2; i.e., one year after the baseline)	Self-developed questionnaire for the physical job stress in nursing; instrument (at its early stage) currently comprises 30 items, will undergo psychometric validation at baseline (T0), lower values (min 0, max 4 for each item) will indicate a better outcome
General Health Status (Medium Term)	Change from baseline (T0) to follow-up (T3; i.e., one year after the end of the intervention, two years after the baseline)	Single-Item (#1) of the Short-Form-Health-Survey (SF-12; Morfeld et al., 2011); after inversion, higher values (0 min, 4 max) will indicate a better outcome
Work Ability (Medium Term)	Change from baseline (T0) to follow-up (T3; i.e., one year after the end of the intervention, two years after the baseline)	Work Ability Index, short form (WAI-r; Hetzel et al., 2014); higher values (5 min, 36 max) will indicate a better outcome
Musculoskeletal Complaints (Medium Term)	Change from baseline (T0) to follow-up (T3; i.e., one year after the end of the intervention, two years after the baseline)	Ten items (neck/cervical spine, shoulder joints, ellbow/lower arms, hands, thoracic spine, lower back, hip joints/thighs, knee joints, lower legs, feet) of the Nordic Musculosceletal Questionnaire (NMQ; Bundesanstalt für Arbeitsschutz und Arbeitsmedizin, 2021); lower values will indicate a better outcome
Physical Job Stress in Nursing (Medium Term)	Change from baseline (T0) to follow-up (T3; i.e., one year after the end of the intervention, two years after the baseline)	Self-developed questionnaire for the physical job stress in nursing; instrument (at its early stage) currently comprises 30 items, will undergo psychometric validation at baseline (T0), lower values (min 0, max 4 for each item) will indicate a better outcome

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg; 🇩🇪 Erlangen, Bavaria, Germany