Efficacy of interdisciplinary health programme in the prevention of work-related physical complaints
Completed
- Conditions
- Work-related physical complaintsInjury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN79803808
- Lead Sponsor
- Artesis University College of Antwerp (Belgium)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 80
Inclusion Criteria
1. Nurses, physical therapists and occupational therapists (18 - 65 years, either sex) working with patients in a general hospital
2. During the latest 12 months: maximum 4 weeks of absenteeism due to work-related physical complaints
Exclusion Criteria
1. Serious neurological, orthopaedic, cardiovascular or internal diseases
2. Overweight (body mass index [BMI] less than 32 kg/m^2)
3. Drug or alcohol abuse
4. Pregnancy
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method At baseline, 3 months post-baseline, 6 months post-baseline and 12 months post-baseline:<br>1. Rate of absenteeism<br>2. 36-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36): quality of life
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method At baseline, post-intervention, 3 months post-baseline and 12 months post-baseline:<br>1. Eurofit (physical fitness test)<br>2. Baecke (questionnaire physical activity in daily life)<br>3. Work APGAR test: job satisfaction<br>4. Utrecht Coping List (UCL): coping