Study for the Employment Retention of Veterans

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Workplace Outcomes; Well-Being; Health Behavior
• Interventions: Other: Waitlist Control; Behavioral: Veteran Supportive Supervisor Training

• Registration Number: NCT03085953
• Lead Sponsor: Oregon Health and Science University

Brief Summary

The Study for Employment Retention of Veterans (SERVe) is a randomized controlled trial, available exclusively to Oregon employers of veterans. It is designed to develop and scientifically evaluate Veteran-supportive supervisor training (VSST) that may enhance retention of veterans, with the goal of improving workplace culture and general well-being to our service members. The intervention, applied to workplace supervisors, will be measured by experience of veterans, assessing workplace experiences, health, well-being, as well as employees' spouse/partners' family experiences, health and well-being, and workplace outcomes.

Detailed Description

The overall goal of the Study for Employment Retention of Veterans (SERVe) study is to improve health and well-being of current and former service members employed in participating Oregon organizations. The SERVe Study seeks to do this by training supervisors to support veteran employees by focusing on a reduction in work-life stress while increasing supportive supervisor behavior.

The SERVe Study proposes that supervisor supportiveness can influence workplace experience, health, and well-being of service members, as well as of their families.

The investigators of the SERVe Study expect positive results for study participants, including reduced stress and increased social support, reduction in negative workplace experiences, and improvement in family well-being outcomes. Longer term, these effects are expected to create a more supportive work environment, which has positive effects on safety, health, well-being, family, and organizational outcomes.

Veteran participants are measured at baseline, three months, and nine months. Veteran spouses are invited to participate as well. Married and cohabitating veterans and their partners are invited to participate in the Daily Family Study (DFS), a 32-day daily diary survey after baseline and at six months.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2013-04
• Primary Completion: 2016-06
• Study First Submitted: 2017-02-15
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-03-20
• Study First Posted: 2017-03-21
• Study Completion: 2019-02-07
• Status Verified: 2019-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-07-19
• Last Update Posted: 2019-07-23

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 511

Inclusion Criteria

• Must have served in the United States Armed Forces since September, 2001
• Must work at least 20 hours per week at a participating organization

Exclusion Criteria

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Waitlist Control Group	Waitlist Control	Supervisors will receive intervention following all measurement points, to serve as a waitlist control comparison group
Experimental: Supervisor Intervention	Veteran Supportive Supervisor Training	Supervisors in the intervention group will go through the Veteran Supervisor Supportiveness Training.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in Veteran Supportive Supervisor Behavior as measured by Perry et al.'s (2017) scale	3 month and 9 months after Baseline assessment	VSSB as measured by Perry et al.'s (2017) scale, as impacted by the Veteran Supportive Supervisor Training

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in Work-Family Conflict as assessed by Matthews et al.'s (2010) Work-Family Conflict Scale	3 and 9 months after baseline assessment	as assessed by Matthews et al.'s (2010) Work-Family Conflict Scale

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Oregon Health & Science University; 🇺🇸 Portland, Oregon, United States