Evaluation of a Workplace Intervention to Implement Supported COVID-19 Wellbeing Centres in a Healthcare Workplace During and After the Coronavirus Pandemic: The COVID-WELL Study
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- University of Nottingham
- Enrollment
- 819
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale
Study Overview
Brief Summary
Evaluation of a workplace intervention to implement supported wellbeing centres in a healthcare workplace during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mixed-Methods Evaluation study - including collection of service use monitoring data, online survey and qualitative interviews.
Detailed Description
Project Aims:
- To describe the cost, reach and usage of the Staff Wellbeing Centres
- To gather insight into experiences of those who access the facility ('service users') as well as those of support workers ('wellbeing buddies').
- To identify any facilitators, obstacles or barriers to accessing the facility.
- To identify perceptions of facility users and non-users towards the value of the facilities during and after the coronavirus pandemic.
- To establish recommendations for longer-term sustainability of the wellbeing centres.
Interviews will be conducted with up to 45 interview participants (10-15 Wellbeing Buddies, 25-30 Staff).
Online survey will be conducted - all Nottingham University Hospitals National Health Service (NHS) staff invited to take part (>14,000).
The survey will include measures of mental wellbeing (Warwick-Edinburgh Wellbeing Scale, 14-item - license received), and single items measures of job stressfulness, job satisfaction, presenteeism, turnover intentions and work engagement.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Na
- Intervention Model
- Single Group
- Primary Purpose
- Other
- Masking
- None
Masking Description
This is an evaluation of a service - the Wellbeing Centres at Nottingham University Hospitals National Health Service (NHS) Trust - which are a form of 'intervention' for staff provided during the coronavirus pandemic. Therefore the investigators will conduct interviews with people who have used the centres, or who have acted as support workers within them. The investigators will survey all staff in the Trust, and interview up to 45 participants.
Eligibility Criteria
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •National Health Service staff which includes employees, volunteers or healthcare students, as well as bank staff (all have access to the Staff Wellbeing Centres).
- •Ability to give informed consent. For survey element: Ability to access the internet (to complete the online survey) For interview element: Ability to attend an individual interview.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Inability to communicate in spoken English.
Arms & Interventions
Staff Wellbeing Centre
Wellbeing Centres are rooms where staff employed at the hospital trust can go for a break, rest, relaxation, quiet time out, advice support or signposting. They are manned by Wellbeing Buddies who are support workers who offer advice and signposting services. The Centres are accessible to all staff at the Trust.
Intervention: Staff Wellbeing Centres (Other)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale
Time Frame: Baseline
14-item scale to measure mental wellbeing. Total scores range from 14 to 70 and higher scores indicate greater positive mental wellbeing.
Secondary Outcomes
- Single Item Measure of Presenteeism (Aronsson & Gustafsson, 2004)(Baseline)
- Single Item Measure of Turnover intentions (Ryan et al, 2017)(Baseline)
- Work Engagement (Shaufeli et al, 2006)(Baseline)
- Single Item Measure of Global Job Stressfulness (Houdmont et al, 2019)(Baseline)
- Single Item Global Job Satisfaction Measure (Dolbier et al, 2005)(Baseline)
Investigators
Holly Blake
Dr Holly Blake, Associate Professor of Behavioural Science
University of Nottingham