TY - JOUR
T1 - An occupational health literacy intervention in nursing homes improved organizational health literacy - a quasi-experimental stepped wedge cluster trial
AU - Larsen, Anne Konring
AU - Thygesen, Lau Caspar
AU - Nyvang Stilling, Mia
AU - Rasmussen, Charlotte Nørregaard
AU - Osborne, Richard H.
AU - Jørgensen, Marie Birk
PY - 2024/11
Y1 - 2024/11
N2 - Objective This study examined the effectiveness of a workplace health literacy intervention on individual, interpersonal, and organizational health literacy. Method Using a quasi-experimental stepped wedge cluster design, we evaluated an intervention for 509 nursing home employees with two elements: 1) Courses for employees and management on pain prevention, management, and communication; 2) Structured dialogues between employees and supervisors, emphasizing pain prevention. ResultsOne organizational health literacy item improved, with supervisors helping with pain prevention increasing by 0.42 points (95% CI 0.11;0.73). Positive trends were observed in supervisor actions when informed about pain (0.39 points, 95% CI -0.09;0.86), ease of finding workplace pain solutions (0.12 points, 95% CI -0.03;0.79), and employees having pain management information (0.44 points, 95% CI -0.03;0.92). Conclusion The intervention improved one organizational health literacy item, with positive trends in three other items.
AB - Objective This study examined the effectiveness of a workplace health literacy intervention on individual, interpersonal, and organizational health literacy. Method Using a quasi-experimental stepped wedge cluster design, we evaluated an intervention for 509 nursing home employees with two elements: 1) Courses for employees and management on pain prevention, management, and communication; 2) Structured dialogues between employees and supervisors, emphasizing pain prevention. ResultsOne organizational health literacy item improved, with supervisors helping with pain prevention increasing by 0.42 points (95% CI 0.11;0.73). Positive trends were observed in supervisor actions when informed about pain (0.39 points, 95% CI -0.09;0.86), ease of finding workplace pain solutions (0.12 points, 95% CI -0.03;0.79), and employees having pain management information (0.44 points, 95% CI -0.03;0.92). Conclusion The intervention improved one organizational health literacy item, with positive trends in three other items.
KW - health literacy
KW - organization
KW - pain
KW - worker
KW - Workplace intervention
KW - workplace intervention
KW - Nursing Homes
KW - Occupational Health
KW - Pain Management/methods
KW - Humans
KW - Middle Aged
KW - Health Literacy
KW - Male
KW - Workplace
KW - Adult
KW - Female
U2 - 10.1097/JOM.0000000000003211
DO - 10.1097/JOM.0000000000003211
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 39190392
AN - SCOPUS:85202700314
SN - 1076-2752
VL - 66
SP - e558-e566
JO - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
JF - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
IS - 11
ER -