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Brief title
Health condition
Employees with frequent absenteeism. Frequent absenteeism is defined as: (registerd) sickness absence 3 or more times per year.
Sponsors and support
Intervention
Outcome measures
Primary outcome
Frequency of sickness absenteeism (number of times of absenteeism in a period of 1 year)
Secondary outcome
Duration of absence from work, burn-out, engagement, work ability
Background summary
Rationale: Frequent absenteeism is a problem for both employer and employee. In order to support employer and employee an internet tool has been developed.
Objective:
The main aim of the study is to compare the effects of the intervention on the frequency of absenteeism. A second aim is to test the effects of the treatment on frequence absence duration, burn-out, engagement and work ability.
Study design:
The study is an RCT with 1 control group and 2 intervention groups (1 with only the internet tool and one with internet tool and consultation with an occupational physician)
Study population:
Employees who were absent 3 or more times in the period between 15 november 2012 and 15 november 2013
Intervention:
The intervention is an internet tool developed based on various tools used within the field of occupational medicine
Main study parameters/endpoints:
The main study parameters are absence frequent, absence duration, burn-out, engagement and work ability
Study objective
Frequent absenteeism is a problem for employers and employees.
The objective of the study is to research the effect of an internet-intervention (with and without consultation with the Occupational Physician) on the frequency of absenteeism
Study design
1 year (and 2 years) after start of study:
- sickness absence registration of occupational health provider
- UBOS questionnaire (burn-out)
- UWES questionnaire (engagement)
- WAI (1 question): work ability
Intervention
Selfmanagement, internet-based tool, with additionally (in the second intervention group) an advisory consult with an occupational physician
Gezondheidswetenschappen , sectie Sociale Geneeskunde
Antonius Deusinglaan 1
9713 AV Groningen
Oostergoweg 5
Annette Notenbomer
Leeuwarden 8911 MA
The Netherlands
+31-58-2339233
a.notenbomer@umcg.nl
Gezondheidswetenschappen , sectie Sociale Geneeskunde
Antonius Deusinglaan 1
9713 AV Groningen
Oostergoweg 5
Annette Notenbomer
Leeuwarden 8911 MA
The Netherlands
+31-58-2339233
a.notenbomer@umcg.nl
Inclusion criteria
Employees who were 3 or more time absence on sickleave in the period from 15 nov. 2012- 15 nov 2013
Exclusion criteria
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Design
Recruitment
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In other registers
Register | ID |
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NTR-new | NL4157 |
NTR-old | NTR4316 |
Other | METcUMCG : METc2013/131 |
ISRCTN | ISRCTN wordt niet meer aangevraagd. |