An Occupational Health Literacy Intervention in Nursing Homes Improved Organizational Health Literacy—A Quasi-Experimental Stepped Wedge Cluster Trial

Anne Konring Larsen, Lau Caspar Thygesen, Mia Nyvang Stilling*, Charlotte Diana Nørregaard Rasmussen, Richard H. Osborne, Marie Birk Jørgensen

*Corresponding author af dette arbejde

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Abstract

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 and 2) structured dialogues between employees and supervisors, emphasizing pain prevention.

Results
One 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.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftJournal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Vol/bind66
Udgave nummer11
Sider (fra-til)e558-e566
Antal sider9
ISSN1076-2752
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 2024

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Funding Information:
Funding: This study was funded by The Danish Working Environment Research Fund (20130069210).

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