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 Nørregaard Rasmussen, Richard H Osborne, Marie Birk Jørgensen

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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; 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.

Original languageEnglish
JournalJournal of Occupational Environmental Medicine
ISSN1076-2752
DOIs
Publication statusE-pub ahead of print - 26 Aug 2024

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