The Use of Worktime Planning Tools in the Finnish Public Sector. A Quasi-experimental Study (PLANTOOLS)

Summary

This study aims to investigate whether use of interactive worktime planning tools that support work-time control (possibilities to influence individual shift rosters, i.e., participatory rostering) and guide for health-supporting shift ergonomics will improve health and well-being among shift workers, especially among ageing employees. Effects of the worktime planning tools will be studied in a quasi-experimental design in the Finnish public sector. Health and well-being at baseline (2012-2015), will be compared to follow-up data in 2016-2019 based on questionnaire and pay-roll based objective working hour and sickness absence data among those who a) use an interactive self-rostering software with a shift ergonomics sub-tool, b) whose working hours are designed with a non-interactive shift planning software with the shift ergonomics sub-tool and c) whose working hours are designed with a non-interactive shift planning software without the shift ergonomics sub-tool.

Conditions

• Work Stress
• Sleep Disturbance

Interventions

OTHER

Shift planning with self-rostering and shift ergonomics

Employees working in shift planning units (clusters) using an interactive shift planning software (Titania1) with sub-tools for individual shift planning (self-rostering) and an option for shift ergonomics evaluation to both the shift planner and the employees

OTHER

Shift planning with shift ergonomics

Employees working in shift planning units (clusters) where shift planners use a non-interactive shift planning software (Titania2) providing guidance for health-supporting shift ergonomics.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• CGI Finland Ltd, Helsinki, Finland

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Finnish Work Environment Fund

  collaborator OTHER

• NordForsk, Nordic Program on Health and Welfare, Oslo, Norway

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• European Union Horizon2020 Call:H2020-SC1-DTH-2018-2020

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Finnish Institute of Occupational Health

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Mikko Härmä, MD · Finnish Institute of Occupational Health

Study Design

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2016-01-01

Primary Completion

2023-02-28

Completion

2023-02-28