Study for the Employment Retention of Veterans

Summary

The Study for Employment Retention of Veterans (SERVe) is a randomized controlled trial, available exclusively to Oregon employers of veterans. It is designed to develop and scientifically evaluate Veteran-supportive supervisor training (VSST) that may enhance retention of veterans, with the goal of improving workplace culture and general well-being to our service members. The intervention, applied to workplace supervisors, will be measured by experience of veterans, assessing workplace experiences, health, well-being, as well as employees' spouse/partners' family experiences, health and well-being, and workplace outcomes.

Conditions

• Well-Being
• Health Behavior
• Workplace Outcomes

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Veteran Supportive Supervisor Training

The family supportive supervisor behavior (FSSB) training intervention developed by Hammer and colleagues (2011) will be used as the basis for the development of the VSST intervention in the present study. In addition, we will draw on critical elements of training provided by the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), information about potential mental and physical health effects of being in combat, and information to help reduce the stigma associated with returning veterans; in other words, "de-clinicalizing" their symptoms. Furthermore, this intervention study falls under the more general rubric of soldier resilience, but more specifically addresses both veteran and family resilience upon return from combat. The details of the training content will be researched and developed during the funded project period.

OTHER

Waitlist Control

Control group will receive training following all measurements points to serve as a comparison group

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Portland State University

  collaborator OTHER

• United States Department of Defense

  collaborator FED

• Oregon Health and Science University

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Leslie Hammer, PhD · Oregon Health and Science University

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

OTHER

Masking

DOUBLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Max Age

65 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2013-04-30

Primary Completion

2016-06-30

Completion

2019-02-07

Countries

• United States

Study Locations