Promo@Work Entrepreneurs

Summary

A randomized intervention study to promote work recovery and work ability among micro-entrepreneurs. The main aim is to investigate if the use of Recovery! -application results in better work recovery and work ability than no treatment for micro-entrepreneurs.

The plan of action of the study merges: 1) the contents that are based on the needs of the target population and evidence from research on work related and health behaviour enhancing work recovery, 2) theoretical framework for the counselling, 3) counselling methods including behaviour change techniques, and 4) tailoring the content and counselling according to trans theoretical change model and physical work demands. The intervention is delivered through native mobile application designed by using the abovementioned methodology.

Data are collected by repeated internet-based questionnaires (at baseline, 2 and 6 months from the beginning of the intervention) and from the use of mobile application. Furthermore, randomly selected persons in two groups (20-30 persons in each) are interviewed. Process evaluation is conducted to detect the mechanisms of change and to study why the program succeeded or failed.

Conditions

• Work Ability
• Work-Related Condition
• Health Behavior
• Intervention

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

work recovery intervention

Recover! app: one hour weekly for two months

BEHAVIORAL

waiting list control

no treatment during 6 months,then Recover! app

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Oulu

  collaborator OTHER

• Tampere University

  collaborator OTHER

• University Hospital of Cologne

  collaborator OTHER

• Academy of Finland

  collaborator OTHER

• Finnish Institute of Occupational Health

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Jaana Laitinen, PhD, Docent · Chief Specialist

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Model

SEQUENTIAL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Max Age

68 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2017-10-18

Primary Completion

2018-08-30

Completion

2019-03-31

Countries

• Finland

Study Locations