Improving Work Functioning and Mental Health of Health Care Employees Using an E-Mental Health Approach to Workers' Health Surveillance: Pretest-Posttest Study

BACKGROUND: Mental health complaints are quite common in health care employees and can have adverse effects on work functioning. The aim of this study was to evaluate an e-mental health (EMH) approach to workers' health surveillance (WHS) for nurses and allied health professionals. Using the waiting-list group of a previous randomized controlled trial with high dropout and low compliance to the intervention, we studied the pre- and posteffects of the EMH approach in a larger group of participants. METHODS: We applied a pretest-posttest study design. The WHS consisted of online screening on impaired work functioning and mental health followed by online automatically generated personalized feedback, online tailored advice, and access to self-help EMH interventions. The effects on work functioning, stress, and work-related fatigue after 3 months were analyzed using paired t tests and effect sizes. RESULTS: One hundred and twenty-eight nurses and allied health professionals participated at pretest as well as posttest. Significant improvements were found on work functioning (p = 0.01) and work-related fatigue (p < 0.01). Work functioning had relevantly improved in 30% of participants. A small meaningful effect on stress was found (Cohen d = .23) in the participants who had logged onto an EMH intervention (20%, n = 26). CONCLUSION: The EMH approach to WHS improves the work functioning and mental health of nurses and allied health professionals. However, because we found small effects and participation in the offered EMH interventions was low, there is ample room for improvement.

运用《国际功能、残疾和健康分类》比较脑卒中康复功能性结局测量的内容 / 中国康复理论与实践

@#目的确定常用于脑卒中康复结局测量内容,主要是关于活动和参与的,并与《国际功能、残疾和健康分类》(ICF)对照。方法将以下量表的结构与ICF建立联系:Barthel指数(BI)、Berg平衡功能量表(BBS)、Chedoke Mc Master脑卒中评定量表(CMSA)、Euroqol-5D欧洲生活质量量表(EQ5D)、FI M功能独立性测量、Frenchay活动指数、Nottingham健康测验(NHP)、Rankin量表(RS)、Rivermead动作测量(RMA)、Rivermead移动指数(RMI)、中风影响测验-30(SASIP30)、医学结局研究简表(SF36),卒中影响量表(SIS)、脑卒中特定生存质量量表(SSQOL)和站立行走测验(TUG)。结果功能性结局测量中的绝大多数结构可与ICF分类建立联系。这些测量工具可以归入活动和参与的成份,活动是测量工具中最常见的类目内容。虽然测量工具的选择是基于它们主要关注的"活动"与"参与"内容,但有27%的结构属于身体功能类目,也有大约10%的结构与ICF不相关。结论在脑卒中的康复中,ICF是一种有效的工具来检测和比较脑卒中各测量工具的内容。这些内容上的比较使得临床医生和研究者们选择最符合他们兴趣和要求的测量。