Study for the Employment Retention of Veterans

NCT03085953 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: W81XWH-13-2-0020
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 511
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief 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

Keywords

Psychological health; Well-being; Employee

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change in Veteran Supportive Supervisor Behavior as measured by Perry et al.'s (2017) scale

  VSSB as measured by Perry et al.'s (2017) scale, as impacted by the Veteran Supportive Supervisor Training

  3 month and 9 months after Baseline assessment

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Change in Work-Family Conflict as assessed by Matthews et al.'s (2010) Work-Family Conflict Scale

  3 and 9 months after baseline assessment

Study Arms (2)

Experimental: Supervisor Intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

Supervisors in the intervention group will go through the Veteran Supervisor Supportiveness Training.

Behavioral: Veteran Supportive Supervisor Training

Waitlist Control Group

OTHER

Supervisors will receive intervention following all measurement points, to serve as a waitlist control comparison group

Other: Waitlist Control

Interventions

Veteran Supportive Supervisor Training BEHAVIORAL

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.

Experimental: Supervisor Intervention

Waitlist Control OTHER

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

Waitlist Control Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 65 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Must have served in the United States Armed Forces since September, 2001
• Must work at least 20 hours per week at a participating organization

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Oregon Health and Science University: lead
• Portland State University: collaborator
• United States Department of Defense: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Oregon Health & Science University

Portland, Oregon, 97239, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Health Behavior; Psychological Well-Being

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior; Personal Satisfaction

Study Officials

• Leslie Hammer, PhD

  Oregon Health and Science University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 15, 2017
• First Posted: March 21, 2017
• Study Start: April 1, 2013
• Primary Completion: June 1, 2016
• Study Completion: February 7, 2019
• Last Updated: July 23, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-07

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)