Systematic Health-promoting Work Environment Management in Dentistry

NCT06343675 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: Dnr 2024-00620-01
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 732
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Research shows that the workplace is an important arena where much can be done to promote a sustainable working life while maintaining health. However, there is a lack of knowledge that is specific to dental care with regard to managers' and employees' perceptions of the work environment, systematic work environment management and work adaptations, as well as what measures in the workplace are necessary to create a health-promoting and sustainable work environment. There is also a lack of knowledge regarding what support employees and managers need in the systematic work environment management and what individual workplace adaptations that can work within dental care organizations.

Conditions

Occupational Health

Keywords

Dental staff, workplace

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• Work Ability Single Item Scale (WAS)

  Current workability compared with lifetime best WAS (score 0-10). and physical and mental demands in work

  descriptive data at baseline= one measurement

• Work Ability physical demands

  How do you assess your current work ability in relation to the physical demands of your job? Very good(5); Quite good (4) Moderate (3) Quite bad (2), Very bad (1)

  descriptive data at baseline= one measurement

• Work Ability mental demands

  How do you assess your current work ability in relation to the mental demands of your job? Very good(5); Quite good (4) Moderate (3) Quite bad (2), Very bad (1)

  descriptive data at baseline= one measurement

• Sick leave

  How many days have you been absent from work due to illness or injury related to work-related ill health in the past year (12 months)? No days; 1-7 days; 8-24 days; 25-99 days; 100-365 days

  descriptive data at baseline= one measurement

Secondary Outcomes (17)

• Structured Multidisciplinary Work Evaluation Tool (SMET)

  descriptive data at baseline= one measurement

• Satisfaction with work

  descriptive data at baseline= one measurement

• Global Health

  descriptive data at baseline= one measurement

• Perceived stress

  descriptive data at baseline= one measurement

• Health problems related to work

  descriptive data at baseline= one measurement

Other Outcomes (2)

• Background data

  descriptive data at baseline= one measurement

• Semi-structured individual interview study with managers, sub-study 2

  Baseline=one interview

Study Arms (1)

Cross-sectional study with sub-group interviews

Dental staff

Other: There is no intervention

Interventions

There is no intervention OTHER

There is no intervention

Cross-sectional study with sub-group interviews

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Employment (or self-employed) as a dentist, dental hygienist, dental nurse, clinic coordinator or operations manager in private or public dental care

You may qualify if:

• To have employment (or self-employed) as a dentist, dental hygienist, dental nurse, clinic coordinator or operations manager in private or public dental care.
• All employees are included, including those on sick leave and parental leave, regardless of their level of work and employment.

You may not qualify if:

• None. (To be able to work in a dental health care profession in Sweden it is a requirement to understand the Swedish language, language will therefore not be a criteria).

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Linkoeping University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Occupational and Environmental Medicine Centre

Linköping, 581 85, Sweden

Location

Study Officials

• Anneli Peolsson, Professor

  Occupational and Environmental Medicine Center, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER GOV
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor, PhD, MSc PT, MSc HRMD

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 26, 2024
• First Posted: April 2, 2024
• Study Start: April 4, 2024
• Primary Completion: May 31, 2025
• Study Completion: May 31, 2025
• Last Updated: July 16, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-07

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: STUDY PROTOCOL
• Time Frame: After data is collected and published.
• Access Criteria: Coded data will be available open reasonable request and after ethical permission.

Locations

SE (1)