Promo@Work Entrepreneurs (Promo@Work)

The Effects of Counselling Delivered Through Native Mobile Application on Work Ability and Work Recovery Among Micro-entrepreneurs

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.

Study Overview

• Status: Unknown
• Conditions: Health Behavior; Work Ability; Intervention; Work-Related Condition
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: work recovery intervention; Behavioral: waiting list control

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 1256
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Finland
  • Oulu, Finland, 90220
    • Finnish Institute of Occupational Health

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 68 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Finnish-speaking micro-entrepreneurs (those with enterprise of 1-9 employees),
• company is located in Finland.
• work full-time as entrepreneurs,
• understand Finnish,
• use an Android phone.

Exclusion Criteria:

• not full-time entrepreneurs
• on sick leave
• absent from work

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Prevention
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Sequential Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: behavioral; work recovery intervention	Behavioral: work recovery intervention; Recover! app: one hour weekly for two months
Experimental: waiting list control; work recovery intervention after 6 months	Behavioral: waiting list control; no treatment during 6 months,then Recover! app

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
change from baseline in need for recovery scale at 6 months	need for recovery scale measures early symptoms of fatigue	change from baseline in need for recovery scale at 6 months
change from baseline in perceived work ability at 6 months. One item of work ability index	to rate their work ability on a scale of 0 to 10, ten being their lifetime best work ability	change from baseline in perceived work ability at 6 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
change from baseline in 3-item version of the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale at 6 months	"At my work, I feel bursting with energy" (vigor); (2) "I am enthusiastic about my job"(dedication);(3)"I am immersed in my work" (absorption)	change from baseline in 3-item version of the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale at 6 months
Change from baseline in Recovery Experiences Questionnaire at 6 months	The Recovery Experience Questionnaire - a Measure for assessing recuperation and unwinding from work	change from baseline in Recovery Experiences at 6 months
World health organization Health and work performance questionnaire	World health organization Health and work performance questionnaire	change from baseline in work performance at 6 months
sleep deprivation questions	Sleep deprivation is calculated by subtracting hours slept from hours of sleep needed	change from baseline in sleep deprivation at 6 months
Frequency of insomnia symptoms	Symptoms of insomnia are difficulties falling asleep, waking up at nights, waking up too early in the morning unable to fall asleep again and feeling of sleep which does not refresh. How often have you had this kind of symptoms during last 3 months?" Answers were given using Likert-scale: 1) Never or less than once a month, 2) less than once a week, 3) 1-2 days a week, 4) 3-5 days a week or 5) daily or almost daily.	change from baseline in insomnia symptoms at 6 months
nutritional behaviour	number of meals and snacks per day	change from baseline in nutritional behaviour at 6 months
Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test Consumption (Audit-C)	the Finnish version of the questionnaire Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test Consumption 3 questions	change from baseline in Audit-C at 6 months
physical activity questionnaire	frequency in light and brisk physical activities (daily, four to six times a week, two to three times a week, once a week, two to three times a month, and once a month or less often). The duration of one bout of activity was considered separately for light and brisk activities (over 90 minutes, 60 to 90 minutes, 40 to59 minutes, 20 to 39 minutes, less than 20 minutes, and not at all)	change from baseline in physical activity at 6 months

Other Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
dose of intervention	dose of Recover application (using time in hours and minutes during two months)	from baseline until 2 months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Finnish Institute of Occupational Health
• Collaborators: Tampere University; University of Oulu; University Hospital of Cologne; Academy of Finland
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Jaana Laitinen, PhD, Docent, Chief Specialist

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): October 18, 2017
• Primary Completion (Anticipated): August 30, 2018
• Study Completion (Anticipated): March 31, 2019

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: May 24, 2018
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 24, 2018
• First Posted (Actual): August 27, 2018

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): August 27, 2018
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 24, 2018
• Last Verified: August 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: stress; work; health behaviour; work performance; microenterpreneur; work ability; work recovery; native mobile app
• Other Study ID Numbers: 3522101; 303430 (Other Grant/Funding Number: Strategic Research Council at the Academy of Finland)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: No

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No