COMPRESSED - A Longitudinal Study of Compressed Work Schedules Within the Health, Care and Welfare Services
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In plain language
An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: No intervention.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: The Focus of the Study is Shift Work. Basic parameters: No limits · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Overview
The aim of COMPRESSED is to investigate the potential consequences of a compressed work schedule within the municipal health, care and welfare services.
Detailed description
The aim of COMPRESSED is to investigate the potential consequences of a compressed work schedule within the municipal health, care and welfare services.
A compressed work schedule is defined by an increase in numbers of hours per day, and a reduction of number of days per week. Compressed work schedules are advocated as a tool to reduce involuntary part-time contracts, and improve employee recruitment and retention, as well as improve employee health and quality of care.
However, the empirical support of such claims is limited, mixed, and suffers from several methodological shortcomings. There is a clear lack in studies investigating the potential moderating and mediating mechanisms, despite moderating variables such as shift intensity being likely to have an impact. In collaboration with unions and employers, COMPRESSED uses a longitudinal mixed method design, to investigate the short- and long-term consequences of compressed work schedules, as well as potential moderating and mediating variables. Each of the research questions will be addressed with complimentary methods in each of the work packages.
The project COMPRESSED will examine:
In-depth narrative interviews eliciting employees', employers', and patients'/users' own perceptions of consequences, moderators and mechanisms.
A retrospective intervention study using registry data, examining compressed work schedules implemented over the past 5 years.
A two year longitudinal survey looking at long-term effects and 4) a diary study across two weeks, looking at short-term effects.
Interventions
- Other No intervention
No intervention
Primary outcome measures
- Featigue [Time frame: 2027]
- Mental health [Time frame: 2027]
- Generell helse [Time frame: 2027]
- Sickness absence [Time frame: 2027]
- Quality of care [Time frame: 2027]
- Care left undone [Time frame: 2027]
- Intention to quit [Time frame: 2027]
- Occupational commitment [Time frame: 2027]
- Regestry-data [Time frame: 2027]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Employed within the municipal health, care and welfare services.
Exclusion criteria
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Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
Study locations
Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
Identifiers
NCT: NCT05784324 · 202316