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Table 2 WHP interventions for nurses in Germany and quality criteria

From: Workplace health promotion interventions for nurses in Germany: a systematic review based on the RE-AIM framework

Author (year)

Setting

Health issue

Quality criteria

Planning and concept quality

Process quality

Structural quality (provider qualification)

a) target group

a) group size

b) content

b) contraindications

c) participant materials

c) Number/ duration/ frequency of units

d) Theoretical framework / evidence base of the intervention

d) Location

Becker et al. (2017) [45] & Becker et al. (2020) [46]

acute medical care hospital

Physical health:MSCa

a) Nurses with MSC in the shoulder, neck, or back region

a) Physiotherapy: max. 6, coaching: 2 group sessions (max. 6), 5 single sessions

- qualified physiotherapists (n = 14)

b) physiotherapy exercises (guided monitored movement therapy, seven-station programme, individual adaption), work-related psychosocial coaching (SOCb)

b) specific physical symptoms, serious other illnesses, further medical or therapeutic interventions parallel to the study

- certified supervisor and coach, management consultant, physiotherapist and teacher (n = 1)

c) not reported

c) Physiotherapy: 10/ 45 minc/ weekly, coaching: 7/90 min/ every 14 days

d) SOC

d) Physiotherapy: local physiotherapy practices, coaching: not reported

Bernburg et al. (2019) [51]

acute medical care hospital

Mental health: stress management

a) Nurses working in psychiatric hospital departments

a) 10–12

registered and accreditated psychotherapists

b) stress management, coping skills

b) sickness absence

c) not reported

c) 12/ 90–120 min/ weekly

d) mindfulness and acceptance training, cognitive behavioural training, solution focused group work

d) Not reported

Görres et al. (2013) [55]

inpatient LTCd facility

Mental health: well-being, physical health: general health status

a) All employees in the facilities, focus on nurses

a) not reported

not reported

b) Health promotion day, stress, mobbing, burnout, team building, religion, communication, conflicts, death, physical activity, back pain, addictive behaviour prevention, time management, work processes, leadership behavior

b) not reported

c) not reported

c) not reported

d) not reported

d) inhouse

Kozak et al. (2017) [54]

inpatient LTC facility

Physical health: musculoskeletal complaints

a) in-patient geriatric nurses

a) not reported

not reported

b) knowledge transfer on body postures in nursing professions, body awareness training and physical exercises, ergonomic practical instructions, c) reorganization and redesign

b) Senior management position, trainees, pregnancy, planning any lengthy in-service training or leave of absence, back problems that might inhibit the performance of specific care tasks

c) not reported

c) 2 basic seminars/ one day/ not reported, 2 follow-up seminars/ half-day/ after 8 and 12 weeks

d) not reported

d) Inhouse

Maatouk et al. (2016) [49]

acute medical care hospital

Mental health: stress management

a) nurses aged > 45 years

a) 9

not reported

b) identification of the individual stressors and modification of personal strategies to cope with stress, biographical work (focused on working life), SOC training, age stereotype work, relaxation exercises

b) not reported

 

c) stress prevention CDe

c) 10/ 90 min/ weekly

d) SOC

d) not reported

Maatouk et al. (2018) [50]

acute medical care hospital

Mental health: well-being, mental health-related quality of life

a) nursing employees aged > 45

a) Approximately 10

Two trainers (minimum qualification: a degree in medicine or psychology and training or experience in psychotherapy/ group leading with a working experience of at least two years)

b) Introduction to the subject “ageing in care professions”, reflecting the working biography, coping with stress and the concept of mindfulness, SOC focused sessions

b) Membership in management team, leadership position, occupational disability, cognitive impairment, serious physical or psychiatric illnesses

 

c) Not reported

c) 8/ 120 min/ 7 weekly sessions, 1 booster session after 6 weeks

d) health belief model, trans-theoretical model of Behavior Change, social cognitive theory, transactional model of stress, SOC

d) Inhouse, during working time

Müller et al. (2016) [52]

acute medical care hospital

Mental health: well-being

a) nurses

a) 6–8

female experienced occupational health professional (n = 1) and female student assistant (n = 1)

b) stress and well-being in the workplace, SOC, SMART goal setting, action plan development, implementation and adaptation, reflection

b) not reported

 

c) manuals with information on work stress, SOC, goal selection, action planning, worksheets, diary to monitor the personal projects

c) 6/ 1. session: 8 h, 2. -4. & 6. session: 120 min, 5. session: 30 min/ 1. interval: 2 weeks, 2. & 3. interval: 4 weeks, 5. & 6. interval: 8 weeks

d) SOC

d) Inhouse, quiet room, during working time

Zimber et al. (2010) [48] & Gregersen et al. (2010) [47]

inpatient LTC facility

Mental health: stress management

a) Nurses and managers (sessions 1–8 identical, sessions 9–12 target group specific)

a) Max. 12

not reported

b) Dealing with difficult residents (sessions 1–4), professional self-image, dealing with stress and personal problems (sessions 5–8), communication and leadership (sessions 9–12)

b) not reported

c) Not reported

c) 12/ 90 min/ weekly

d) Concept of key skills

d) Inhouse

Zimber et al. (2012) [53]

acute medical care hospital

Mental health: stress management

a) nurses

a) moderator training: 19, collegial counselling: 1–12

- Moderator training: not reported

b) moderator training, collegial counselling (patient-related topics, emotional processing of work, collegial counselling, conflicts, problems with colleagues, conflict resolution, general problems)

b) not reported

-Collegial counselling: trained moderators (nurses)

c) not reported

c) moderator training: 4/ 1 day/ not reported, collegial counselling: 0–5/ month/ 45 min/ not reported

d) transactional stress theory

d) inhouse

  1. aMSC Musculoskeletal complaints
  2. bSOC Selection Optimization Compensation
  3. cMin Minutes
  4. dLCT Long-term care
  5. eCD Compact disc