COMPRESSED - A Longitudinal Study of Compressed Work Schedules Within the Health, Care and Welfare Services

Oslo Metropolitan University

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: The Focus of the Study is Shift Work

Treatments: Other: No intervention

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05784324

202316

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of COMPRESSED is to investigate the potential consequences of a compressed work schedule within the municipal health, care and welfare services.

Full 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.

Enrollment: 700,000 estimated patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Employed within the municipal health, care and welfare services.

Exclusion criteria

Trial design

700,000 participants in 3 patient groups

Employees within the municipal health, care and welfare services

Description:

All employees within the municipal health, care and welfare services. No internvention. We investigate the relationship between caracteristics of their shift systems and potential outcomes.

Treatment:

Other: No intervention

Employees within the municipal health, care and welfare services 2

Description:

Employees within the municipal health, care and welfare services, replying to a survey. Sample is drawn by representative unions. No internvention. We investigate the relationship between caracteristics of their shift systems and potential outcomes.

Treatment:

Other: No intervention

Users of the municipal health, care and welfare services.

Description:

Users of the municipal health, care and welfare services.No internvention. We investigate the relationship between caracteristics of the shift systems worked and potential outcomes for users.

Treatment:

Other: No intervention