Anne Konring Larsen|Andreas Holtermann|Ole Steen Mortensen|Laura Punnett|Morten Hulvej Rod|Marie Birk Jørgensen
Organizing workplace health literacy to reduce musculoskeletal pain and consequences
National Research Centre for the Working Environment|National Research Centre for the Working Environment|Holbæk Sygehus|Copenhagen University Hospital|University of Massachusetts Lowell|University of Southern Denmark|National Research Centre for the Working Environment
despite numerous initiatives improve working environment nursing aides musculoskeletal disorders pain still considerable problem prevalence pervasive consequences individual workplace society discrepancies effort effect workplace health initiatives might due fact pain consequences pain affected various individual interpersonal organizational factors complex interaction recent health literacy models pursue integrated approach understanding health behavior suggested suitable framework addressing individual organizational interpersonal factors concomitantly therefore aim trial examine effectiveness intervention improve health literacy building knowledge competences structures communication action organizational individual level reduce pain among nursing aides intervention consists 2 steps 1 courses workplace employees management order organize joint fundament knowledge understanding platform communication action pain prevention organization 2 organizing fixed 3weekly structured dialogue employee herhis supervisor particular focus developing specific plans prevent reduce pain consequences enables workplace generate knowledge employee resources health challenges act convey knowledge initiatives workplace previous studies improve health literacy primarily targeted patients specific deprived groups health care community settings recently idea workplace arena improving health literacy developed emphasizing organizational responsibility facilitating supporting employees obtain basic knowledge information needed understand take action individual occupational health concerns literature workplace health literacy limited points importance educating employees able access appraise apply health information organizing infrastructure communication organization study suggests concrete operationalization health literacy workplace setting results expected published 2016