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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2016 Oct 24;16(1):1116.
doi: 10.1186/s12889-016-3758-6.

Background, design and conceptual model of the cluster randomized multiple-component workplace study: FRamed Intervention to Decrease Occupational Muscle pain - "FRIDOM"

Jeanette Reffstrup Christensen  1 , Thomas Viskum Gjelstrup Bredahl  2 , Jenny Hadrévi  3 , Gisela Sjøgaard  2 , Karen Søgaard  2
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Randomized Controlled Trial

Background, design and conceptual model of the cluster randomized multiple-component workplace study: FRamed Intervention to Decrease Occupational Muscle pain - "FRIDOM"

Jeanette Reffstrup Christensen et al. BMC Public Health. .

Abstract

Background: Several RCT studies have aimed to reduce either musculoskeletal disorders, sickness presenteeism, sickness absenteeism or a combination of these among females with high physical work demands. These studies have provided evidence that workplace health promotion (WHP) interventions are effective, but long-term effects are still uncertain. These studies either lack to succeed in maintaining intervention effects or lack to document if effects are maintained past a one-year period. This paper describes the background, design and conceptual model of the FRIDOM (FRamed Intervention to Decrease Occupational Muscle pain) WHP program among health care workers. A job group characterized by having high physical work demands, musculoskeletal disorders, high sickness presenteeism - and absenteeism.

Methods: FRIDOM aimed to reduce neck and shoulder pain. Secondary aims were to decrease sickness presenteeism, sickness absenteeism and lifestyle-diseases such as other musculoskeletal disorders as well as metabolic-, and cardiovascular disorders - and to maintain participation to regular physical exercise training, after a one year intervention period. The entire concept was tailored to a population of female health care workers. This was done through a multi-component intervention including 1) intelligent physical exercise training (IPET), dietary advice and weight loss (DAW) and cognitive behavioural training (CBT).

Discussion: The FRIDOM program has the potential to provide evidence-based knowledge of the pain reducing effect of a multi component WHP among a female group of employees with a high prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders and in a long term perspective evaluate the effects on sickness presenteeism and absenteeism as well as risk of life-style diseases.

Trial registration: NCT02843269 , 06.27.2016 - retrospectively registered.

Keywords: Cognitive behavioral training; Diet; Exercise; Health promotion; Implementation; Maintained effect; RCT; Sickness absenteeism; Sickness presenteeism; Worksite.

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Time frame of feasibility and RCT study. Legend: The screening test on all 348 participants is numbered M0. The tests within the FRIDOM-feasibility study are numbered M1-M3 and the tests within the FRIDOM-RCT are numbered M4-M11
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FRIDOM – Conceptual Model. Legend: IPET = Intelligent Physical Exercise Training, DAW = Dietary Advice and Weight loss, CBT = Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
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Flow chart of employees. Legend: HCW = Health Care Workers
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The multi-component intervention. Legend: IPET = Intelligent physical exercise training, DAW = Dietary advice and weight loss, CBT = Cognitive behavioural training. The pie-Chart displays the distribution of the one-hour weekly session
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Examples of strengthening exercises performed as power breaks. Legend: RM = Repetitions Maximum
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