Effectiveness of the Healthy Workplace Participatory Program with Peer-led Teams in Public Sector Healthcare Facilities

Launched by UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, LOWELL · Jan 29, 2020

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ClinConnect Summary

SHIFT is a five-year study that tests whether the Healthy Workplace Participatory Program (HWPP) helps public-sector healthcare workers work together better, stay safer, and feel more engaged on the job. It uses coaching to support existing labor-management safety teams in six facilities in Massachusetts and at VA sites. The study is designed so that, in each pair of sites, one starts the HWPP coaching right away and the other waits (a “delayed” start) and then later also receives the program. Researchers will look at whether teams meet regularly, whether staff speak up and feel heard, how active the safety committees are, and whether the teams identify and address health, safety, or well-being issues, along with longer-term workplace outcomes over about three years or more.

Who can participate? Adults who work directly for the participating agencies (not temporary workers or subcontractors) and are 18 or older. The study also includes healthy volunteers. If you join, you might take part in design-team meetings about 1–2 times per month and complete surveys or interviews. Data come from meeting notes, employee surveys, and records like injuries. The goal is to see improvements in team attendance and engagement, safety and well-being at work, and related measures such as burnout, safety climate, and musculoskeletal pain. The program is not a drug or medical device; it’s a workplace intervention tested in real healthcare settings, with results expected through 2026.

Gender

ALL

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Direct employee of the agency (not temporary agency or subcontractor)
• Exclusion Criteria:
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