The primary aim of this study is investigate whether a workplace intervention targeting employees' and managers' understanding of pain and communication (called occupational health literacy) can reduce pain-related sick leave and help employees and managers to better understand and manage work-related health matters. The study also aims to learn how the program works, who it works best for (or not), and how it can be successfully used long-term in real workplaces, especially in production environments. The study will e.g. examine whether the program: * reduces the number of sick days caused by pain, * lowers how much pain employees feel, and * improves employees' and managers' understanding of health and how to improve it. Expectation: Employees who participate in the program will: * take fewer sick days because of pain, * experience less pain, and have better health knowledge and skills than employees who continue with normal workplace practices. The study will identify: * what makes the program difficult or easy to introduce at workplaces, * which strategies help it succeed, and * what factors make the program continue working over time. Goal: Help workplaces adopt and maintain the program successfully.
Age range
18 Years – 68 Years
Sex
ALL
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Pain-related sickness absence
Timeframe: The time frame will be from baseline to end of intervention at 16 weeks. Seeing that this is a stepped wedge RCT, baseline is before entering the control-period.
Implementation appropriateness
Timeframe: IAM is evaluated at 16 weeks, and through "Maintenance" 4 months after intervention end. Adoption and Implementation is evaluated after intervention end at 16 weeks.