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Workplace Inclusion of Potentially Marginalized Groups: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial of the atWork Intervention Cover

Workplace Inclusion of Potentially Marginalized Groups: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial of the atWork Intervention

Open Access
|Aug 2023

Figures & Tables

Figure 1

Flowchart of enrollment, allocation, follow-up, and data analysis, modified from the CONSORT 2010 Statement.

Table 1

Number of participants randomized to cases at baseline and response rates for baseline and follow-up questionnaires.

BASELINEFOLLOW-UP
RANDOMIZED (N)RESPONSE RATE (%)ANSWERED (N)RESPONSE RATE (%)
Somatization disorder37210022360.0
Schizophrenia37899.722960.7
Depression42010026764.8
ADHD36210023064.8
Spine fracture37810022158.5
Chronic back pain38910025966.6
Unhealthy lifestyle38199.723461.6
Previous drug addiction37499.724465.4
Minority background38099.523060.8
Single mother40310023355.3
Older worker37399.525067.4
Table 2

Baseline percentages showing how well each case story fit into respondents’ own work group, and the relative risk of not fitting quite or very well into the work group when compared to the older worker.

VERY POORLYQUITE POORLYNEITHERQUITE WELLVERY WELLRR95% CI
N%%%%%
Somatization disorder37214.034.939.811.00.35.874.38–7.88
Schizophrenia37723.634.230.510.90.85.684.26–7.57
Depression42013.136.936.712.41.04.973.86–6.41
ADHD36210.835.639.214.404.623.55–6.00
Spine fracture3788.720.940.226.24.02.201.86–2.61
Chronic back pain3897.223.937.028.33.62.081.77–2.45
Unhealthy lifestyle38012.929.736.619.01.83.192.59–3.93
Previous drug addiction3739.912.632.240.54.81.461.28–1.67
Minority background3784.010.335.244.26.31.311.16–1.48
Single mother4032.28.929.549.59.91.121.00–1.25
Older worker3711.67.025.150.116.21
Table 3

Percent of employees having experience with colleagues or employees resembling the different cases and the relative risk for rating cases to fit into the work group when having previous experience versus no previous experience.

CASESPREVIOUS EXPERIENCENO PREVIOUS EXPERIENCERR95% CI
FITNO FITFITNO FIT
TOTAL NN%%N%%
Somatization disorder37222613.386.71468.291.81.620.85–3.05
Schizophrenia3776015.085.031711.089.01.360.69–2.68
Depression42022815.484.619210.989.11.400.85–2.33
ADHD36221018.681.41528.691.42.171.20–3.93
Spine fracture37814131.968.123729.170.91.100.80–1.50
Chronic back pain38930132.267.88830.769.31.050.74–1.50
Unhealthy lifestyle38015928.971.122114.985.11.941.30–2.88
Previous drug addiction3728456.044.028842.457.61.321.05–1.67
Minority background37723457.342.714339.960.11.441.14–1.81
Single mother40334961.938.15442.657.41.451.05–2.00
Older worker37018771.128.918361.738.31.151.00–1.33

[i] P-value < 0.05 when numbers are in bold.

Table 4

Percentage of participants rating the person in the different case stories to fit into their work group at baseline and one year after, and test for change between baseline and follow-up in MAW1 and OAW2. Percent within intervention group change. Test for difference in change between the intervention groups.

MODIFIED ATWORK INTERVENTION (MAW)ORIGINAL ATWORK INTERVENTION (OAW)BETWEEN GROUPS
TOTALBASELINE1 YEARCHANGEBASELINE1 YEARCHANGE
FITFITNEGATIVESAMEPOSITIVETOTALFITFITNEGATIVESAMEPOSITIVE
n%%p-VALUE%%%n%%p-VALUE%%%p-VALUE
Cases
Somatization disorder11316.822.10.2867.180.512.41108.215.50.1155.581.812.70.888
Schizophrenia10912.812.81.0006.487.26.412010.06.70.4558.386.75.00.804
Depression13816.716.71.00012.375.412.31297.814.00.1345.482.911.60.151
ADHD11618.127.60.09911.268.120.71139.726.50.0016.270.823.00.269
Spine fracture11132.443.20.11116.256.827.010927.544.00.00811.061.527.50.584
Chronic back pain12132.242.10.10414.062.024.013732.833.61.00014.670.115.30.242
Unhealthy lifestyle10926.628.40.85111.974.313.812417.718.51.0008.981.59.70.504
Previous drug addiction12544.856.00.03910.468.021.611752.152.11.00017.964.117.90.213
Minority background11950.463.90.01710.166.423.511054.555.51.00012.773.613.60.149
Single mother10667.964.20.55714.275.510.412762.264.60.73612.672.415.00.564
Older worker12864.877.30.0117.871.920.312168.677.70.0809.172.718.20.852

[i] 1 Modified atWork intervention, 2 Original atWork intervention.

P-value < 0.05 when numbers are in bold.

Table 5

Barriers for workplace inclusion reported for each case story at baseline and the relative risk for positive change if barrier was reported.

nNEED FOR ACCOMMODATIONECONOMIC CONSEQUENCESCOLLABORATION WITH COLLEAGUESWORK ABILITYINCREASED WORKLOAD FOR COLLEAGUESABILITY TO PROVIDE SERVICEWORK CAPACITYOTHER
%RR
(95% CI)
%RR
(95% CI)
%RR
(95% CI)
%RR
(95% CI)
%RR
(95% CI)
%RR
(95% CI)
%RR
(95% CI)
%RR
(95% CI)
Somatization disorder1953.61.00 (0.16–6.31)8.70.39 (0.06–2.68)6.20.57 (0.08–3.81)15.92.51 (1.25–5.02)34.40.64 (0.29–1.42)1.525.11.19 (0.56–2.53)4.60.77 (0.12–5.02)
Schizophrenia2036.93.02.74 (0.42–17.78)16.71.49 (0.43–5.14)26.11.77 (0.61–5.17)11.30.65 (0.09–4.79)8.44.41.80 (0.26–12.34)23.20.60 (0.14–2.63)
Depression2342.11.48 (0.25–8.79)3.40.91 (0.14–5.87)29.51.64 (0.86–3.13)15.40.79 (0.29–2.11)12.00.49 (0.12–1.94)10.31.62 (0.69–3.81)15.80.76 (0.28–2.04)11.50.51 (0.13–2.02)
ADHD1973.02.03 (0.88–4.70)0.054.30.91 (0.57–1.48)9.11.36 (0.67–2.74)17.31.20 (0.67–2.15)2.05.60.71 (0.20–2.53)8.60.68 (0.24–1.94)
Spine fracture15414.90.88 (0.48–1.59)7.10.45 (0.13–1.60)1.315.60.83 (0.45–1.52)17.51.30 (0.83–2.05)2.61.97 (1.08–3.60)32.50.96 (0.63–1.48)13.00.99 (0.48–2.02)
Chronic back pain17310.41.20 (0.60–2.42)5.80.69 (0.20–2.45)0.617.91.18 (0.66–2.09)33.51.05 (0.64–1.73)2.30.88 (0.16–4.89)21.40.61 (0.30–1.25)8.11.29 (0.61–2.72)
Unhealthy lifestyle1813.31.17 (0.19–7.24)7.72.17 (0.87–5.42)3.314.91.04 (0.39–2.77)14.41.42 (0.59–3.43)2.81.41 (0.24–8.44)40.90.90 (0.43–1.88)12.70.28 (0.04–1.93)
Previous drug addiction1235.74.12.25 (1.36–3.71)10.60.59 (0.21–1.66)22.00.87 (0.48–1.56)10.61.27 (0.67–2.40)6.50.65 (0.19–2.22)11.41.64 (0.97–2.76)29.31.06 (0.65–1.73)
Minority background1087.41.32 (0.63–2.75)0.021.30.87 (0.47–1.61)15.71.46 (0.86–2.47)4.60.50 (0.09–2.95)5.60.42 (0.70–0.52)5.61.31 (0.57–3.02)39.80.93 (0.57–1.52)
Single mother822.41.38 (0.34–5.68)11.02.03 (1.15–3.57)1.22.41.38 (0.35–5.68)57.30.57 (0.32–1.01)0.015.91.06 (0.50–2.26)9.81.03 (0.40–2.64)
Older worker824.90.85 (0.31–2.30)2.40.85 (0.21–3.44)11.00.54 (0.21–1.39)19.51.23 (0.83–1.82)4.91.30 (0.71–2.36)1.21.72 (1.43–2.07)39.00.86 (0.58–1.27)17.11.28 (0.86–1.89)

[i] P–value < 0.05 when numbers are in bold.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.16993/sjwop.157 | Journal eISSN: 2002-2867
Language: English
Page range: 7 - 7
Submitted on: May 7, 2021
Accepted on: Jun 15, 2023
Published on: Aug 3, 2023
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

© 2023 Tone Langjordet Johnsen, Hege Randi Eriksen, Valborg Baste, Aage Indahl, Torill Helene Tveito, published by Stockholm University Press
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