Copen-SCALE: Scaling up an effective intervention to childcare institutions in Copenhagen – a stepped wedge type II hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial
Workplace – Childcare institutions
This study is an evaluation of an intervention being implemented by working environment consultants from Copenhagen municipality in childcare institutions (i.e. the intervention is not delivered by the research team). All childcare workers who are employed are eligible in the participating childcare institutions in Copenhagen municipality. A recommended tool was used, the Optimal Design with Empirical Information (OD+), for effectively planning and powering incomplete stepped-wedge control trials. Considering a power of 80%, an alpha level of 0.05, and a reliability of 0.70, the required sample size for our study was determined to be 74 childcare institutions. Given, that we have 350 childcare institutions that are eligible for participation, we believe that we will be able to fulfil the targeted number in our sample size calculation. The primary aim of the intervention is to reduce pain-related sickness absence in childcare workers by addressing four elements of the intervention. These four elements are ergonomics, children’s self-reliance and motor skills, education in pain prevention and handling, and health-promoting physical activity. The intervention will be delivered over a 6-8 month period in each participating institution. This study will evaluate the effectiveness of the intervention, the cost-effectiveness of the intervention, the implementation of the intervention, and the adaptions required to enable implementation.
1. All employees directly involved in childcare at the participating institutions 2. Consent to participate in the scientific evaluation
Non-permanent employees.