Table 2 Description of intervention components
Intervention component | Description | |
|---|---|---|
Management of sickness absence and RTW | Worker toolkit - Education ○ How and when to use the toolkit ○ Sick leave and wellbeing - Step-by-step guidance of how to self-manage ○ Sickness absence ○ Preparing to RTW ○ Being back at work - How to build confidence in managing mental health? - How to prepare to RTW? - Knowledge of different signs of low mental wellbeing - Where to find support to improve my mental health? - What to do for a sustainable RTW? Barrier identification - Is there anything that might stop you from using the toolkit? - Is there anything that might stop you from having a successful RTW? - How can you overcome these challenges? Behavioural change techniques - Introduction to step-by-step techniques to improve health and build confidence to RTW - Introduction to styles of thinking and management of unhelpful thinking - Introduction to SMART goals - Using checklists and activities to track changes and plan ahead | Employer toolkit - Education ○ How and when to use the toolkit? ○ How to apply a person-centric approach? ○ Sick leave and mental wellbeing - Step-by-step guidance of how to manage ○ Managing sickness absence ○ Preparing for worker’s RTW ○ Managing the worker back at work - How to be in the right mindset to manage the RTW well? - How to develop positive communication skills? - Knowledge of different signs of low mental wellbeing - Where to find support to manage worker’s RTW? - What to do for a sustainable RTW? Barrier identification - Is there anything that might stop you from using the toolkit? - Is there anything that might prevent you from applying positive communication techniques? - How can you overcome these challenges? Behavioural change techniques - Introduction to step-by-step techniques to build confidence and manage RTW positively - Introduction to positive communication techniques - Introduction to goal setting - Using checklists and activities to track changes and plan ahead |
1-h worker coaching session | - Three workplace coaching sessions based on goal setting and problem-solving skills to support the worker during their sick leave and RTW - Goal setting and revision of previous and future goals and their outcomes - Identification of challenges and facilitators of each of the goals - Revision of activities and planning of the next steps | |
20-min employer training webinar | - Initial training module to inform the person managing the sick leave and RTW of a worker of how to have conversations about mental health at work and help the worker feel comfortable and confident about having those conversations | |
Prompts | - Prompts offered by researcher to encourage worker and employer to use the toolkit | |
Intervention checklists | - Completion of checklists at each of the sickness absence and RTW stages - Rate confidence to RTW - Rate mental wellbeing | |
- Researcher to ask participants to send their completed checklists for compliance | ||
Group messaging | - To be used as a platform to contact employees to record their RTW date | |