A process evaluation of a salutogenic intervention

Saksvik, Per Øystein; Olaniyan, Oyeniyi Samuel; Lysklett, Kristin; Lien, Mathilde; Bjerke, Linn

doi:10.15714/scandpsychol.2.e8

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“…Insights from this parallel work (this study and Authors, 2015) indicates that it is difficult to achieve a general effect. Intervention researchers may be too optimistic about generating large or widespread changes across the whole organization.…”

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“…In 2013 an organizational intervention focusing on developing employeeship in a university unit was carried out and its implementation process of an organizational intervention evaluated (Authors, 2015). The intervention was based on the premise that positive psychosocial experiences should be increased while simultaneously reducing negative experiences.…”

Section: An Effect Evaluation Of the Psychosocial Work Environment Ofmentioning

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“…Specifically, it was designed to strengthen the psychosocial work environment through raising employees' awareness and competence in interpersonal relationships and increasing their responsibility for their everyday work and working environment. The process evaluation found the intervention to be successful (Authors, 2015).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The process evaluation of the employeeship program are outlined in detail in Authors (2015) and is briefly outlined here, because of limited space (for further information, the readers should contact the authors). In short, this participatory intervention aimed to increase employee's awareness and skills regarding interpersonal relationships.…”

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An effect evaluation of the psychosocial work environment of a university unit after a successfully implemented employeeship program

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine whether a successful implementation of an intervention could result in an effect evaluated independently from a process evaluation. It was achieved by evaluating the effects of an intervention, the “employeeship program,” designed to strengthen the psychosocial work environment through raising employees’ awareness and competence in interpersonal relationships and increasing their responsibility for their everyday work and working environment. Design/methodology/approach An employeeship intervention program was developed to improve the psychosocial work environment through reducing conflict among employees and strengthening the social community, empowering leadership, and increasing trust in management. An earlier process evaluation of the program found that it had been implemented successfully. The present effect evaluation supplemented this by examining its effect on the psychosocial work environment using two waves of the organization’s internal survey and comparing changes in the intervention unit at two points and against the rest of the organization. Findings The intervention was effective in improving the psychosocial work environment through reducing conflicts among employees and strengthening the social community, empowering leadership, and increasing trust in management. Research limitations/implications More attention should be paid to developing and increasing positive psychosocial experiences while simultaneously reducing negative psychosocial experiences, as this employeeship intervention demonstrated. Practical implications An intervention focusing on employeeship is an effective way to achieve a healthier psychosocial work environment with demonstrable benefits for individuals and the working unit. Originality/value Although organizational-level interventions are complex processes, evaluations that focus on process and effect can offer insights into the workings of successful interventions.

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“…There have lately been some examples of improvements in both quantitative and qualitative process evaluations in organizational intervention research and also some works, such as ours (Saksvik, Olanyian, Lysklett, Lien, & Bjerke, 2015), combining methods, but we feel that these studies nonetheless follow a traditional track. In essence, they comprise survey studies including all or a sample of participants and/or interviews with stakeholders or selected informants.…”

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Healthy Change Processes—A Diary Study of Five Organizational Units. Establishing a Healthy Change Feedback Loop

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2016

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This paper explores a change process in the Central Norway Regional Health Authority that was brought about by the implementation of a new economics and logistics system. The purpose of this paper is to contribute to understanding of how employees' attitudes towards change develop over time and how attitudes differ between the five health trusts under this authority. In this paper, we argue that a process-oriented focus through a longitudinal diary method, in addition to action research and feedback loops, will provide greater understanding of the evaluation of organizational change and interventions. This is explored through the assumption that different units will have different perspectives and attitudes towards the same intervention over time because of different contextual and time-related factors. The diary method aims to capture the context, events, reflections and interactions when they occur and allows for a nuanced frame of reference for the different phases of the implementation process and how these phases are perceived by employees. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Healthy Workplaces: Designing and Implementing Health-Promoting Organizational Interventions in Healthcare

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2020

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A process evaluation of a salutogenic intervention

Cited by 18 publications

References 30 publications

An effect evaluation of the psychosocial work environment of a university unit after a successfully implemented employeeship program

An effect evaluation of the psychosocial work environment of a university unit after a successfully implemented employeeship program

Healthy Change Processes—A Diary Study of Five Organizational Units. Establishing a Healthy Change Feedback Loop

Healthy Workplaces: Designing and Implementing Health-Promoting Organizational Interventions in Healthcare

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