Table 1

Descriptive data on the intervention groups, measures performed and presence of supportive factors

Intervention group
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Type of workplaceOrthopedic surgery wardPsychiatric hospital wardPediatric hospital clinicHospital service and maintenance unitPediatric hospital wardForensic psychiatric unitOrthopedic aid and sterilization supply unitRadiology hospital unit
Mean number of employees, n (range)a99 (90–105)41 (29–49)191 (182–204)289 (261–311)164 (88–199)268 (242–281)131 (108–146)458 (443–471)
Mean percentage of men in the organizational unit, %a81011302433121
Measures performed during the interventionWorkshop on work cultureWorkshop on improving work conditionsOccupational reflection groupsCoaching sessions for managers and management boardsAnalysis of organizational conditionsAnalysis of organizational conditionsCoaching sessions for managersCoaching sessions for managers and the management board
Support action plan implementationSupport action plan implementationCoaching sessions for the management boardAnalysis of organizational conditionsTraining for mentorsCoaching sessions for the management boardWork environment training for employeesWorkshop on the work environment for the management board
Coaching sessions for managersCoaching sessions for managers and the management boardWorkshop on the work environment for a strategic groupWorkshops and trainingWork environment training for managersWorkshop on work cultureWorkshop on roles and responsibilityAnalysis of organizational conditions
Ergonomic assessments   Training in work practices for employees  Training for employees
Presence of supporting factorsb        
Phase I
Good cooperation and trust between the OHS, HR and line managersYesYesNoNoYesNoNoNo
Good anchoring and strategic management-level participationYesYesNoNoYesYesNoYes
A high sense of urgencyYesYesYesNoYesNoNoNo
Phase II
On-site commitment including inclusion of employeesYesYesNoNoNoNoNoNo
The organizational units themselves, before they were contacted by the facilitating role and process support, had conducted problem analysesYesYesYesNoYesNoNoNo
The organizational unit perceived that the work environment needed to change, and wanted supportYesYesYesNoYesYescYes
The organizational unit had knowledge of the social and organizational work environmentcYescNoNocNoNo
The organizational unit had process knowledge and previous good experiences of driving change processes and of implementing new work methodsYesYesNoNoNoNoNoNo
Phase III
All supporting factors from phase I and phase IIdddddddd

Note(s):aMean number of employees during the study (58 months, January 2015–October 2019)

bDerived from the qualitative analyses of the process documentation

cNot known/not possible to assess from the process documentation

dSee phase I and phase II

HR = human resources; OHS = occupational health service

Source(s): The table is an extended version of the table from Akerstrom et al. (2021) 

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