Outcomes and Acceptability of the Community-Based Occupational Well-Being Intervention Among Health Care...

Area of Science:

• Occupational health and safety
• Educational interventions
• Community-based participatory research

Background:

• Educator well-being is crucial for effective healthcare education.
• Existing interventions may not adequately address community-level occupational well-being needs.
• A participatory approach can empower educators to improve their work environment.

Purpose of the Study:

• To assess the effectiveness of a Community-based Participatory Occupational Well-being Intervention for educators.
• To evaluate the acceptability and feasibility of the intervention.
• To identify barriers and facilitators to occupational well-being in educational settings.

Main Methods:

• A sequential explanatory mixed-method design was employed.
• Quantitative data were collected via pre- and post-test electronic questionnaires (n=19 intervention, n=22 comparison).
• Qualitative data were gathered through post-intervention interviews (n=9) and analyzed using content analysis.

Main Results:

• Positive changes were observed in occupational well-being promotion, workplace support, work organization, and reflection.
• No significant change in the overall self-assessed level of occupational well-being was detected.
• The intervention framework was deemed functional, with workload identified as a primary barrier.

Conclusions:

• The intervention facilitates community-level occupational well-being development applicable to healthcare educators.
• Recommendations include refining information provision, time resources, and community-level orientation.
• Limitations include small sample size and a long intervention period impacting engagement.