TY - GEN AB - Healthcare organisations worldwide are affected by the shortage of health professionals due to work-related stress and health professional leaders play an important role by implementing effective strategies. Therefore, this study aims to investigate whether the STRAIN intervention program (using evidence-based training for health professional leaders) can reduce work-related stress among health professionals. This study is based on a cluster randomised controlled trial, consists of three measurements and includes 165 participating hospitals, nursing homes and home care organisations. A total of 206 health professional leaders took part in the intervention programme and 19,340 health professionals participated in the study. Results showed no significant differences (p > 0.05) between the intervention and control group regarding the effort-reward imbalance ratio, quantitative demands, opportunities for development, bond with the organisation, quality of leadership, social community, role clarity, rewards, difficulties with demarcation and work–private life conflict. Pre-/post-test analysis revealed a tendency for significant positive results (p < 0.05) for stressors, stress symptoms and longterm consequences for organisations with a leaders’ participation rate of ≥ 75%. Leaders’ awareness, commitment and readiness is essential to implement effective strategies reducing work-related stress AD - Division of Applied Research & Development in Nursing, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Bern, Switzerland AD - School of Health Sciences HE-Arc Santé, HES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland; Department of Psychology, Department of Medicine, University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada. AD - Department of Business Economics, Health and Social Care, University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland, Lugano, Switzerland AD - Division of Applied Research & Development in Nursing, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Bern, Switzerland AD - Division of Applied Research & Development in Nursing, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Bern, Switzerland AD - University of Teacher Education Lucerne, Lucerne, Switzerland AD - Division of Physiotherapy, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Bern, Switzerland AD - Division of Applied Research & Development in Nursing, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Bern, Switzerland AD - Institute for New Work, Business School, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Bern, Switzerland AD - Division of Applied Research & Development in Nursing, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Bern, Switzerland AD - Division of Applied Research & Development in Nursing, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Bern, Switzerland AU - Peter, Karin Anne AU - Voirol, Christian AU - Kunz, Stefan AU - Schwarze, Thomas AU - Gurtner, Caroline AU - Zeyer, Albert AU - Blasimann, Angela AU - Golz, Christoph AU - Gurtner, Andrea AU - Renggli, Fabienne AU - Hahn, Sabine CY - [London] DA - 2024-10 DO - 10.1038/s41598-024-73939-y DO - DOI EP - 23502 ID - 14922 JF - Scientific Reports KW - Santé KW - Work-related stress KW - Health professionals KW - Training-based intervention KW - Leaders KW - Randomised controlled trial L1 - https://arodes.hes-so.ch/record/14922/files/%5B2024%5D%20Voirol_Reducing%20work-related%20stress.pdf L2 - https://arodes.hes-so.ch/record/14922/files/%5B2024%5D%20Voirol_Reducing%20work-related%20stress.pdf L4 - https://arodes.hes-so.ch/record/14922/files/%5B2024%5D%20Voirol_Reducing%20work-related%20stress.pdf LA - fre LK - https://arodes.hes-so.ch/record/14922/files/%5B2024%5D%20Voirol_Reducing%20work-related%20stress.pdf N2 - Healthcare organisations worldwide are affected by the shortage of health professionals due to work-related stress and health professional leaders play an important role by implementing effective strategies. Therefore, this study aims to investigate whether the STRAIN intervention program (using evidence-based training for health professional leaders) can reduce work-related stress among health professionals. This study is based on a cluster randomised controlled trial, consists of three measurements and includes 165 participating hospitals, nursing homes and home care organisations. A total of 206 health professional leaders took part in the intervention programme and 19,340 health professionals participated in the study. Results showed no significant differences (p > 0.05) between the intervention and control group regarding the effort-reward imbalance ratio, quantitative demands, opportunities for development, bond with the organisation, quality of leadership, social community, role clarity, rewards, difficulties with demarcation and work–private life conflict. Pre-/post-test analysis revealed a tendency for significant positive results (p < 0.05) for stressors, stress symptoms and longterm consequences for organisations with a leaders’ participation rate of ≥ 75%. Leaders’ awareness, commitment and readiness is essential to implement effective strategies reducing work-related stress PB - Springer Nature PP - [London] PY - 2024-10 SN - 2045-2322 SP - 23502 T1 - Reducing work-related stress among health professionals by using a training-based intervention programme for leaders in a cluster randomised controlled trial TI - Reducing work-related stress among health professionals by using a training-based intervention programme for leaders in a cluster randomised controlled trial UR - https://arodes.hes-so.ch/record/14922/files/%5B2024%5D%20Voirol_Reducing%20work-related%20stress.pdf VL - 2024, 10 Y1 - 2024-10 ER -