Table 2 Methods for determinants translated in intervention.
Determinant | Method | Strategies |
|---|---|---|
Attitude | Belief selection | Through awareness exercises, based on brainstorm sessions and discussions, participants learn to identify current beliefs on having a chronic disease, their lifestyle and the problems encountered at work |
| Â | Decisional balance | Awareness exercises and brainstorm sessions also take place to identify possible solutions |
Self-efficacy | Goal setting | Participants formulate at the beginning of the course a long term and a short term goal Through weekly action plans participants can work on their self-efficacy and their long term goal |
| Â | Modelling | Participants are (positively) influenced by the achievements of other participants |
Social influence and support | Modelling Guided practice Social comparison | Through weekly action plans participants can mobilize social network and social support at work |
Knowledge | Information about the positive effects of a healthy lifestyle | Information in textbook Presentations Group sessions |
| Â | Information about determinants of work disability for employees with a chronic disease | Information in textbook Presentations Group sessions |
Risk perception (skills for identifying high-risk situations) | Confrontation with risk of unhealthy behaviour (lifestyle and behaviour at the workplace) | Through awareness exercises, based on brainstorm sessions and discussions, participants learn to identify risks behaviours |
| Â | Modelling | Course leader shares examples |
| Â | Skill training, with guided practice and feedback | Â |
Skills for developing coping, problem solving and negotiation | Modelling | Through awareness exercises based on brainstorm sessions and discussions participants learn to identify barriers and how to handle them |
| Â | Skill training with guided practice and feedback | Skills practice in role plays with feedback |