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Table 4 Intervention strategies targeting surgeons’ work-related musculoskeletal pain

From: Using an intervention mapping approach to develop prevention and rehabilitation strategies for musculoskeletal pain among surgeons

Strategies

Content

Target group

Physical exercise training

Mandatory workshops with knowledge-sharing on wards

Topic: “Do your physical exercise training – It matters for your health”

Physical exercise training

Individualised physical exercises targeting vulnerable and painful body regions as well as other health risk indicators

The surgeons

Physical ergonomics

Mandatory workshops with knowledge-sharing on wards

Topic: “Use available physical ergonomics and sustain your work ability

Guided training

Training and counselling in available physical ergonomics tailored to each surgeon

The surgeons

Micro-breaks

Mandatory workshops with knowledge-sharing on wards

Topic: “How to incorporate micro-breaks effectively

Guided training

Training in micro-breaks during surgery

The surgeons

Knowledge of how surgeons’ work impacts on surgeons’ health

Mandatory workshops with knowledge-sharing on wards

Topic: “My work impacts on my health – what can I do?”

Guided training

Sessions on how to cope with musculoskeletal pain (e.g. 3 conversations with a professional).

The surgeons

The hospital and the management prioritise surgeons’ work-related musculoskeletal pain

Mandatory workshops with knowledge-sharing on wards

Topic: “Prioritising surgeons’ work-related musculoskeletal pain”

Guided training

The management and the hospital receive advice from an external consultancy on how to implement and prioritise the above strategies.

The management and the hospital