Research Article

Exploring Environment-Intervention Fit: A Study of a Work Environment Intervention Program for the Care Sector

Table 1

Topics in the interviews with employees and managers.

Topics in the focus group interviews with employeesExamples of questions

Perceptions of a good workday () Describe a good work day:
What happens during a good work day from start of shift to end of shift?
What does a good workday look like in regard to, for example, main tasks and interaction with colleagues?
() Further questions and probes about a good workday:
Could you give some examples?
What happens more?
Do you others agree?
Do you think colleagues, who are not participating in this focus group, have other perceptions? If so, which?
Does anyone have other examples?

Perceptions of the impacts of the interventions () Has the intervention had any impacts? If so which impacts?
Has the daily work changed? If so how?
What has been the most significant change?
What has been the best thing about the intervention?
What has been annoying, not so good, or deteriorated due to the intervention?
() Further questions and probes about impacts of the intervention:
Could you give some examples?
What has happened more?
Do you others agree?
Do you think colleagues, who are not participating in this focus group, have other perceptions? If so, which?
Does anyone have other examples?
() Would you recommend the intervention to other workplaces similar to yours?
If so, what would you tell them they could achieve from it?

Additional commentsDo you have any other comments about the intervention?

Topics in the interviews with managersā€‰

Perceptions of the implementation of the interventions() Was it possible to adapt the intervention to your workplace?
Was the time schedule realistic?
Have you been able to implement all the activities?
Was the financial support sufficient?
Have you changed the intervention so it could be adapted better, and if so how?
What did not work well and why?
() How could the intervention be improved?
() What has been the best and the most challenging part of the project?

Perceptions of the impacts of the interventions() Has the intervention had any impacts?
If so, which impacts?
Has the intervention changed any work routines, if so, which and how?
What have been the most significant changes?
What impact has the intervention had all in all?
() Has the intervention met your expectations?
() Would you recommend the intervention to other workplaces similar to yours?
If so, what would you tell them they could achieve from it?

Additional commentsDo you have any other comments about the intervention?