The effect of the Progressive Goal Attainment Program on cognitions, perceptions, and work participation of workers with chronic health problems: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cognitions and perceptions of workers with chronic health problems, such as catastrophizing thoughts and fear-avoidance beliefs, can negatively influence work participation. The Progressive Goal Attainment Program (PGAP) is an intervention developed in Canada with the aim of decreasing limiting cognitions and perceptions and increasing work participation. The objective of this protocol article is to describe the design of a randomized controlled superiority trial to study whether PGAP is effective in decreasing limiting cognitions and perceptions and increasing workability and work participation of workers with chronic health problems in the Netherlands.

Methods

This study is a randomized controlled superiority trial with two (parallel) groups, in which workers on

SUBMITTER: de Wit M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9463759 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature