背景:失业影响着全世界数百万人,除了其经济影响之外,对人们的福祉和心理健康有严重影响。针对这种现象,已经开发了不同的程序,但迄今为止,求职干预已被证明是最有效的,尤其是JOBSII计划。JOBSII计划不仅对再就业有效,而且对受益人的心理健康也有积极影响(即,减少焦虑或抑郁)。然而,到现在,这一基于证据的计划仅在实施该计划的各个国家/地区现场交付。在数字时代,基于Web的替代方案是非常需要的,因为它们具有可扩展性和成本效益的优势。
目标:在这种情况下,我们的目标是调查iJobs的功效,JOBSII计划的基于网络的改编,在求职强度和努力上,求职行为的质量,和求职自我效能感。Further,干预后1个月,我们还将评估就业状况和对工作的满意度(如果适用)。这项研究还将调查iJobs对幸福感和心理健康的影响(即,焦虑和抑郁)。
方法:本研究是一项2臂随机对照试验。2个独立组(干预与等待列表对照组)将交叉3个测量时间(即,基线,干预后的时间点,和1个月的随访)。设计将是2(干预与控制)×3(基线,干预后的时间点,和1个月随访)析因设计。iJobs是一个为期2周的干预,由6个模块组成:一个入门模块和5个模块,从原始的JOBSII计划改编为基于网络的设置和罗马尼亚人口。基于网络的干预也有人的成分,因为受益人在平台上的每个模块后都会收到参与该项目的心理学家团队的个性化书面反馈。
结果:研究参与者的招募始于2023年6月,预计将于2024年5月结束。数据收集预计将于2024年7月完成。预计结果将于2024年夏季提交发布。
结论:这项研究是第一个大规模随机对照试验,旨在测试基于网络的JOBSII计划适应的有效性。如果我们的结果支持iJobs的功效,他们将为它成为一个基于证据的前提,罗马尼亚失业者可获得的替代方案,可能会在其他国家实施。
背景:ClinicalTrials.govNCT05962554;https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05962554。
■PRR1-10.2196/55374。
BACKGROUND: Unemployment affects millions of people worldwide and, beyond its economic impact, has severe implications for people\'s well-being and mental health. Different programs have been developed in response to this phenomenon, but to date, job-search interventions have proved to be most effective, especially the JOBS II program. The JOBS II program proved not only to be effective for re-employment but also has a positive impact on beneficiaries\' mental health (ie, reduces anxiety or depression). However, by now, this evidence-based program has been delivered only on site in the various countries where it was implemented. In the digital era, web-based alternatives to such programs are highly needed because they have the advantages of scalability and cost-effectiveness.
OBJECTIVE: In this context, we aim to investigate the efficacy of iJobs, the web-based adaptation of the JOBS II program, on job-search intensity and effort, the quality of job-search behaviors, and job-search self-efficacy. Further, 1 month after the intervention, we will also assess the employment status and the satisfaction with the job (if applicable). This study will also investigate the effect of iJobs on well-being and mental health (ie, anxiety and depression).
METHODS: This study is a 2-arm randomized controlled trial. The 2 independent groups (intervention vs waiting list control group) will be crossed with 3 measurement times (ie, baseline, the postintervention time point, and 1-month follow-up). The design will be a 2 (intervention vs control) × 3 (baseline, the postintervention time point, and 1-month follow-up) factorial design. iJobs is a 2-week intervention consisting of 6 modules: an introductive module and 5 modules adapted from the original JOBS II program to the web-based setting and Romanian population. The web-based intervention also has a human component, as beneficiaries receive personalized written feedback after each module on the platform from a team of psychologists involved in the project.
RESULTS: The enrollment of study participants started in June 2023 and is expected to end in May 2024. The data collection is expected to be completed by July 2024. The results are expected to be submitted for publication in the summer of 2024.
CONCLUSIONS: This study is the first large-scale randomized controlled trial aiming to test the efficacy of a web-based adaptation of the JOBS II program. If our results support the efficacy of iJobs, they will offer the premise for it to become an evidence-based, accessible alternative for unemployed people in Romania and might be implemented in other countries.
BACKGROUND: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05962554; https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05962554.
UNASSIGNED: PRR1-10.2196/55374.