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Model to Promote Health and Well-Being of

Unemployed Persons

Salla Seppänen MNSc, Head of Health Department

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20.10.2011

Salla Seppänen MNSc, Head of Health Department

Marja-Liisa Laitinen, MSc.Health, Project Manager

Anne Ulmanen, MNSc, Senior Lecturer

Minna Männikkö, Occupational nurse, Well-being Service Center Elixiiri

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In co-operation with

� Mikkeli University of Applied Science ( co-ordinator)

� Town of Mikkeli, Service Center for Unemployed

Persons (Työvoimapalvelukeskus Reitti)

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Persons (Työvoimapalvelukeskus Reitti)

� Vaalijala, federation of municipalities

� Society of Unemployed Persons in Mikkeli

� Office of Employment and Economic Development Office

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• The number of unemployed persons has

increased in Eastern Finland after the

economical regression.

In the EU project “Years for Empowerment –

Purpose and Relevance

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In the EU project “Years for Empowerment –

Back to labour market” Mikkeli University of

Applied Sciences developed a model to promote

health and wellbeing of unemployed persons.

The project was supported by European Social

Fund and it lasted 04/2008 – 03/2011.

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The aim of project

� was to prevent social exclusion, increase social

activities and promote health of unemployed

persons

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persons

� to facilitate professionals work with unemployed

persons by education

� the project focused on especially to unemployed

persons over 45 -years


Description of project activities

The model bases on Transtheoretical Stages of Change –

model including five interventions, which last 1-11/2 hours and

have special objectives and content:

1. General Health Assessment

2. Physical Condition and Living Habits

3. Supportive Social Relations and Social Network

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3. Supportive Social Relations and Social Network

4. Feedback and Further Plans for Self Care including

supervision to

use an electronic self care service (www.hyvis.fi)

5. Follow up and Evaluation after 6-12 months of the fourth

appointment.


Model to Promote Health and Well-Being of Unemployed Persons

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Implementation

� The model was piloted with 122 unemployed

persons by nurse and social work students under

the supervision of the nurse teacher and the

occupational nurse

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occupational nurse

� 64% of unemployed persons had all five

appointments

� 13 % had 4 appointments

� 23% three or less appointments.


Clients ’ profile

� Mean age 45.5 years, female 40%, male 60%

� Most of the clients had long history of being unemployed,

time of unemployment mean 3,3 years

� They had poor physical condition and a lot of risk factors

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related to health, like alcohol abuse, smoking and

depression

� The main problem related to health was loneliness and

feeling of outsider. Among the male perons this feeling

was strongly related to alcohol abuse.


Clients’ feedback

� The measurement and evaluation of health was important.

� The athmosphere in health interventions was positive and

respecting of the client.

� The health information was appropriate and easy to adapt

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in everyday life.

� It was easier to talk with a student than a professional

� The feedback from the clients was positive (mean 8,3)

� They reported that the developed process model increased

their self-care skills and self-esteem


Evaluation

� Evaluator: The confident and unhurried discussions

encouraged the clients to self-care.

� The students reported that the project enabled them to

learn client-centered health and wellbeing assessment

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and supportive interventions. The students also reported

that they had learned communication, supervising and

project management skills.


� ”The meetings with clients were proferssional,

appropriate and well-planned.”

� ”This project highlighted the co-operation and common

support between the multiprofessional group of students.

”

Students

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� ”All students: nurse, public health nurse, social work and

practical nurse were working as a team”

� The teacher’s role was very much the role of supervisior

of work. ”


Conclusions and Implications� The developed model is a process with five interventions to

assess and support health and wellbeing of unemployed

persons.

� The model supports the equality between employed and

unemployed persons to access preventive health services.

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unemployed persons to access preventive health services.

� The developed model to promote health and wellbeing of

unemployed persons is possible to adapt to other clients

groups like senior citizens and caregivers.

� Beside this the model gives an excellent opportunity for

nurse and social work students to learn health promotion,

interaction and multi-professional team work.


Thank You for Your Intrest !

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