The COMPASS pilot study: a Total Worker Health(TM) intervention for home care workers

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• Personal Author:
  Buckmaster A ; Elliot DL ; Hess JA ; Luther K ; Olson, Ryan ; Thompson S ; Wipfli B ; Wright RR
• Description:
  Objective: To develop a team-based Total Worker HealthTM (injury prevention + health promotion) intervention for home care workers and estimate intervention effects on workers' well-being and health and safety behaviors. Methods: Home care workers (n = 16) met monthly in teams for education and social support using a scripted, peer-led approach. Meeting process measures and pre-/postintervention outcome measures were collected. Results: Knowledge gains averaged 18.7% (standard deviation = 0.04), and 62.0% (standard deviation = 0.13) of participants reported making safety or health changes between meetings. Workers' well-being improved significantly (life satisfaction, d = 0.65, P < 0.05; negative affect, d = 0.64, P < 0.05), and the majority of other safety and health outcomes changed in expected directions. Conclusions: COMPASS is a feasible intervention model for simultaneously preventing injuries and promoting health among home care workers. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Health Personnel Health Promotion Home Care Services Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Health Care Personnel Health Promotion Home Health Care Injury Prevention Intervention Effectiveness Total Worker Health
• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Oregon ; OSHA Region 10
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  406-416
• Volume:
  57
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20046041
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2015 Apr; 57(4):406-416
• Contact Point Address:
  Ryan Olson, PhD, Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences (formerly CROET), Oregon Health and Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd, L606, Portland, OR 97239
• Email:
  olsonry@ohsu.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2015
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction ; Healthcare and Social Assistance
• Performing Organization:
  Oregon Health & Science University, Portland
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20110901
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  20260831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:ac035ef5dbfa7fd98d73be319f6a61083423d559710bacbbc783e005d037b41461b4451524f06740aef088b65b3906aebfa10c6000f21dcb554fe95f5df5c0c8
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/201225/cdc_201225_DS1.pdf
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