Implementing an integrated health protection/health promotion intervention in the hospital setting: lessons learned from the Be Well, Work Well study

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• Personal Author:
  Buxton O ; Dennerlein, Jack T. ; Grant, Michael P. ; Hashimoto D ; Kenwood C ; Nagler EM ; Nelson CC ; Sorensen, Glorian ; Stoddard AM ; Tamers, Sara L. ; Theron JV ; Wagner G ; Wallace LM
• Description:
  Objective: This study reports findings from a proof-of-concept trial designed to examine the feasibility and estimates the efficacy of the "Be Well, Work Well" workplace intervention. Methods: The intervention included consultation for nurse managers to implement changes on patient-care units and educational programming for patient-care staff to facilitate improvements in safety and health behaviors. We used a mixed-methods approach to evaluate feasibility and efficacy. Results: Using findings from process tracking and qualitative research, we observed challenges to implementing the intervention due to the physical demands, time constraints, and psychological strains of patient care. Using survey data, we found no significant intervention effects. Conclusions: Beyond educating individual workers, systemwide initiatives that respond to conditions of work might be needed to transform the workplace culture and broader milieu in support of worker health and safety. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Behavior Education Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Health Personnel Mental Health Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Safety Stress, Psychological Workplace
• Keywords:
  Health-care Health-care-facilities Health-care-personnel Health-protection Job-stress Management-personnel Nurses Nursing Occupational-health Physiological-factors Protective-measures Psychological-factors Qualitative-analysis Safety-education Total-Worker-Health Work-environment Work-intervals Work-performance Worker-health

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• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  District of Columbia ; Massachusetts ; OSHA Region 1 ; OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  OD - Office of the Director
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  185-194
• Volume:
  58
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20047424
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2016 Feb; 58(2):185-194
• Contact Point Address:
  Glorian Sorensen, PhD, MPH, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 450 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215
• Email:
  glorian_sorensen@dfci.harvard.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2016
• Performing Organization:
  Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20070901
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  20260831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/202487/cdc_202487_DS1.pdf
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