From Research-to-Practice: An Adaptation and Dissemination of the COMPASS Program for Home Care Workers

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• Personal Author:
  Hess JA ; Luther Rhoten K ; Marino M ; Olson, Ryan ; Parker KN ; Rameshbabu A ; Thompson SV
• Description:
  The COMmunity of Practice And Safety Support (COMPASS) program was developed to prevent injuries and advance the health and well-being of home care workers. The program integrates elements of peer-led social support groups with scripted team-based programs to help workers learn together, solve problems, set goals, make changes, and enrich their supportive professional network. After a successful pilot study and randomized controlled trial, COMPASS was adapted for the Oregon Home Care Commission's training system for statewide dissemination. The adapted program included fewer total meetings (7 versus 13), an accelerated meeting schedule (every two weeks versus monthly), and a range of other adjustments. The revised approach was piloted with five groups of workers (total n = 42) and evaluated with pre- and post-program outcome measures. After further adjustments and planning, the statewide rollout is now in progress. In the adaptation pilot several psychosocial, safety, and health outcomes changed by a similar magnitude relative to the prior randomized controlled trial. Preliminary training evaluation data (n = 265) show high mean ratings indicating that workers like the program, find the content useful, and intend to make changes after meetings. Facilitating factors and lessons learned from the project may inform future similar efforts to translate research into practice. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Health Personnel Health Promotion Home Care Services Occupational Health Safety Staff Development
• Keywords:
  Adaptation Author Keywords: Home Care Workers Dissemination Effectiveness Research Group Dynamics Health Health Care Workers Health Programs Health Promotion Home Health Care Information Dissemination Injury Prevention Intervention Intervention Effectiveness Occupational Occupational Safety And Health Psychosocial Factors Quality Of Life Safety Safety Programs Sociological Factors Total Worker Health Training Translational Research TWH Well-being Work-life Balance Workers Workplace

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• ISSN:
  1660-4601
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Illinois ; Oregon ; OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  15
• Issue:
  12
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20054020
• Citation:
  Int J Environ Res Public Health 2018 Dec; 15(12):2777
• Contact Point Address:
  Ryan Olson, Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU)-Portland State University School of Public Health, Portland, OR 97239, USA
• Email:
  olsonry@ohsu.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2019
• NORA Priority Area:
  Services ; Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities
• Performing Organization:
  Oregon Health & Science University, Portland
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20110901
• Source Full Name:
  International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
• End Date:
  20260831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:c3849c000b1b005a5c330d0694d5e75e5232cdd48d83b66a3317696311fbbcd2f8446d78364a78cd34f9a43eda3a745934941532bd2524f6445f17b16af0a1d5
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/216669/cdc_216669_DS1.pdf
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