Tools for evaluating workplace participatory program implementation.

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• Personal Author:
  Biver S ; Colvin R ; Dale, Ann M. ; Evanoff BA ; Kinghorn AM ; Strickland JR
• Description:
  background and objective: Traditional process measures may not capture important contextual and organizational factors that influence workplace interventions. This is particularly true for participatory interventions, where success is largely determined by how well the participatory process is implemented. However, guidance for evaluating participatory program implementation is sparse. We modified the Healthy Workforce Participatory Program Process Evaluation Rating Sheet (PERS) to evaluate implementation of a workplace participatory program for improving obesogenic behaviors, and compared modified PERS ratings to other process measures and worker-reported organizational factors. methods: We implemented a two-year participatory program in 11 work groups as part of a cluster-randomized trial among predominantly low-income healthcare workers. The program required each group to form a team of 4-8 workers to develop and implement ideas to improve co-workers' health behaviors within their respective workgroups; the research team facilitated and documented this process. We scored the 11 groups using the modified PERS and other implementation process measures. PERS scores were compared with participant responses of Organizational Health Climate, Job Satisfaction, and Supervisory Support at baseline and 12 months. results: PERS ratings aligned well with other measures of program implementation. Preliminary analysis shows that baseline organizational health climate, supervisory support, and job satisfaction did not predict future team function scores (N=404). However, workers' 12 month responses showed statistically significant improvements in reported organizational health climate, supervisor support, and job satisfaction in workgroups with better-functioning participatory teams. 24 month follow-up data are now being collected and will be presented. conclusions: Evaluation of workplace participatory interventions remains challenging. The PERS results were consistent with other commonly used measures of process evaluation and highlighted implementation factors that may influence program success. PERS scores were associated with changes in organizational factors, suggesting that the tool may useful in assessing team performance as an implementation outcome for participatory interventions. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Health Personnel Health Promotion Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Participatory Research; Workplace TWH; Total Worker Health; Work Organization; Health Care Workers; Health Promotion; Employee Satisfaction; Intervention Effectiveness;
• Publisher:
  American Public Health Association
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Abstract or Summary
• Place as Subject:
  Iowa ; Missouri ; OSHA Region 7
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20065892
• Citation:
  Creating the Healthiest Nation: Preventing Violence. APHA 148th Annual Meeting and Exposition, October 24-28, 2020, virtual event. Washington, DC: American Public Health Association, 2020 Oct; :476734
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2021
• Performing Organization:
  University of Iowa
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20060901
• Source Full Name:
  Creating the Healthiest Nation: Preventing Violence. APHA 148th Annual Meeting and Exposition, October 24-28, 2020, virtual event
• End Date:
  20260831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:be03484b6bd6bf33d62046141b7f28380de3c3b67a5137d53b23ec796a0a6a342ad12aeef8ffad5ec363c147f8c2e98e914dd5834153259612e216fea1f9dc4a
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/249589/cdc_249589_DS1.pdf
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