Evaluating the Implementation of a Workplace Weight Loss Program Using a Modified Process Evaluation Rating Sheet

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• Journal Article:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• Personal Author:
  Walsh, Ryan J. ; Strickland, Jaime R. ; Kinghorn, Anna M. ; Biver, Samuel F. ; Colvin, Ryan ; Tabak, Rachel G. ; Dale, Ann M. ; Evanoff, Bradley A.
• Description:
  Objective: The aim of this study was to demonstrate the utility of a modified Process Evaluation Rating Sheet (PERS) for analyzing implementation quality and program efficacy in a workplace weight loss program. Methods: Health care system workgroups formed teams to implement weight loss activities between 2018 and 2020. We used Spearman correlations and hierarchical regressions to examine associations between implementation quality captured by the modified PERS and program efficacy outcomes such as organizational health climate and supervisor support measured by the Multifaceted Organizational Health Climate Assessment and Job Content Questionnaire. Results: Four hundred seven workers from 11 workgroups participated. Workgroups with high PERS scores sustained improvement in Multifaceted Organizational Health Climate Assessment and Job Content Questionnaire scores. No group sustained improvements at 24 months. Conclusion: Implementation quality was associated with program efficacy, but the association faded over time. Utilizing the modified PERS may enhance evaluation of workplace health behavior change programs.
• Subjects:
  Body Weight Health Promotion Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Community-based Participatory Research; Health Promotion; Total Worker Health®; Program Evaluation; Obesity Management Health Promotion; Intervention Effectiveness; Behavior; Total Worker Health; TWH; Community Based; Obesity; Body Weight;
• Source:
  J Occup Environ Med 2026 Apr; 68(4):e267-e274
• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Iowa ; California ; Missouri ; Kansas City Region [OSHA] ; San Francisco Region [OSHA]
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  8 pdf pages
• Volume:
  68
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20071227
• Contact Point Address:
  Ryan James Walsh, PhD, Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of Southern California, 1640 Marengo St, Ste 412, Los Angeles, CA 90033
• Email:
  ryan.walsh@chan.usc.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2026
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction
• Performing Organization:
  University of Iowa
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20060901
• End Date:
  20260831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:f00f649bb1f6b38c9e32a7bcea4263b88dc34a6c7718ab49b61de55d0e15508ca2eaf6d05f6775769588a31c07e3d7ce22a9ecb7034d5da62ca6e448631f5eb6
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/258706/cdc_258706_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 399.86 KB ]