Process evaluation of two participatory approaches: Implementing total worker health® interventions in a correctional workforce
Corresponding Author
Alicia G. Dugan PhD
Department of Medicine, UConn Health, Farmington, Connecticut
Correspondence to: Alicia G. Dugan, PhD, Department of Medicine, UConn Health, 263 Farmington Ave, Farmington, CT 06030. E-mail: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorDana A. Farr MA
Department of Medicine, UConn Health, Farmington, Connecticut
Search for more papers by this authorSara Namazi MA
Department of Medicine, UConn Health, Farmington, Connecticut
Search for more papers by this authorRobert A. Henning PhD
Department of Psychology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut
Search for more papers by this authorKelly N. Wallace MS
Department of Medicine, UConn Health, Farmington, Connecticut
Search for more papers by this authorMazen El Ghaziri PhD, MPH, BSN
School of Nursing, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts
Search for more papers by this authorLaura Punnett ScD
Department of Work Environment, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts
Search for more papers by this authorJeffrey L. Dussetschleger DDS, MPH
Department of Medicine, UConn Health, Farmington, Connecticut
Search for more papers by this authorMartin G. Cherniack MD, MPH
Department of Medicine, UConn Health, Farmington, Connecticut
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Alicia G. Dugan PhD
Department of Medicine, UConn Health, Farmington, Connecticut
Correspondence to: Alicia G. Dugan, PhD, Department of Medicine, UConn Health, 263 Farmington Ave, Farmington, CT 06030. E-mail: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorDana A. Farr MA
Department of Medicine, UConn Health, Farmington, Connecticut
Search for more papers by this authorSara Namazi MA
Department of Medicine, UConn Health, Farmington, Connecticut
Search for more papers by this authorRobert A. Henning PhD
Department of Psychology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut
Search for more papers by this authorKelly N. Wallace MS
Department of Medicine, UConn Health, Farmington, Connecticut
Search for more papers by this authorMazen El Ghaziri PhD, MPH, BSN
School of Nursing, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts
Search for more papers by this authorLaura Punnett ScD
Department of Work Environment, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts
Search for more papers by this authorJeffrey L. Dussetschleger DDS, MPH
Department of Medicine, UConn Health, Farmington, Connecticut
Search for more papers by this authorMartin G. Cherniack MD, MPH
Department of Medicine, UConn Health, Farmington, Connecticut
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Background
Correctional Officers (COs) have among the highest injury rates and poorest health of all the public safety occupations. The HITEC-2 (Health Improvement Through Employee Control-2) study uses Participatory Action Research (PAR) to design and implement interventions to improve health and safety of COs.
Method
HITEC-2 compared two different types of participatory program, a CO-only “Design Team” (DT) and “Kaizen Event Teams” (KET) of COs and supervisors, to determine differences in implementation process and outcomes. The Program Evaluation Rating Sheet (PERS) was developed to document and evaluate program implementation.
Results
Both programs yielded successful and unsuccessful interventions, dependent upon team-, facility-, organizational, state-, facilitator-, and intervention-level factors.
Conclusions
PAR in corrections, and possibly other sectors, depends upon factors including participation, leadership, continuity and timing, resilience, and financial circumstances. The new PERS instrument may be useful in other sectors to assist in assessing intervention success. Am. J. Ind. Med. 59:897–918, 2016. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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