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The COMPASS pilot study: a total worker Health™ intervention for home care workers
Ryan Olson1, Robert R Wright, Diane L Elliot
1From the Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences (Dr Olson, Dr Wright, Ms Thompson, Ms Buckmaster, Ms Luther, and Dr Wipfli), Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine (Dr Olson), and Division of Health Promotion and Sports Medicine (Dr Elliot), Oregon Health and Science University; Department of Psychology (Dr Olson), Portland State University, Ore; Department of Psychology (Dr Wright), Brigham Young University-Idaho, Rexburg; and Labor Education and Research Center (Dr Hess), University of Oregon, Eugene.
Objective:
To develop a team-based Total Worker Health™ (injury prevention + health promotion) intervention for home care workers and estimate intervention effects on workers' well-being and health and safety behaviors.
Methods:
Home care workers (n = 16) met monthly in teams for education and social support using a scripted, peer-led approach. Meeting process measures and pre-/postintervention outcome measures were collected.
Results:
Knowledge gains averaged 18.7% (standard deviation = 0.04), and 62.0% (standard deviation = 0.13) of participants reported making safety or health changes between meetings. Workers' well-being improved significantly (life satisfaction, d = 0.65, P < 0.05; negative affect, d = 0.64, P < 0.05), and the majority of other safety and health outcomes changed in expected directions.
Conclusions:
COMPASS is a feasible intervention model for simultaneously preventing injuries and promoting health among home care workers.
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