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

Ryan J Walsh1, Jaime R Strickland, Anna M Kinghorn

  • 1From the Program in Occupational Therapy, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri (R.J.W.); Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California (R.J.W.); Division of General Medicine & Geriatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri (J.R.S.); Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri (J.R.S.); Division of General Medicine & Geriatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri (A.M.K.); Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri (A.M.K.); Division of General Medicine & Geriatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri (S.F.B.); College for Public Health and Social Justice, Saint Louis University, St Louis, Missouri (S.F.B.); Division of General Medicine & Geriatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri (R.C.); Division of Infectious Diseases, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri (R.C.); George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis, St Louis, Missouri (R.G.T.); School of Public Health, Washington University in St. Louis, St Louis, Missouri (R.G.T.); and Division of General Medicine & Geriatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri (A.M.D., B.A.E.).

Summary

A modified Process Evaluation Rating Sheet (PERS) showed implementation quality linked to workplace weight loss program success. However, these benefits diminished over time, highlighting the need for ongoing evaluation.

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