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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.).
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.
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