Evaluation of Activated Clotting Times With a Heparin Reversal Protocol Designed to Conserve Protamine During Drug Shortages: A Retrospective, Cohort Study.

Objective: To retrospectively evaluate a protamine conservation approach to heparin reversal implemented during times of critical shortages. This approach was aimed at maintaining access to cardiac surgical services.

Setting: In-patient hospital setting.

Clinical Inquiry: Do statins increase the risk of developing diabetes?

Statin therapy produces a small increase in the incidence of diabetes: one additional case per 255 patients taking statins over 4 years.

Process evaluation results from an environmentally focused worksite weight management study.

There is currently much interest in exploring environmental approaches to combat weight gain and obesity. This study presents process evaluation results from a workplace-based study that tested two levels of environmentally focused weight management interventions in a manufacturing setting. The moderate treatment featured a set of relatively simple, low-cost environmental modifications designed to facilitate healthy eating and physical activity; the intense treatment added elements intended to actively involve and engage management in program efforts.

Combining environmental and individual weight management interventions in a work setting: results from the Dow chemical study.

Objective: To evaluate the comparative effectiveness of environmental weight loss interventions alone versus in combination with an individual intervention.

Methods: A quasi-experimental design compared outcomes for two levels of environmental interventions and for participants who did or did not simultaneously self-select into an individually focused weight loss intervention (YW8). Analysis of covariance and logistic regression techniques were used to examine risk outcomes.

Application of the Environmental Assessment Tool (EAT) as a process measure for a worksite weight management intervention.

Objective: To assess the ability of the Environmental Assessment Tool (EAT) to detect changes over time in workplace physical and social environmental supports for physical activity and nutrition; and predict employee engagement, behavior changes, and biometrics.

Methods: Analyses utilized site-level (n = 12) EAT scores. Differences-in-difference regressions tested changes in EAT scores over time across treatment sites.

Association of comorbid mental health symptoms and physical health conditions with employee productivity.

Objective: This study tests the hypothesis that employees with comorbid physical health conditions and mental health symptoms are less productive than other employees.

Methods: Self-reported health status and productivity measures were collected from 1723 employees of a national retail organization. chi2, analysis of variance, and linear contrast analyses were conducted to evaluate whether health status groups differed on productivity measures.