AI Article Synopsis

  • The study aimed to assess how a multilevel intervention over two years changed the worksite environment for employees in the Seattle area.
  • 34 worksites participated, with some receiving the intervention focused on health promotion through employee involvement, while others served as a comparison group.
  • Results showed significant improvements only in the areas of physical activity and nutrition information due to the intervention, marking a pioneering effort in using environmental assessments for evaluating workplace health initiatives.

Article Abstract

Objective: To evaluate changes in the worksite environment in response to a multilevel intervention over a 2-year period.

Methods: Worksites were recruited in the greater Seattle area, and 34 were randomized to intervention or comparison condition. The intervention was based on the ecological model, with a framework of defined phases of intervention that included worksite-wide events implemented in partnership with employee-based advisory boards. The assessment of the worksite environment used a modification of the Checklist of Health Promotion Environments at Worksites. Subscales were developed using baseline data only. The intervention effect on different aspects of the worksite environment was estimated using logistic regression with robust estimating procedures.

Results: Only changes in the physical activity and nutrition information environments were significantly associated with the intervention.

Conclusions: This article provides one of the first attempts at using environmental assessment in the evaluation of worksite interventions.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3261837PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0b013e3181c7512cDOI Listing

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