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Chalutz Ben-Gal H. Artificial intelligence (AI) acceptance in primary care during the coronavirus pandemic: What is the role of patients' gender, age and health awareness? A two-phase pilot study. Front Public Health 2023; 10:931225. [PMID: 36699881 PMCID: PMC9868720 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.931225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2022] [Accepted: 12/15/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Background Artificial intelligence (AI) is steadily entering and transforming the health care and Primary Care (PC) domains. AI-based applications assist physicians in disease detection, medical advice, triage, clinical decision-making, diagnostics and digital public health. Recent literature has explored physicians' perspectives on the potential impact of digital public health on key tasks in PC. However, limited attention has been given to patients' perspectives of AI acceptance in PC, specifically during the coronavirus pandemic. Addressing this research gap, we administered a pilot study to investigate criteria for patients' readiness to use AI-based PC applications by analyzing key factors affecting the adoption of digital public health technology. Methods The pilot study utilized a two-phase mixed methods approach. First, we conducted a qualitative study with 18 semi-structured interviews. Second, based on the Technology Readiness and Acceptance Model (TRAM), we conducted an online survey (n = 447). Results The results indicate that respondents who scored high on innovativeness had a higher level of readiness to use AI-based technology in PC during the coronavirus pandemic. Surprisingly, patients' health awareness and sociodemographic factors, such as age, gender and education, were not significant predictors of AI-based technology acceptance in PC. Conclusions This paper makes two major contributions. First, we highlight key social and behavioral determinants of acceptance of AI-enabled health care and PC applications. Second, we propose that to increase the usability of digital public health tools and accelerate patients' AI adoption, in complex digital public health care ecosystems, we call for implementing adaptive, population-specific promotions of AI technologies and applications.
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Fishleder S, Harris JR, Petrescu-Prahova M, Kohn M, Helfrich CD. Development and Feasibility Testing of the Clinical-Community Linkage Self-Assessment Survey for Community Organizations. Front Public Health 2022; 10:797468. [PMID: 35669755 PMCID: PMC9163549 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.797468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2021] [Accepted: 04/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Introduction Clinical-community linkages (CCLs) can improve health, but few instruments exist to evaluate these partnerships. To address this gap, we develop and test the Clinical-Community Linkage Self-Assessment Survey (CCL Self-Assessment). Materials and Methods We built on an existing framework and conducted a literature review to guide the design of our survey, and obtained feedback from academic, clinical, and community-based experts. To pretest the instrument, we conducted 10 think-aloud interviews with community-based health-promotion organizations. We performed feasibility testing with 38 staff from 20 community organizations, followed by criterion-validity testing. Results The 15-item final instrument includes five domains: Nature of the Relationship, Communication, Referral Process, Feedback Loop, and Timeliness. Expert feedback included keeping the CCL Self-Assessment brief and actionable. Think-aloud interviews produced a range of revisions related to item wording, instructions, brevity, and formatting. Feasibility testing showed high response rate and ease of administration. Sites scoring high on the CCL Self-Assessment also scored high on the criterion measure. Discussion We demonstrate feasibility, as well as face, content, construct, and criterion validity. Initial results suggest the CCL Self-Assessment survey may be used by community organizations to identify strengths and weaknesses of their linkages. Next steps include additional statistical validation and testing to determine how the CCL Self-Assessment survey works in the field as well as providing specific tools to improve linkages.
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- Sarah Fishleder
- Health Promotion Research Center, Department of Health Systems and Population Health, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
- *Correspondence: Sarah Fishleder
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- Health Promotion Research Center, Department of Health Systems and Population Health, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
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- Health Promotion Research Center, Department of Health Systems and Population Health, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
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- Health Promotion Research Center, Department of Health Systems and Population Health, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
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- US Department of Veterans Affairs Health Services Research & Development, Washington, DC, United States
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Hadgraft N, Winkler E, Goode AD, Gunning L, Dunstan DW, Owen N, Sugiyama T, Healy GN. How supportive are workplace environments for sitting less and moving more? A descriptive study of Australian workplaces participating in the BeUpstanding program. Prev Med Rep 2022; 24:101616. [PMID: 34976672 PMCID: PMC8684026 DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2021.101616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2021] [Revised: 10/18/2021] [Accepted: 10/22/2021] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Workplaces varied in the number of activity-supportive characteristics present. Spatial characteristics were more common than resource or policy characteristics. Characteristics absent in most workplaces were likely to be modifiable or low cost (“easy wins”). Almost all workplaces had some room for improvement in terms of activity-supportive factors.
Desk-based workers are highly sedentary; this has been identified as an emerging work health and safety issue. To reduce workplace sitting time and promote physical activity it is important to understand what factors are already present within workplaces to inform future interventions. This cross-sectional study examined the prevalence of supportive environmental factors, prior to workplaces taking part in a ‘sit less, move more’ initiative (BeUpstanding). Participants were 291 Australian-based workplace champions (representing 230 organisations) who unlocked the BeUpstanding program’s online toolkit between September 2017 and mid-November 2020, and who completed surveys relating to champion characteristics, organisation and workplace characteristics, and the availability of environmental factors to support sitting less and moving more. Factors were characterized using descriptive statistics and compared across key sectors and factor categories (spatial; resources/initiatives; policy/cultural) using mixed logistic regression models. Of the 42 factors measured, only 11 were present in > 50% of workplaces. Spatial design factors were more likely to be present than resources/initiatives or policy/cultural factors. Centralised printers were the most commonly reported attribute (94%), while prompts to encourage stair use were the least common (4%). Most workplace factors with < 50% prevalence were modifiable and/or were considered modifiable with low cost. Organisations that were public sector, not small/medium, not regional/remote, and not blue-collar had higher odds of having supportive factors than their counterparts; however, workplaces varied considerably in the number of factors present. These findings can assist with developing and targeting initiatives and promoting feasible strategies for desk-based workers to sit less and move more.
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- Nyssa Hadgraft
- Centre for Urban Transitions, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia.,Baker Heart & Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia
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- The University of Queensland, School of Public Health, Brisbane, Australia
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- The University of Queensland, School of Public Health, Brisbane, Australia
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- Baker Heart & Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia.,Mary MacKillop Institute for Health Research, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Centre for Urban Transitions, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia.,Baker Heart & Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia
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- Centre for Urban Transitions, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia.,Baker Heart & Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia
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- The University of Queensland, School of Public Health, Brisbane, Australia.,Baker Heart & Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia
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Zerguine H, Goode AD, Abbott A, Johnston V, Healy GN. Factors impacting workplace investment in sit-stand workstations from the perspective of purchasing decision-makers. APPLIED ERGONOMICS 2022; 98:103558. [PMID: 34411850 DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2021.103558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2021] [Revised: 08/06/2021] [Accepted: 08/13/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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This explanatory sequential mixed-method study explored the factors associated with the investment (or not) in sit-stand workstations (SSWs) and alternative initiatives to reduce prolonged sitting at work from the perspective of furniture purchasing decision-makers in Australian workplaces. Participants (n = 270) from >200 organisations across 19 industry sectors completed an online survey. Seven interviews were conducted in a sub-sample of participants from organisations without SSWs. The majority (80%) of workplaces reported having invested in SSWs. Workplaces without SSWs, opposed to those with SSWs, were more likely to be private (79.6% vs. 43.5%), of small/medium size (70.4% vs. 35.6%) and without a wellness program (57.4% vs. 22.2%) (all p < 0.05). Financial implications were the main reason for not investing in SSWs. Exercise and stretch breaks were alternative initiatives to reducing sedentary behaviour at work. Better evidence on the return on investment is needed to support purchasing decisions on SSWs.
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- Haroun Zerguine
- The University of Queensland, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, St Lucia, Brisbane, QLD, 4072, Australia.
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- The University of Queensland, School of Public Health, Herston, Brisbane, QLD 4006, Australia
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- Workplace Health and Safety Queensland, Office of Industrial Relations, Queensland Government, Australia
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- The University of Queensland, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, St Lucia, Brisbane, QLD, 4072, Australia
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- The University of Queensland, School of Public Health, Herston, Brisbane, QLD 4006, Australia; Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, VIC 3004, Australia; School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science, Curtin University, Perth, WA 6845, Australia
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Mann G, Kaiser K, Trapp N, Cafer A, Grant K, Gupta K, Bolden C. Barriers, Enablers, and Possible Solutions for Student Wellness: A Qualitative Analysis of Student, Administrators, and Staff Perspectives. THE JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH 2021; 91:1002-1013. [PMID: 34611898 DOI: 10.1111/josh.13092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2020] [Revised: 02/08/2021] [Accepted: 03/22/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND Child well-being, which includes physical, mental, and social health, has a critical effect on academic performance. Schools face many challenges in meeting needs for child well-being. Schools in low-resource areas, including the Mississippi Delta, face greater challenges when meeting student needs. METHODS Eleven focus groups with middle school students and 12 interviews with teachers, staff, and administration in one Mississippi Delta middle school were completed in 2019. The Social Ecological Model and Theory of Organizational Readiness for Change were used as a framework for the study. RESULTS Focus group data with middle school students and interviews with teachers, staff, and administrators show that academic stressors play a major role in student well-being; yet, teachers, staff, and administrators face immense pressure to achieve high test scores. However, students seem to be encouraged by a positive school environment, which could help minimize some stressors. CONCLUSIONS It seems that small improvements to the school environment could have a significant effect on student well-being, especially when school infrastructure and limited resources do not support comprehensive changes.
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- Georgianna Mann
- Assistant Professor, , Department of Nutrition and Hospitality Management, University of Mississippi, 220 Lenoir Hall, P.O. Box 1848 University, MS, 38677., USA
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- Assistant Professor, , Department of Legal Studies, University of Mississippi, M302 Mayes University, MS, 38677., USA
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- Medical student, , University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Health Sciences Learning Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 750 Highland Ave. Madison, WI, 53705., USA
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- Assistant Professor, , Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Mississippi, 543 Lamar Hall University, MS, 38677, USA
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- Undergraduate student, , Division of Family and Consumer Sciences, Highway 8 West, Delta State University, Cleveland, MS, 38733., USA
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- Graduate Student, , Department of Nutrition and Hospitality Management, University of Mississippi, 116 Lenoir Hall, P.O. Box 1848 University, MS, 38677., USA
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- Undergraduate student, , Department of Nutrition and Hospitality Management, University of Mississippi, 108 Lenoir Hall, P.O. Box 1848 University, MS, 38677., USA
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Healy GN, Winkler EAH, Goode AD. A RE-AIM evaluation in early adopters to iteratively improve the online BeUpstanding™ program supporting workers to sit less and move more. BMC Public Health 2021; 21:1916. [PMID: 34674676 PMCID: PMC8532381 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-021-11993-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2021] [Accepted: 10/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background The web-based BeUpstanding program supports desk workers to sit less and move more. Successfully translated from a research-delivered intervention, BeUpstanding has gone through iterative development and evaluation phases in preparation for wide-scale implementation. In the third planned “early-adopters” phase (01/09/2017–11/06/2019), the program was made freely-available online. An integrated delivery and evaluation platform was also developed to enable workplace champions to run and evaluate the intervention within their work team independent of researcher support. Using the RE-AIM (Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, Maintenance) framework, this study reports on the extent to which the program and processes were “fit-for-purpose” for a national implementation trial across the indicators of uptake (reach and adoption), implementation and engagement, and effectiveness for behaviour change. Methods Data were collected via the online surveys embedded in the program and through program access analytics. Descriptive data (with linearized variance for the clustered staff-level data) and results from mixed models (repeated data and clustering for pre-post changes) are reported. Results Despite purposeful limited promotion, uptake was good, with 182 Australian users initially registering (208 total) and 135 (from 113 organisations) then completing the sign-up process. Recruitment reached users across Australia and in 16 of 19 Australian industries. Implementation was inconsistent and limited, with signed-up users completing 0 to 14 of the program’s 14 steps and only 7 (5.2%) completing all seven core steps. Many champions (n = 69, 51.1%) had low engagement (1 day toolkit usage) and few (n = 30, 22%) were highly engaged (> 1 day toolkit usage and surveyed staff). Although only 18 users (7 organisations) performed the pre- and post-program staff evaluations (337 and 167 staff, respectively), pre-post changes showed the program effectively reduced workplace sitting by − 9.0% (95% CI -12.0, − 5.9%). Discussion The program had uptake across industries and across Australia, but implementation and engagement varied widely. Few workplaces completed the evaluation components. In those that did, the program was effective for the primary outcome (workplace sitting). Conducting a planned early adopters phase and a comprehensive evaluation according to RE-AIM helped highlight necessary program improvements to make it more suitable for wide-scale implementation and evaluation. Trial registration Australian and New Zealand Clinic Trials Registry ACTRN12617000682347. Date registered: 12/05/2017. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12889-021-11993-1.
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- Genevieve N Healy
- The University of Queensland, School of Public Health, 288 Herston Rd, HERSTON QLD, Brisbane, 4006, Australia. .,Baker Heart & Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia.
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- The University of Queensland, School of Public Health, 288 Herston Rd, HERSTON QLD, Brisbane, 4006, Australia
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- The University of Queensland, School of Public Health, 288 Herston Rd, HERSTON QLD, Brisbane, 4006, Australia
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Robertson MM, Tubbs D, Henning RA, Nobrega S, Calvo A, Murphy LA. Assessment of organizational readiness for participatory occupational safety, health and well-being programs. Work 2021; 69:1317-1342. [PMID: 34366313 DOI: 10.3233/wor-213552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Organizational readiness for change measures were reviewed to develop an assessment tool for guiding implementation of an occupational safety and health program based on Total Worker Health (TWH) principles. Considerable conceptual ambiguity in the theoretical and empirical peer-reviewed literature was revealed. OBJECTIVE Develop and validate an assessment tool that organizations can use to prepare for implementation of a participatory TWH program. METHODS Inclusion criteria identified 29 relevant publications. Analysis revealed eight key organizational characteristics and predictors of successful organizational change. A conceptual framework was created that subject matter experts used to generate prospective survey items. Items were revised after pretesting with 10 cognitive interviews with upper-level management and pilot-tested in five healthcare organizations. Reliability of the domain subscales were tested based on Cronbach's α. RESULTS The Organizational Readiness Tool (ORT) showed adequate psychometric properties and specificity in these eight domains: 1) Current safety/health/well-being programs; 2) Current organizational approaches to safety/health/well-being; 3) Resources available for safety/health/well-being; 4) Resources and readiness for change initiatives to improve safety/health/well-being; 5) Resources and readiness for use of teams in programmatic initiatives; 6) Teamwork; 7) Resources and readiness for employee participation; and 8) Management communication about safety/health/well-being. Acceptable ranges of internal consistency statistics for the domain subscales were observed. CONCLUSIONS A conceptual model of organizational readiness for change guided development of the Organizational Readiness Tool (ORT), a survey instrument designed to provide actionable guidance for implementing a participatory TWH program. Initial internal consistency was demonstrated following administration at multiple organizations prior to implementation of a participatory Total Worker Health® program.
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- Michelle M Robertson
- Department of Psychology, Center for Promotion of Health in the New England Workplace, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA.,D'Amore-McKim School of Business, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Center for Promotion of Health in the New England Workplace, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Center for Promotion of Health in the New England Workplace, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA
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- Biomedical Engineering, Center for Promotion of Health in the New England Workplace, University of Massachusetts, Lowell, MA, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Center for Promotion of Health in the New England Workplace, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA
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- D'Amore-McKim School of Business, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA
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Biswas A, Begum M, Van Eerd D, Smith PM, Gignac MAM. Organizational Perspectives on How to Successfully Integrate Health Promotion Activities into Occupational Health and Safety. J Occup Environ Med 2021; 63:270-284. [PMID: 33769396 DOI: 10.1097/jom.0000000000002087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE There is increasing recognition of the value of integrating efforts to promote worker health with existing occupational health and safety activities. This paper aimed to identify facilitators, barriers and recommendations for implementing integrated worker health approaches. METHODS Thirteen stakeholders from different job sectors participated in a workshop that targeted key issues underlying integrated worker health approaches in their own and other organizations. Included were participants from human resources, occupational health and safety, government, and unions. Thematic analysis and an online ranking exercise identified recommendation priorities and contributed to a conceptual framework. RESULTS Participants highlighted the importance of planning phases in addition to implementation and evaluation. Themes highlighted organizational priorities, leadership buy-in, external pressures, training, program promotion and evaluation metrics. CONCLUSIONS Findings provide practical directions for integrating worker health promotion and safety and implementation steps.
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- Aviroop Biswas
- Institute for Work & Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Dr Biswas, Begum, Van Eerd, Smith, Gignac); Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Biswas, Smith, Gignac); Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (Smith)
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Harris JR, Hammerback K, Brown M, Ryan DE, Coe NB, Pike KJ, Santiago PM, Hannon PA. Local Health Jurisdiction Staff Deliver Health Promotion to Small Worksites, Washington. JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH MANAGEMENT AND PRACTICE 2021; 27:117-124. [PMID: 31738191 PMCID: PMC7220816 DOI: 10.1097/phh.0000000000001105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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CONTEXT Worksites can serve as community sites for local health jurisdictions (LHJs) to assist with implementation of evidence-based interventions (EBIs) to prevent and control chronic diseases. OBJECTIVE To assess the feasibility and effectiveness of using LHJ staff to disseminate Connect to Wellness (CtW), an effective dissemination package for increasing implementation of EBIs for chronic disease control by small worksites. DESIGN Single-arm, multisite intervention trial, with measurement at baseline, after 6 months of intervention, and after a maintenance period of 6 months. SETTING Six geographically dispersed counties in Washington State. Target worksites had 20 to 250 employees. PARTICIPANTS Nine staff members from 6 LHJs delivered CtW to 35 worksites. INTERVENTION Connect to Wellness seeks to increase worksites' implementation of 14 EBIs classified as communication, policy, or program approaches to increasing 4 behaviors: cancer screening, healthy eating, physical activity, and tobacco cessation. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE Evidence-based intervention implementation measured on a scale from 0% to 100%. RESULTS Participating worksites showed a significant increase (P < .001, t test) in total mean implementation scores from baseline (33%) to 6-month follow-up (47%). Increases in implementation for communications, policy, healthy eating, and tobacco EBIs were statistically significant at 6 months and maintained at 12 months. Increased implementation at 6 months of a group physical activity program was not sustained after the program became unavailable, and total implementation scores at 12 months (38%) showed little change from baseline. CONCLUSIONS Local health jurisdiction-delivered CtW increased worksites' implementation of EBIs at 6 months, and increased implementation in communication, policy, healthy eating, and tobacco was maintained at 12 months. This package, delivered by LHJ staff working part-time on CtW, was nearly as successful as prior delivery by staff working full-time on CtW.
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- Jeffrey R. Harris
- Department of Health Services, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington (Drs Harris, Coe, and Hannon, Mss Hammerback, Brown, and Ryan); Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Dr Coe); Alzheimer's Association, Chicago, Illinois (Dr Pike); and Washington State Department of Health, Tumwater, Washington (Ms Santiago)
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- Department of Health Services, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington (Drs Harris, Coe, and Hannon, Mss Hammerback, Brown, and Ryan); Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Dr Coe); Alzheimer's Association, Chicago, Illinois (Dr Pike); and Washington State Department of Health, Tumwater, Washington (Ms Santiago)
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- Department of Health Services, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington (Drs Harris, Coe, and Hannon, Mss Hammerback, Brown, and Ryan); Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Dr Coe); Alzheimer's Association, Chicago, Illinois (Dr Pike); and Washington State Department of Health, Tumwater, Washington (Ms Santiago)
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- Department of Health Services, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington (Drs Harris, Coe, and Hannon, Mss Hammerback, Brown, and Ryan); Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Dr Coe); Alzheimer's Association, Chicago, Illinois (Dr Pike); and Washington State Department of Health, Tumwater, Washington (Ms Santiago)
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- Department of Health Services, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington (Drs Harris, Coe, and Hannon, Mss Hammerback, Brown, and Ryan); Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Dr Coe); Alzheimer's Association, Chicago, Illinois (Dr Pike); and Washington State Department of Health, Tumwater, Washington (Ms Santiago)
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- Department of Health Services, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington (Drs Harris, Coe, and Hannon, Mss Hammerback, Brown, and Ryan); Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Dr Coe); Alzheimer's Association, Chicago, Illinois (Dr Pike); and Washington State Department of Health, Tumwater, Washington (Ms Santiago)
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- Department of Health Services, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington (Drs Harris, Coe, and Hannon, Mss Hammerback, Brown, and Ryan); Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Dr Coe); Alzheimer's Association, Chicago, Illinois (Dr Pike); and Washington State Department of Health, Tumwater, Washington (Ms Santiago)
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- Department of Health Services, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington (Drs Harris, Coe, and Hannon, Mss Hammerback, Brown, and Ryan); Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Dr Coe); Alzheimer's Association, Chicago, Illinois (Dr Pike); and Washington State Department of Health, Tumwater, Washington (Ms Santiago)
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Cusworth Walker S, Vick K, Gubner NR, Herting JR, Palinkas LA. Accelerating the conceptual use of behavioral health research in juvenile court decision-making: study protocol. Implement Sci Commun 2021; 2:14. [PMID: 33546742 PMCID: PMC7866460 DOI: 10.1186/s43058-021-00112-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2021] [Accepted: 01/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The youth criminal-legal system is under heavy political scrutiny with multiple calls for significant transformation. Leaders within the system are faced with rethinking traditional models and are likely to benefit from behavioral health research evidence as they redesign systems. Little is known about how juvenile court systems access and use behavioral health research evidence; further, the field lacks a validated survey measure of behavioral health research use that can be used to evaluate the effectiveness of evidence dissemination interventions for policy and system leaders. Conceptual research use is a particularly salient construct for system reform as it describes the process of shifting awareness and the consideration of new frameworks for action. A tool designed to measure the conceptual use of behavioral health research would advance the field's ability to develop effective models of research evidence dissemination, including collaborative planning models to support the use of behavioral health research in reforms of the criminal-legal system. METHODS The ARC Study is a longitudinal, cohort and measurement validation study. It will proceed in two phases. The first phase will focus on measure development using established methods of construct validity (theoretical review, Delphi methods for expert review, cognitive interviewing). The second phase will involve gathering responses from the developed survey to examine scale psychometrics using Rasch analyses, change sensitivity analyses, and associations between research use exposure and conceptual research use among juvenile court leaders. We will recruit juvenile court leaders (judges, administrators, managers, supervisors) from 80 juvenile court jurisdictions with an anticipated sample size of n = 520 respondents. DISCUSSION The study will introduce a new measurement tool for the field that will advance implementation science methods for the study of behavioral health research evidence use in complex policy and decision-making interventions. To date, there are few validated survey measures of conceptual research use and no measures that are validated for measuring change in conceptual frameworks over time among agency leaders. While the study is most directly related to leaders in the youth criminal-legal system, the findings are expected to be informative for research focused on leadership and decision-making in diverse fields.
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- Sarah Cusworth Walker
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Box 356560, 1959 NE Pacific St, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA.
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Box 356560, 1959 NE Pacific St, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Box 356560, 1959 NE Pacific St, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA
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- Department of Sociology, University of Washington, Box 353340, 211 Savery Hall, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA
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- Department of Children, Youth and Families, Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, University of Southern California, 669 W. 34th Street, Los Angeles, CA, 90089-0411, USA
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Fetherman DL, McGrane TG, Cebrick-Grossman J. Health Promotion for Small Workplaces: A Community-Based Participatory Research Partnership. Workplace Health Saf 2020; 69:7-14. [PMID: 32812843 DOI: 10.1177/2165079920938298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND The majority of U.S. worksites are smaller worksites that often employ low-wage workers. Low-wage workers have limited access to, and participation in, workplace health promotion programs. Community-based participatory research (CBPR) has been identified as a key method to directly engage employers in identifying the health promotion needs of smaller workplaces. This article describes a four-phased process where CBPR was used to tailor a workplace health promotion program to meet the needs of a smaller workplace that employees low-wage workers. Outcomes of this program were measured and reported over time. METHODS The CBPR approach was based on the Social Ecological Model along with two additional health promotion models. Publicly available evidence-based tools were also used for this four-phased process which included the following: (a) initial program assessment, (b) program planning, (c) program implementation, and (d) program evaluation. Key strategies for developing a comprehensive workplace health promotion program guided the process. FINDINGS The workplace's capacity for promoting health among its employees was improved. There were sustainable improvements in the health interventions and organizational supports in place. CONCLUSION/APPLICATION TO PRACTICE A CBPR approach may be a way to build the capacity of smaller workplaces with low-wage employees to address the health promotion needs of their workforces. The use of publicly available strategies and tools which incorporate the social ecological determinants of health is of equal importance.
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Healy GN, Goode AD, Abbott A, Burzic J, Clark BK, Dunstan DW, Eakin EG, Frith M, Gilson ND, Gao L, Gunning L, Jetann J, LaMontagne AD, Lawler SP, Moodie M, Nguyen P, Owen N, Straker L, Timmins P, Ulyate L, Winkler EAH. Supporting Workers to Sit Less and Move More Through the Web-Based BeUpstanding Program: Protocol for a Single-Arm, Repeated Measures Implementation Study. JMIR Res Protoc 2020; 9:e15756. [PMID: 32364513 PMCID: PMC7235812 DOI: 10.2196/15756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2019] [Revised: 12/22/2019] [Accepted: 02/06/2020] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The web-based BeUpstanding Champion Toolkit was developed to support work teams in addressing the emergent work health and safety issue of excessive sitting. It provides a step-by-step guide and associated resources that equip a workplace representative-the champion-to adopt and deliver the 8-week intervention program (BeUpstanding) to their work team. The evidence-informed program is designed to raise awareness of the benefits of sitting less and moving more, build a supportive culture for change, and encourage staff to take action to achieve this change. Work teams collectively choose the strategies they want to implement and promote to stand up, sit less, and move more, with this bespoke and participative approach ensuring the strategies are aligned with the team's needs and existing culture. BeUpstanding has been iteratively developed and optimized through a multiphase process to ensure that it is fit for purpose for wide-scale implementation. OBJECTIVE The study aimed to describe the current version of BeUpstanding, and the methods and protocol for a national implementation trial. METHODS The trial will be conducted in collaboration with five Australian workplace health and safety policy and practice partners. Desk-based work teams from a variety of industries will be recruited from across Australia via partner-led referral pathways. Recruitment will target sectors (small business, rural or regional, call center, blue collar, and government) that are of priority to the policy and practice partners. A minimum of 50 work teams will be recruited per priority sector with a minimum of 10,000 employees exposed to the program. A single-arm, repeated-measures design will assess the short-term (end of program) and long-term (9 months postprogram) impacts. Data will be collected on the web via surveys and toolkit analytics and by the research team via telephone calls with champions. The Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, and Maintenance Framework will guide the evaluation, with assessment of the adoption/reach of the program (the number and characteristics of work teams and participating staff), program implementation (completion by the champion of core program components), effectiveness (on workplace sitting, standing, and moving), and maintenance (sustainability of changes). There will be an economic evaluation of the costs and outcomes of scaling up to national implementation, including intervention affordability and sustainability. RESULTS The study received funding in June 2018 and the original protocol was approved by institutional review board on January 9, 2017, with national implementation trial consent and protocol amendment approved March 12, 2019. The trial started on June 12, 2019, with 48 teams recruited as of December 2019. CONCLUSIONS The implementation and multimethod evaluation of BeUpstanding will provide the practice-based evidence needed for informing the potential broader dissemination of the program. TRIAL REGISTRATION Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry ACTRN12617000682347; https://www.anzctr.org.au/Trial/Registration/TrialReview.aspx?id=372843&isReview=true. INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIER (IRRID) DERR1-10.2196/15756.
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- Genevieve Nissa Healy
- School of Public Health, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.,Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia.,Curtin University, Perth, Australia
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- School of Public Health, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- Workplace Health and Safety Queensland, Office of Industrial Relations, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Public Health, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- School of Public Health, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia.,Mary MacKillop Institute for Health Research, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Australia
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- School of Public Health, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.,Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia
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- School of Health & Soc. Dev, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia.,The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia
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- School of Public Health, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- School of Public Health, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- School of Health & Soc. Dev, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia
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- School of Health & Soc. Dev, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia.,Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia
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- School of Public Health, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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Randall CL, Hort K, Huebner CE, Mallott E, Mancl L, Milgrom P, Nelson L, Senturia K, Weiner BJ, Cunha-Cruz J. Organizational Readiness to Implement System Changes in an Alaskan Tribal Dental Care Organization. JDR Clin Trans Res 2019; 5:156-165. [PMID: 31499017 DOI: 10.1177/2380084419871904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Tribal health care systems are striving to implement internal changes to improve dental care access and delivery and reduce health inequities for American Indian and Alaska Native children. Within similar systems, organizational readiness to implement change has been associated with adoption of system-level changes and affected by organizational factors, including culture, resources, and structure. OBJECTIVES The objectives of this study were to assess organizational readiness to implement changes related to delivery of evidence-based dental care within a tribal health care organization and determine workforce- and perceived work environment-related factors associated with readiness. METHODS A 92-item questionnaire was completed online by 78 employees, including dental providers, dental assistants, and support staff (88% response rate). The questionnaire queried readiness for implementation (Organizational Readiness for Implementing Change), organizational context and resources, workforce issues, organizational functioning, and demographics. RESULTS Average scores for the change commitment and change efficacy domains (readiness for implementation) were 3.93 (SD = .75) and 3.85 (SD = .80), respectively, where the maximum best score was 5. Perceived quality of management, a facet of organizational functioning, was the only significant predictor of readiness to implement change (B = .727, SE = .181, P < .0002) when all other variables were accounted for. CONCLUSION Results suggest that when staff members (including dentists, dental therapists, hygienists, assistants, and support staff) from a tribal health care organization perceive management to be high quality, they are more supportive of organizational changes that promote evidence-based practices. Readiness-for-change scores indicate an organization capable of institutional adoption of new policies and procedures. In this case, use of more effective management strategies may be one of the changes most critical for enhancing institutional behaviors to improve population health and reduce health inequities. KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER STATEMENT The results of this study can be used by clinicians and other leaders implementing changes within dental care organizations. To promote organizational readiness for change and, ultimately, more expedient and efficient adoption of system-level changes by stakeholders, consideration should be given to organizational functioning generally and quality of management practices specifically.
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- C L Randall
- Department of Oral Health Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium, Juneau, AK, USA
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- Department of Oral Health Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium, Juneau, AK, USA
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- Department of Oral Health Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Oral Health Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- School of Nursing, Washington State University, Spokane, WA, USA
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- Department of Oral Health Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.,Department of Health Services, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Health Services, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.,Department of Global Health, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Oral Health Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.,Department of Health Services, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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Yakovchenko V, Hogan TP, Houston TK, Richardson L, Lipschitz J, Petrakis BA, Gillespie C, McInnes DK. Automated Text Messaging With Patients in Department of Veterans Affairs Specialty Clinics: Cluster Randomized Trial. J Med Internet Res 2019; 21:e14750. [PMID: 31444872 PMCID: PMC6729116 DOI: 10.2196/14750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2019] [Revised: 07/12/2019] [Accepted: 07/19/2019] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Background Acceptability of mobile phone text messaging as a means of asynchronous communication between health care systems and patients is growing. The US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has adopted an automated texting system (aTS) for national rollout. The aTS allows providers to develop clinical texting protocols to promote patient self-management and allows clinical teams to monitor patient progress between in-person visits. Texting-supported hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment has not been previously tested. Objective Guided by the Practical, Robust Implementation and Sustainability Model (PRISM), we developed an aTS HCV protocol and conducted a mixed methods, hybrid type 2 effectiveness implementation study comparing two programs supporting implementation of the aTS HCV protocol for medication adherence in patients with HCV. Methods Seven VA HCV specialty clinics were randomized to usual aTS implementation versus an augmented implementation facilitation program. Implementation process measures included facilitation metrics, usability, and usefulness. Implementation outcomes included provider and patient use of the aTS HCV protocol, and effectiveness outcomes included medication adherence, health perceptions and behaviors, and sustained virologic response (SVR). Results Across the seven randomized clinics, there were 293 facilitation events using a core set of nine implementation strategies (157 events in augmented implementation facilitation, 136 events in usual implementation). Providers found the aTS appropriate with high potential for scale-up but not without difficulties in startup, patient selection and recruitment, and clinic workflow integration. Patients largely found the aTS easy to use and helpful; however, low perceived need for self-management support contributed to high declination. Reach and use was modest with 197 patients approached, 71 (36%) enrolled, 50 (25%) authenticated, and 32 (16%) using the aTS. In augmented implementation facilitation clinics, more patients actively used the aTS HCV protocol compared with usual clinic patients (20% vs 12%). Patients who texted reported lower distress about failing HCV treatment (13/15, 87%, vs 8/15, 53%; P=.05) and better adherence to HCV medication (11/15, 73%, reporting excellent adherence vs 6/15, 40%; P=.06), although SVR did not differ by group. Conclusions The aTS is a promising intervention for improving patient self-management; however, augmented approaches to implementation may be needed to support clinician buy-in and patient engagement. Considering the behavioral, social, organizational, and technical scale-up challenges that we documented, successful and sustained implementation of the aTS may require implementation strategies that operate at the clinic, provider, and patient levels. Trial Registration Retrospectively registered at ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03898349; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03898349
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- Vera Yakovchenko
- Center for Healthcare Organization and Implementation Research, Bedford Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Department of Veterans Affairs, Bedford, MA, United States
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- Center for Healthcare Organization and Implementation Research, Bedford Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Department of Veterans Affairs, Bedford, MA, United States.,Division of Health Informatics and Implementation Science, Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, United States
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- Division of Health Informatics and Implementation Science, Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Amherst, MA, United States
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- Center for Healthcare Organization and Implementation Research, Bedford Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Department of Veterans Affairs, Bedford, MA, United States
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- Brigham and Women's Hospital Department of Psychiatry, Boston, MA, United States.,Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Center for Healthcare Organization and Implementation Research, Bedford Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Department of Veterans Affairs, Bedford, MA, United States
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- Center for Healthcare Organization and Implementation Research, Bedford Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Department of Veterans Affairs, Bedford, MA, United States
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- Center for Healthcare Organization and Implementation Research, Bedford Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Department of Veterans Affairs, Bedford, MA, United States.,Department of Health Law Policy and Management, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States
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Storkholm MH, Savage C, Tessma MK, Salvig JD, Mazzocato P. Ready for the Triple Aim? Perspectives on organizational readiness for implementing change from a Danish obstetrics and gynecology department. BMC Health Serv Res 2019; 19:517. [PMID: 31340843 PMCID: PMC6657111 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-019-4319-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2019] [Accepted: 07/02/2019] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND As health care strives towards the Triple Aim of improved population health, patient experience, and reduced costs, an organization's readiness for change may be a key factor. The concept refers to the collective commitment of organizational members to a change and belief in their shared ability to make that change happen (efficacy). This study aims to assess the organizational readiness for implementing large-scale change at a clinical department in pursuit of the Triple Aim and to determine key associated factors. METHODS A cross-sectional study at a Danish Obstetrics and Gynecology department faced with external pressure to become more efficient without compromising patient outcomes and experience. The Organisational Readiness for Implementing Change (ORIC) questionnaire was distributed to all employees (n = 403). Descriptive statistics was used to assess overall organizational readiness and single items. The between-group differences in subject characteristics were assessed with independent t-test and non-parametric test. Multiple linear regression was employed to control for potential confounders. RESULTS Response rate was 72%. The level of agreement with the commitment statements was high, and low with the efficacy statements. We did not observe statistically significant differences in the overall score between organizational sections or in relation to gender, age, or profession. Managerial status (B = 3.2, 95% CI = .52, 5.9, P = .02) or interim employment(B = 2.7, 95% CI = .47, 4.9, P = .02) were significant predictors of a high change efficacy score after controlling for potential confounders. CONCLUSIONS Changes related to pursuit of the Triple Aim were seen as something that "has to" be done, but left managers, and even more so staff, wondering what "to do" and "how to" do it. Change strategies should therefore address these uncertainties by translating political "have to's" proposals that resonate with staff, spark engagement, and clarify "how to" deal with the complexity of large-scale change.
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- Marie Höjriis Storkholm
- Medical Management Centre, Department of Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics, Karolinska Institutet, Tomtebodavägen 18A, 171 77 Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Medical Management Centre, Department of Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics, Karolinska Institutet, Tomtebodavägen 18A, 171 77 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Medical Statistics Unit, Department of Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Medical Management Centre, Department of Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics, Karolinska Institutet, Tomtebodavägen 18A, 171 77 Stockholm, Sweden
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Crane M, Bohn-Goldbaum E, Lloyd B, Rissel C, Bauman A, Indig D, Khanal S, Grunseit A. Evaluation of Get Healthy at Work, a state-wide workplace health promotion program in Australia. BMC Public Health 2019; 19:183. [PMID: 30760237 PMCID: PMC6373144 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-019-6493-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2018] [Accepted: 01/29/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Workplace health programs (WHPs) may improve adult health but very little evidence exists on multi-level WHPs implemented at-scale and so the relationship between program implementation factors and outcomes of WHPs are poorly understood. This study evaluated Get Healthy at Work (GHaW), a state-wide government-funded WHP in Australia. METHODS A mixed-method design included a longitudinal quasi-experimental survey of businesses registered with GHaW and a comparison group of businesses surveyed over a 12-month period. Semi-structured interviews and focus groups with key contacts and employees of selected intervention group businesses and the service providers of the program were conducted to assess program adoption and adaptation. RESULTS Positive business-level changes in workplace culture were observed over time among GHaW businesses compared with the control group. Multilevel regression modelling revealed perceptions that employees were generally healthy (p = 0.045 timeXgroup effect) and that the workplace promoted healthy behaviours (p = 0.004 timeXgroup effect) improved significantly while the control group reported no change in work culture perceptions. Changes in perceptions about work productivity were not observed; however only one third of businesses registered for the program had adopted GHaW during the evaluation period. Qualitative results revealed a number of factors contributing to program adoption: which depended on program delivery (e.g., logistics, technology and communication channels), design features of the program, and organisational factors (primarily business size and previous experience of WHPs). CONCLUSIONS Evaluation of program factors is important to improve program delivery and uptake and to ensure greater scalability. GHaW has the potential to improve workplace health culture, which may lead to better health promoting work environments. These results imply that government can play a central role in enabling prioritisation and incentivising health promotion in the workplace.
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- Melanie Crane
- Prevention Research Collaboration, The Charles Perkins Centre, Sydney School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006 Australia
- The Australian Prevention Partnership Centre, Ultimo, NSW 2007 Australia
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- Prevention Research Collaboration, The Charles Perkins Centre, Sydney School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006 Australia
- The Australian Prevention Partnership Centre, Ultimo, NSW 2007 Australia
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- NSW Office of Preventive Health, Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, NSW 2170 Australia
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- NSW Office of Preventive Health, Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, NSW 2170 Australia
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- Prevention Research Collaboration, The Charles Perkins Centre, Sydney School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006 Australia
- The Australian Prevention Partnership Centre, Ultimo, NSW 2007 Australia
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- Prevention Research Collaboration, The Charles Perkins Centre, Sydney School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006 Australia
- The Australian Prevention Partnership Centre, Ultimo, NSW 2007 Australia
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- NSW Office of Preventive Health, Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, NSW 2170 Australia
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- Prevention Research Collaboration, The Charles Perkins Centre, Sydney School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006 Australia
- The Australian Prevention Partnership Centre, Ultimo, NSW 2007 Australia
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Storkholm MH, Mazzocato P, Tessma MK, Savage C. Assessing the reliability and validity of the Danish version of Organizational Readiness for Implementing Change (ORIC). Implement Sci 2018; 13:78. [PMID: 29871691 PMCID: PMC5989337 DOI: 10.1186/s13012-018-0769-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2018] [Accepted: 05/22/2018] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Background Organizational change initiatives in health care frequently achieve only partial implementation success. Understanding an organizational readiness for change (ORC) may be a way to develop more effective and efficient change strategies. Denmark, like many countries, has begun a major system-wide structural reform which involves considerable changes in service delivery. Due to the lack of a validated Danish instrument, we aimed to translate and validate a Danish version of the Organizational Readiness for Implementing Change (ORIC) questionnaire. It measures if organizational members are confident in their collective commitment towards and ability (efficacy) to implement organizational change. ORIC is concise, grounded in theory, and designed, but not yet validated among employees in a real hospital setting. Methods The 12-item ORIC instrument was translated into Danish and back-translated to English. Employees (N = 284) at a hospital department facing a major organizational change in the Central Denmark Region completed the questionnaire. Face and content validity was ascertained. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) were used to assess construct validity. Reliability was assessed with Cronbach’s alpha. Item response theory (Rasch analysis) was used to determine item and person reliability. Results Response rate was 72%. A two factor (commitment and efficacy), 11-item scale, of the Danish language ORIC was shown to be valid (CFI = .95, RMSEA = .067, and CMNI/DF = 2.32) and reliable (Cronbach’s alpha 0.88) in a health care setting. Item response analysis confirmed acceptable person and item separation reliability. Conclusions Our version of ORIC showed acceptable validity and reliability as an instrument for measuring readiness for implementing organizational change in a Danish-speaking health care population. For health care managers interested in evaluating their organizations and tailor change strategies, ORIC’s brevity and theoretical underpinnings could make it an appealing and feasible tool to develop more successful change efforts. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s13012-018-0769-y) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Marie Höjriis Storkholm
- Department of Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics, Medical Management Centre, Karolinska Institutet, Tomtebodavägen 18A, 171 77, Stockholm, Sweden. .,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.
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- Department of Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics, Medical Management Centre, Karolinska Institutet, Tomtebodavägen 18A, 171 77, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics, Medical Management Centre, Karolinska Institutet, Tomtebodavägen 18A, 171 77, Stockholm, Sweden
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Helfrich CD, Kohn MJ, Stapleton A, Allen CL, Hammerback KE, Chan KCG, Parrish AT, Ryan DE, Weiner BJ, Harris JR, Hannon PA. Readiness to Change Over Time: Change Commitment and Change Efficacy in a Workplace Health-Promotion Trial. Front Public Health 2018; 6:110. [PMID: 29740572 PMCID: PMC5925216 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2018.00110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2018] [Accepted: 04/03/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Introduction Organizational readiness to change may be a key determinant of implementation success and a mediator of the effectiveness of implementation interventions. If organizational readiness can be reliably and validly assessed at the outset of a change initiative, it could be used to assess the effectiveness of implementation-support activities by measuring changes in readiness factors over time. Methods We analyzed two waves of readiness-to-change survey data collected as part of a three-arm, randomized controlled trial to implement evidence-based health promotion practices in small worksites in low-wage industries. We measured five readiness factors: context (favorable broader conditions); change valence (valuing health promotion); information assessment (demands and resources to implement health promotion); change commitment (an intention to implement health promotion); and change efficacy (a belief in shared ability to implement health promotion). We expected commitment and efficacy to increase at intervention sites along with their self-reported effort to implement health promotion practices, termed wellness-program effort. We compared means between baseline and 15 months, and between intervention and control sites. We used linear regression to test whether intervention and control sites differed in their change-readiness scores over time. Results Only context and change commitment met reliability thresholds. Change commitment declined significantly for both control (-0.39) and interventions sites (-0.29) from baseline to 15 months, while context did not change for either. Only wellness program effort at 15 months, but not at baseline, differed significantly between control and intervention sites (1.20 controls, 2.02 intervention). Regression analyses resulted in two significant differences between intervention and control sites in changes from baseline to 15 months: (1) intervention sites exhibited significantly smaller change in context scores relative to control sites over time and (2) intervention sites exhibited significantly higher changes in wellness program effort relative to control sites. Discussion Contrary to our hypothesis, change commitment declined significantly at both Healthlinks and control sites, even as wellness-program effort increased significantly at HealthLinks sites. Regression to the mean may explain the decline in change commitment. Future research needs to assess whether baseline commitment is an independent predictor of wellness-program effort or an effect modifier of the HealthLinks intervention.
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- Christian D Helfrich
- Seattle-Denver Center of Innovation for Veteran-Centered and Value-Driven Care, US Department of Veterans Affairs, Seattle, WA, United States.,Department of Health Services, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
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- Health Promotion Research Center, A CDC Prevention Research Center, Department of Health Services, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
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- Department of Health Services, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
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- Health Promotion Research Center, A CDC Prevention Research Center, Department of Health Services, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
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- Health Promotion Research Center, A CDC Prevention Research Center, Department of Health Services, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
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- Health Promotion Research Center, A CDC Prevention Research Center, Department of Health Services, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
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- Health Promotion Research Center, A CDC Prevention Research Center, Department of Health Services, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
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- Health Promotion Research Center, A CDC Prevention Research Center, Department of Health Services, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
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- Health Promotion Research Center, A CDC Prevention Research Center, Department of Health Services, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
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- Department of Health Services, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States.,Health Promotion Research Center, A CDC Prevention Research Center, Department of Health Services, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
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- Health Promotion Research Center, A CDC Prevention Research Center, Department of Health Services, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
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Hammerback K, Hannon PA, Parrish AT, Allen C, Kohn MJ, Harris JR. Comparing Strategies for Recruiting Small, Low-Wage Worksites for Community-Based Health Promotion Research. HEALTH EDUCATION & BEHAVIOR 2018; 45:690-696. [PMID: 29658314 DOI: 10.1177/1090198118769360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND HealthLinks is a workplace health promotion program developed in partnership with the American Cancer Society. It delivers a package of evidence-based interventions and implementation support to small worksites in low-wage industries. As part of a randomized, controlled trial of HealthLinks, we studied approaches to recruiting these worksites. AIMS This study aims to guide future recruitment for community-based worksite health promotion interventions by comparing three approaches, including leveraging relationships with community partners. METHOD We recruited 78 small, low-wage worksites in King County, Washington, to participate in the trial via three approaches: phone calls to companies on a purchased list ("cold"), phone calls to a list of eligible companies provided by a health insurer ("lukewarm"), and personal referrals from local health insurers and brokers ("warm"). Eligible and interested worksites received an in-person visit from researchers and completed additional steps to enroll. RESULTS Of the worksites screened and deemed eligible, 32% of the "cold" worksites enrolled in HealthLinks, as did 48% and 60%, respectively, of the "lukewarm" and "warm" worksites. Compared with "warm" worksites, "cold" worksites were twice as likely to be ineligible. DISCUSSION Two distinct factors help explain why "warmer" worksites were more likely to enroll in HealthLinks. First, eligibility was significantly higher among warmer referrals. Second, most of the warm-referred worksites eligible for the study agreed to meet in person with the project team to hear more about the project. CONCLUSIONS "Warmer" recruitment approaches yielded higher recruitment. Leveraging relationships with community partners can help researchers identify and successfully recruit small, low-wage worksites.
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Shirazi M, Moradi K, Haeri Mehrizi AA, Keshmiri F, Montazeri A. Readiness to change for interprofessional collaboration in healthcare: Development and validation of a theory-based instrument. J Interprof Care 2018; 32:539-548. [PMID: 29589773 DOI: 10.1080/13561820.2018.1448371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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This paper presents a study that aimed to develop and validate a theory-based instrument for the assessment of readiness to change for interprofessional collaboration in healthcare (IPC-TTM). The instrument was developed in the Persian language and tested in the Iranian context. Healthcare professionals from medical and nursing professions participated in the assessment of validity and reliability of the instrument. We conducted this psychometric study in two phases: First, the questionnaire was developed based on the transtheoretical model (TTM) through literature review and expert panel. Then, in the validation phase, we held three modified Delphi rounds to assess the content and face validity of the questionnaire. We used confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) to evaluate the fit of the questionnaire as applied to modified TTM. Reliability of the final instrument was tested by assessing the test-retest reliability of instrument items with Kappa coefficient. We also calculated the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) and Cronbach's alpha to assess the test-retest reliability and internal consistency of the instrument sub-scales. The initial item pool consisted of 30 items and three sub-scales (Attitude, Intention, and Action). The content validity of the questionnaire was confirmed with 17 items. Based on the CFA results two additional items were deleted to increase the fit of the model. The final instrument was confirmed with 15 items and three sub-scales. Reliability assessment on the 15-item instrument showed an acceptable test-retest reliability of the instrument items. ICC values for the Attitude, Intention, and Action sub-scales of the instrument were calculated as 0.82, 0.73, and 0.71, respectively. Moreover, Cronbach's alpha for the Attitude, Intention, and Action sub-scales were 0.85, 0.73, and 0.77, respectively. This study offers a new theory-based instrument to measure readiness to change for interprofessional collaboration in healthcare in the Iranian context. The questionnaire can be used for 'needs assessment' in developing tailored educational interventions and self-assessments in interprofessional education studies.
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Affiliation(s)
- Mandana Shirazi
- a Educational Development Center, Department of Medical Education , Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Tehran , Iran.,b Clinical Science Education Department , Karolinska Institutet , Sodersukest , Sweden
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- c Evidence-Based Practice Research Center, Endocrine and Metabolism Research Institute , Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Tehran , Iran
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- d Health Metrics Research Center , Iranian Institute for Health Sciences Research, Academic Center for Education, Culture and Research , Tehran , Iran
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- e Educational Development Center, Medical Education Department , Health Faculty, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences , Yazd , Iran
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- d Health Metrics Research Center , Iranian Institute for Health Sciences Research, Academic Center for Education, Culture and Research , Tehran , Iran
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