Outcome
| Type |
Measure |
Description |
Time frame |
Safety issue |
| Primary |
Change in Team Attendance |
Attendance for each Design Team meeting (1-2 times per month) |
Through study completion, an average of three years |
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| Primary |
Change in Team Engagement |
Percentage of yes responses for 2 survey items collected following Design Team meetings (1-2 times per month): "I spoke up and gave my opinion at this meeting" and "My opinion was considered seriously by others at this meeting." (Yes, no, somewhat). Items are computed individually. |
Through study completion, an average of three years |
|
| Primary |
Change in Level of Committee Activity |
A qualitative summary of field notes collected by research personnel following Design Team meetings (1-2 times per month) over the course of the study |
Through study completion, an average of three years |
|
| Primary |
Change in team-selected health/safety/well-being issue |
Targeted pre- and post-intervention surveys will be designed and administered by the Design Team |
Through study completion, an average of two years |
|
| Secondary |
Proportion of content followed according to the HWPP protocol |
A process measure that will be determined by adherence to HWPP protocol and pre-designed agendas for Design Team meetings (1-2 times per month) |
Through study completion, an average of three years |
|
| Secondary |
Change in scope of health/safety/well-being |
Periodic interviews, designed by the research team, will be conducted with Design Team co-facilitators and Steering Committee Champions, and compared to results from baseline leadership interviews, designed by the research team, regarding scope of health/safety/well-being |
Through study completion, an average of three years |
|
| Secondary |
Shared labor-management awareness of job-related health issues |
Interim interviews, designed by the research team, will be conducted with Design Team co-facilitators and Steering Committee Champions. |
Through study completion, an average of two years |
|
| Secondary |
Work Ability of Employees |
The "All-Employee Survey" includes items from the Work Ability Index (Ilmarinen, 1991). Scores range from 7-49. Higher scores indicate better work ability. |
Prior to random selection of immediate and delayed intervention site, and 3 years later |
|
| Secondary |
Quality of Care of Patients/Residents: All-Employee Survey |
The "All-Employee Survey" includes three items related to quality of care from Aiken et al., 2002. Items are computed individually. |
Prior to random selection of immediate and delayed intervention site, and 3 years later |
|
| Secondary |
Organizational Support for Health, Safety, and Wellbeing |
The "All-Employee Survey" includes eight selected items from the Nordic Occupational Safety Climate Questionnaire (NOSACQ50). The score is an average of the 8 items. The score ranges from 1-4, where higher scores indicate better support from management for safety. |
Prior to random selection of immediate and delayed intervention site, and 3 years later |
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| Secondary |
Employee Burnout: Exhaustion and Disengagement |
The "All-Employee Survey" includes 6 questions, 3 related to exhaustion and 3 related to disengagement (Demerouti, 2000; Halbeslebeni 2005). The score is an average of the items. The score ranges from 1-5, where higher scores indicate more exhaustion and more disengagement. |
Prior to random selection of immediate and delayed intervention site, and 3 years later |
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| Secondary |
Frequency of Threats, Assault, and Harassment of Employees |
The "All-Employee Survey" includes 3 questions designed by the research team, including "In the past 6 months have you experienced someone who threatened to physically hurt or assault you?" "In the past 6 months have you experienced someone who did hurt or assault you?" "In the past 6 months have you experienced someone who sexually harassed you?" (Response categories: none, patient/family member/visitor, supervisor, other employee). Items are computed individually. |
Prior to random selection of immediate and delayed intervention site, and 3 years later |
|
| Secondary |
Change in Worker Injuries |
Annual rates of work-related injuries reported to the Workers' Compensation system - overall and by job type, and selected subgroups such as assault or back injury |
Through study completion, an average of five years |
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| Secondary |
Musculoskeletal Pain |
The "All-Employee Survey" includes questions related to musculoskeletal pain in various body regions (low back, shoulder/upper arm, forearm/wrist/hand, knee, neck, ankle/foot) in the last three months. Level of discomfort (none, mild, moderate, severe, extreme) and measures of severity (use of pain relievers, surgery/physical therapy) are also included for each body region. Pain in each body region is computed individually. |
Prior to random selection of immediate and delayed intervention site, and 3 years later |
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