Table 1 The process evaluation components, description and data sources of the process evaluation of starting job-specific workers’ health surveillance for construction workers
From: Improving occupational health care for construction workers: a process evaluation
Component | Description | Data source |
|---|---|---|
Reach | Participation: the attendance rate | Recruitment record |
Dose received | Engagement of the worker with the intervention. | Workers’ questionnaires directly after WHS and three months after WHS |
Questions (yes/no): | ||
1. Did the OP advise you any preventive actions? (directly after WHS) | ||
2. Do you think you will act upon the advice of the OP? (directly after WHS) | ||
3. Did the OP advise you any preventive actions? (three months after WHS) | ||
4. Did you act upon the advice of the OP? (three months after WHS) | ||
Remembrance of the advice at follow-up: agreement between question 1 and 3. | ||
Fidelity | Extent to which the intervention was conducted as designed and the requested protocol was followed, based on eight performance indicators: | Documents of the WHS, checklists and workers’ questionnaire |
1. Correct processing of the questionnaire data by the medical assistant and the OP (yes/no). | ||
2. Correct processing of the summary of results of all components of WHS (yes/no). | ||
3. Correct processing of the results of the physical performance test by the ergonomist (yes/no). | ||
4. Advise to the OP based on the physical performance test by the ergonomist (yes/no). | ||
5. Signs to intervene were correctly determined by the OP (yes/no). | ||
6. Signs to intervene were prioritised before counselling by the OP (yes/no). | ||
7. Evaluation of prioritisation after counselling by the OP (yes/no). | ||
8. Written advice provided by the OP. | ||
Question (yes/no): Did you receive the written advice of the OP? | ||
Dose delivered | Effort of the OP: Provided the OP their written advice to the worker and accomplished the preventive actions that they intended to initiate? | Workers’ questionnaire, OHS’ registry |
Knowledge | Increase in the insight of the workers in their health status and work ability (0–10) | Workers’ questionnaire |
Satisfaction | Satisfaction of the workers with the WHS as a whole and its components (questionnaire, physical performance test, counselling by the OP). (0–10) | Workers’ questionnaire |
Perceived effect | Perceived (future) effect of the preventive action(s) on health and work ability. (0–10) | Workers’ questionnaire |
Context | Environment | Interviews with occupational health professionals |
Organisational and financial aspects | ||
Individual circumstances |