Evaluation of a pilot healthy eating intervention in restaurants and food stores of a rural community: a randomized community trial

Table 2 Selection, implementation, and maintenance of WES strategies across outlets and time points: direct observation data

Possible restaurant strategies	Restaurants selecting and implementing			Possible store strategies	Stores selecting and implementing
Possible restaurant strategies	Initially selected^a	Observed at mid^b	Observed at post^c	Possible store strategies	Initially selected^a	Observed at mid^b	Observed at post^c
Window cling	7	7	7	Window cling	2	2	2
Signs on the counter	2	4	3	Signs on service counter	2	2	2
Signs by the register	2	3	0	Signs by registers	2	2	2
Menu stickers	3	1	2	Staff wears WES pins	0	0	0
Menu inserts	6	3	2	Signs for local produce	1	0	0
Table tents	4	5	5	Point-of-purchase signs	2	2	2
Promotion of WES items by wait staff	7	0	0	Healthy recipes	2	2	2
Wait staff can explain WES*	7	7	6	Shopping list for healthy recipes	0	0	0
Wait staff can recommend WES items*	7	7	6	In-store display**	2	2	2
Restaurant offers one or more WES meal	7	7	7	Bag stuffers**	2	2	0
				Staff can explain WES*	2	2	2
				Staff can recommend WES items*	2	2	1
	Strategies in restaurants (Out of 10 possible strategies)				Strategies in stores (Out of 12 possible strategies)
	Initially selected ^d	Mid ^e	Post ^f		Initially selected ^d	Mid ^e	Post ^f
Total Number of Strategies, Mean (SD)	7.73 (1.29)	6.29 (1.11)	5.43 (1.62)		9.5 (0.5)	9.0 (0.0)	7.5 (0.7)

^aNumber of outlets selecting each strategy prior to launching the intervention.
^bNumber of outlets implementing the strategy at mid-intervention point (5 months after launching the intervention).
^bNumber of outlets implementing the strategy at post-intervention point (10 months after launching the intervention).
^dAverage number of intervention strategies per outlet selected prior to launching the intervention.
^eAverage number of intervention strategies per outlet implemented at mid-intervention point (5 months after launching the intervention).
^fAverage number of intervention strategies per outlet implemented at post-intervention point (10 months after launching the intervention).
*Assessed upon probing by WES staff during audit.
**Assessed based on observation by WES staff and/or reports from outlet managers.

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