Table 1 Data collection instruments for “Working on Wellness” program implementation and evaluation
Instrument | Source of information | Time of administration | Key measures |
|---|---|---|---|
Program application | Employer representative | Baseline | Economic sector; workforce size, estimated turnover and proportion low-wage employees; employer readiness to participate |
On-boarding survey | Employer representative | Baseline | Workforce demographics; conditions of work (e.g., shift schedules); current wellness activities offered |
Non-participant survey | Employer representative | Post enrollment deadline (Cohort 1 only) | Top reasons for not participating; opinions of the program; recommendations for future programs |
Exit interviews | Employer representative | After enrolled employers withdrew | Primary reasons for withdrawal; barriers to participation and implementation |
Employee Needs and Interests survey | Employee self-administration | Baseline; End of program | Health/disease conditions; health behaviors; overall health risk; wellness topics and activities of interest |
Environmental Scan | Employer representative | Baseline | Current employee health, safety, and well-being policies and programs |
Worksite Wellness Action Plan | Employer representative | During program (after key curriculum milestones) | Program planning: budget, goals and objectives, intended interventions, community partners, and resources |
Worksite Wellness Evaluation Report | Employer representative | Post-intervention implementation | Types of interventions implemented (programs and policies); spending |
Process evaluation group interviews with WoW personnel | Program delivery staff members | After each cohort’s program | Programmatic successes, challenges, and recommendations for change: planning, recruitment, survey administration, project management, etc. |
Key informant interviews | Wellness Champions at participating organizations | Post-intervention and at least 1 year later (Cohorts 1 and 2 only) | Types of interventions implemented (programs and policies); spending. Usefulness, value, involvement, and satisfaction levels, recommendations for improvements, challenges, sustainability |