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Am J Health Promot. 2015 Aug 25. [Epub ahead of print]
[h=1]Promoting Influenza Vaccination to Restaurant Employees.[/h] Graves MC, Harris JR, Hannon PA, Hammerback K, Parrish AT, Ahmed F, Zhou C, Allen CL.
[h=3]Abstract[/h] Purpose . To evaluate an evidence-based workplace approach to increasing adult influenza vaccination levels applied in the restaurant setting Design . We implemented an intervention and conducted a pre/post analysis to determine effect on vaccination. Setting . Eleven Seattle-area restaurants. Subjects . Restaurants with 25+ employees speaking English or Spanish and over 18 years. Intervention . Restaurants received influenza vaccination promotion materials, assistance arranging on-site vaccination events, and free influenza vaccinations for employees. Measures . Pre/post employee surveys of vaccination status with direct observation and employer interviews to evaluate implementation. Analysis . We conducted descriptive analysis of employee survey data and performed qualitative analysis of implementation data. To assess intervention effect, we used a mixed-effects logistic regression model with a restaurant-specific random effect. Results . Vaccination levels increased from 26% to 46% (adjusted odds ratio 2.33, 95% confidence interval 1.69, 3.22), with 428 employees surveyed preintervention, 305 surveyed postintervention, and response rates of 73% and 55%, respectively. The intervention was effective across subgroups, but there were restaurant-level differences. Conclusion . An access-based workplace intervention can increase influenza vaccination levels in restaurant employees, but restaurant-level factors may influence success.
[h=4]KEYWORDS:[/h] Employee; Health focus: medical self care; Immunization; Influenza; Manuscript format: research; Outcome measure: behavioral; Prevention Research; Promotion; Research purpose: intervention testing; Setting: workplace; Strategy: behavior change; Study design: pre/post analysis; Target population age: adults; Target population circumstances: low-income, Hispanic/Latino; Vaccination; Workplace
PMID: 26305606 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
[h=1]Promoting Influenza Vaccination to Restaurant Employees.[/h] Graves MC, Harris JR, Hannon PA, Hammerback K, Parrish AT, Ahmed F, Zhou C, Allen CL.
[h=3]Abstract[/h] Purpose . To evaluate an evidence-based workplace approach to increasing adult influenza vaccination levels applied in the restaurant setting Design . We implemented an intervention and conducted a pre/post analysis to determine effect on vaccination. Setting . Eleven Seattle-area restaurants. Subjects . Restaurants with 25+ employees speaking English or Spanish and over 18 years. Intervention . Restaurants received influenza vaccination promotion materials, assistance arranging on-site vaccination events, and free influenza vaccinations for employees. Measures . Pre/post employee surveys of vaccination status with direct observation and employer interviews to evaluate implementation. Analysis . We conducted descriptive analysis of employee survey data and performed qualitative analysis of implementation data. To assess intervention effect, we used a mixed-effects logistic regression model with a restaurant-specific random effect. Results . Vaccination levels increased from 26% to 46% (adjusted odds ratio 2.33, 95% confidence interval 1.69, 3.22), with 428 employees surveyed preintervention, 305 surveyed postintervention, and response rates of 73% and 55%, respectively. The intervention was effective across subgroups, but there were restaurant-level differences. Conclusion . An access-based workplace intervention can increase influenza vaccination levels in restaurant employees, but restaurant-level factors may influence success.
[h=4]KEYWORDS:[/h] Employee; Health focus: medical self care; Immunization; Influenza; Manuscript format: research; Outcome measure: behavioral; Prevention Research; Promotion; Research purpose: intervention testing; Setting: workplace; Strategy: behavior change; Study design: pre/post analysis; Target population age: adults; Target population circumstances: low-income, Hispanic/Latino; Vaccination; Workplace
PMID: 26305606 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]