J Occup Environ Med. 2013 Dec;55(12 Suppl):S86-8. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000000036.

The Intervention Design and Analysis Scorecard: a planning tool for participatory design of integrated health and safety interventions in the workplace.

Robertson M¹, Henning R, Warren N, Nobrega S, Dove-Steinkamp M, Tibirica L, Bizarro A; CPH-NEW Research Team.

Author information

1: From the Center for the Promotion of Health in the New England Workplace (Drs Robertson, Henning, and Warren, Ms Nobrega, Ms Dove-Steinkamp, Ms Tibirica, Ms Bizarro, and the CPH-NEW Research Team), University of Connecticut, Storrs, Conn, and University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, Mass; Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety (Dr Robertson), Hopkinton, Mass; University of Connecticut (Dr Henning, Ms Dove-Steinkamp, Ms Bizarro), Storrs, Conn; University of Connecticut Health Center (Dr Warren), Farmington, Conn; and University of Massachusetts Lowell (Ms Nobrega, Ms Tibirica), Lowell, Mass.

Abstract

OBJECTIVE:

As part of a Research-to-Practice Toolkit development effort by the Center for the Promotion of Health in the New England Workplace, to develop and test a structured participatory approach for engaging front-line employees in the design of integrated health protection and promotion interventions.

METHODS:

On the basis of a participatory ergonomics framework, the Intervention Design and Analysis Scorecard (IDEAS) provides a stepwise approach for developing intervention proposals, including root cause analysis and setting evaluation criteria such as scope, obstacles, and cost/benefit trade-offs. The IDEAS was tested at four diverse worksites with trained facilitators.

RESULTS:

Employees were able to develop and gain management support for integrated interventions at each worksite.

CONCLUSIONS:

The IDEAS can be used effectively by front-line employees to plan integrated interventions in a program dedicated to continuous improvement of employee health protection/promotion and Total Worker Health.