Evaluation of caregiver-friendly workplace policy (CFWPs) interventions on the health of full-time caregiver employees (CEs): implementation and cost-benefit analysis

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作者
Williams, Allison M. [1 ]
Tompa, Emile [2 ]
Lero, Donna S. [3 ]
Fast, Janet [4 ]
Yazdani, Amin [1 ,5 ,6 ]
Zeytinoglu, Isik U. [7 ]
机构
[1] McMaster Univ, Sch Geog & Earth Sci, Gen Sci Bldg 209,1280 Main St West, Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1, Canada
[2] Univ Toronto, Inst Work & Hlth, 481 Univ Ave,Suite 800, Toronto, ON M5G 2E9, Canada
[3] Univ Guelph, Macdonald Inst, Dept Family Relat & Appl Nutr, 227A,50 Macdonald St, Guelph, ON N1G 1Y1, Canada
[4] Univ Alberta, Dept Human Ecol, Agr Forestry Ctr 2 06, Edmonton, AB T6G 2P5, Canada
[5] Univ Waterloo, Dept Kinesiol, 200 Univ Ave West, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada
[6] Conestoga Coll, 200 Univ Ave West, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada
[7] McMaster Univ, DeGroote Sch Business, Dept Human Resources & Management, 405,1280 Main St West, Hamilton, ON L8S 4M4, Canada
来源
BMC PUBLIC HEALTH | 2017年 / 17卷
基金
加拿大健康研究院;
关键词
Intervention research; Workplace accommodations; Mixed methods; Knowledge translation; Health; FAMILY-MEMBERS; WORK; CARE; ELDERCARE; PROGRAMS; CONTEXT; SUPPORT; GENDER;
D O I
10.1186/s12889-017-4722-9
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
Background: Current Canadian evidence illustrating the health benefits and cost-effectiveness of caregiver-friendly workplace policies is needed if Canadian employers are to adopt and integrate caregiver-friendly workplace policies into their employment practices. The goal of this three-year, three study research project is to provide such evidence for the auto manufacturing and educational services sectors. The research questions being addressed are: What are the impacts for employers (economic) and workers (health) of caregiver-friendly workplace policy intervention(s) for full-time caregiver-employees? What are the impacts for employers, workers and society of the caregiver-friendly workplace policy intervention(s) in each participating workplace? What contextual factors impact the successful implementation of caregiver-friendly workplace policy intervention(s)? Methods: Using a pre-post-test comparative case study design, Study A will determine the effectiveness of newly implemented caregiver-friendly workplace policy intervention(s) across two workplaces to determine impacts on caregiver-employee health. A quasi-experimental pre-post design will allow the caregiver-friendly workplace policy intervention(s) to be tested with respect to potential impacts on health, and specifically on caregiver employee mental, psychosocial, and physical health. Framed within a comparative case study design, Study B will utilize cost-benefit and cost-effectiveness analysis approaches to evaluate the economic impacts of the caregiver-friendly workplace policy intervention(s) for each of the two participating workplaces. Framed within a comparative case study design, Study C will undertake an implementation analysis of the caregiver-friendly workplace policy intervention(s) in each participating workplace in order to determine: the degree of support for the intervention(s) (reflected in the workplace culture); how sex and gender are implicated; co-workers' responses to the chosen intervention(s), and; other nuances at play. It is hypothesized that the benefits of the caregiver-friendly workplace policy intervention(s) will include improvements in caregiver-employees' mental, psychosocial and physical health, as well as evidence of cost-benefit and cost-effectiveness for the employer. Discussion: The expected project results will provide the research evidence for extensive knowledge translation work, to be carried out in collaboration with our knowledge transition partners, to the employer/human resources and occupational health/safety target populations.
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