Abstract:
Background: Workplace or campus wellness/obesity-prevention policies and initiatives can improve health. Research tools to assess worksite or campus policies/initiatives are scarce. Thus, the aim of this research is to develop and validate the policies, opportunities, initiatives, and notable topics (POINTS) audit. Methods: POINTS was developed and refined via expert review, pilot-testing, and field testing. Trained researchers completed a web-based review from a student-focus or employee-focus regarding 34 health-promoting topics for colleges. Each topic was evaluated on a 0⁻2 scale: 0 = no policy/initiative, 1 = initiatives, 2 = written policy. When a written policy was detected, additional policy support questions (administered, monitored, reviewed) were completed. Results: Cronbach\'s Alpha for the student-focused POINTS audit was α = 0.787 (34 items, possible points = 65), and for the employee-focused POINTS audit was α = 0.807 (26 items, possible points = 50). A total of 115 student-focused and 33 employee-focused audits were completed. Although there was little evidence of policy presence beyond stimulant standards (smoking and alcohol), there were extensive examples of health initiatives. The student-focused POINTS audit was validated using the Healthier Campus Initiative\'s survey. Conclusions: POINTS is a web-based audit tool that is valid and useful for pre-assessment, advocacy, benchmarking, and tracking policies for health and well-being for students (campus) and employees (worksite).
摘要:
背景:工作场所或校园健康/肥胖预防政策和举措可以改善健康。用于评估工作场所或校园政策/计划的研究工具很少。因此,这项研究的目的是制定和验证政策,机遇,倡议,和值得注意的主题(POINTS)审计。方法:POINTS是通过专家评审开发和完善的,试点测试,和现场测试。受过训练的研究人员完成了一项基于网络的审查,该审查来自学生或员工关注的34个大学健康促进主题。每个主题都以02量表进行评估:0=无政策/倡议,1=倡议,2=书面政策。当检测到写入的策略时,额外的政策支持问题(管理,监控,审查)已完成。结果:以学生为中心的POINTS审计的Cronbach的Alpha为α=0.787(34项,可能点=65),对于以员工为中心的POINTS审计,α=0.807(26项,可能点=50)。总共完成了115个以学生为中心的审计和33个以员工为中心的审计。尽管除了兴奋剂标准(吸烟和饮酒)之外,几乎没有证据表明政策存在,卫生倡议的例子很多。以学生为中心的POINTS审核使用“更健康的校园倡议”的调查进行了验证。结论:POINTS是一种基于Web的审计工具,对于预评估有效且有用,倡导,基准测试,并跟踪学生(校园)和员工(工作现场)的健康和福祉政策。