Citation

Tompa E, de Boer H, Macdonald S, Alamgir H, Koehoorn M, Guzman J. Workplace Health Saf. 2016; 64(4): 163-174.

Affiliation

University of British Columbia.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, American Association of Occupational Health Nurses, Publisher SAGE Publications)

DOI

10.1177/2165079915620201

PMID

27056937

Abstract

This study identified and prioritized resources and outcomes that should be considered in more comprehensive and scientifically rigorous health and safety economic evaluations according to healthcare sector stakeholders. A literature review and stakeholder interviews identified candidate resources and outcomes and then a Delphi panel ranked them. According to the panel, the top five resources were (a) health and safety staff time; (b) training workers; (c) program planning, promotion, and evaluation costs; (d) equipment purchases and upgrades; and (e) administration costs. The top five outcomes were (a) number of injuries, illnesses, and general sickness absences; (b) safety climate; (c) days lost due to injuries, illnesses, and general sickness absences; (d) job satisfaction and engagement; and (e) quality of care and patient safety. These findings emphasize stakeholders' stated priorities and are useful as a benchmark for assessing the quality of health and safety economic evaluations and the comprehensiveness of these findings.

© 2016 The Author(s).

Language: en