Implementation fidelity of a smoke-free workplace intervention in a private medical company: A mixed-methods process evaluation.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Smoke-free workplaces are considered an important part of tobacco control strategies. The purpose of this study was to evaluate implementation fidelity and explore the significance of social and contextual factors for the implementation of a strict smoke-free workplace intervention in a large Danish medical company.

Methods

The UK Medical Research Council's guidance for process evaluation was used as a framework. Data were collected from approximately six months before the implementation until ten months after (2019-2020). A mixed method study design was used (a survey of 398 employees, a focus group of four employees and field visits on two days). Data were analyzed separately and later integrated through triangulation. We used the Fisher's exact test in the an

SUBMITTER: Rasmussen SKB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10214475 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature