Application of the RE-AIM Framework to Evaluate the Impact of a Worksite-Based Financial Incentive Intervention for Smoking Cessation
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OBJECTIVE: To apply the RE-AIM framework to examine factors that may have influenced the impact of a financial incentive smoking cessation intervention delivered at General Electric (GE) worksites. METHODS: Intervention reach and efficacy were examined alone and in combination across worksites. Telephone interviews were conducted with worksite staff to explore organizational-level factors that may have influenced program adoption, implementation, and maintenance. Focus groups were conducted with employees to explore barriers and facilitators to program participation. RESULTS: Intervention impact varied considerably across GE business industries when reach and efficacy both were examined instead of efficacy alone. Barriers that may have hindered program success include time constraints, competing priorities, work stress, and the lack of public visibility. CONCLUSION: Employers considering financial incentive interventions for smoking cessation should examine how organizational context and real-world constraints may influence differential impact across sites.
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Financial incentives may act as a universal, simple, adaptable, alternative reinforcer.
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- Authors
- Kim, A. E., Towers, A., Renaud, J., Zhu, J., Shea, J. A., Galvin, R., & Volpp, K. G.
- Affiliations
- RTI International (US)
- Corresponding author
- Kim, Annice E.
- Venue
- Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine
- Published
- 2012-05
- Volume
- 54
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 610-614
- ISSN
- 1076-2752 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2316066166
- Cited by
- 26
- References
- 12
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- FWCI
- 1.71
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Workplace Health and Well-being
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Health Policy Implementation Science
- Keywords
- smoking cessation, financial incentives, workplace health promotion, RE-AIM framework, organizational context, barriers and facilitators, employee participation, occupational stress
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Female, Health Promotion, Humans, Interviews as Topic, Male, Middle Aged, Motivation, Time Factors, Organizational Culture, Program Evaluation, Occupational Health, Workload, Smoking Cessation, Workplace, Focus Groups, Young Adult
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