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Comparison of Internal and External Evaluation of the Workplace Health Promotion Programs in Volunteer Organizations of Tehran



Karami S1 ; Lichaee HT1 ; Ghaen MM2 ; Azam K3 ; Pourreza A1
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  1. 1. Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  2. 2. Occupational Health Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  3. 3. Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Source: Iran Occupational Health Published:2022

Abstract

Background and aims: The first step in planning a workplace health promotion program is the needs assessment or determining the current situation. There are two dominant approaches in evaluating a program, one is the evaluation by the presenters of the program, which is called internal evaluation, and the other one is program evaluation by peers or as called, the external evaluation. The purpose of this study is to assess the status of the workplace health promotion, through internal and external evaluation in volunteer organizations of Tehran. Methods: The present study is a cross-sectional study conducted on 30 volunteer organizations of Tehran in 2019. Data were collected using a standard workplace health situation assessment tool including 9 domains, 30 levels, and 85 questions. EXCEL, the 22nd version of SPSS software, and the paired t-test were used for data analysis. Results: Data analysis using paired t-test, indicates that the mean difference between the internal and external evaluation in industrial organizations, was 175.071 with a standard deviation=116.043 and P<0.05, which is significant. The mean difference between the internal and external evaluation in non-industrial organizations, was 43 with a standard deviation=173.775 and P=0.338, which is not significant; and only the two domains of social environment of workplace and providing services, had a significant mean difference between internal and external evaluation. Conclusion: The results indicated that the organization’s health professionals do not have the necessary information about the concepts of health promotion, most officials try to show the performance of their organization above its actual level in internal evaluations. © 2022 Iran University of Medical Sciences. All rights reserved.