Brill P A, Kohl H W, Rogers T, Collingwood T R, Sterling C L, Blair S N
Institute for Aerobics Research, Dallas, Texas 75230.
Am J Health Promot. 1991 Jan-Feb;5(3):215-21. doi: 10.4278/0890-1171-5.3.215.
Recruitment, retention, and success in a worksite health promotion program was examined among various demographic groups of employees (n = 11,830) of the Dallas, Texas Independent School District.
Enrolled employees (n = 3,873) were given a health screen consisting of health habit assessment, measurement of clinical variables, physical fitness testing, and a medical examination.
Thirty-three percent of employees were successfully recruited into the program. Recruitment rates were virtually identical for men and women (32% and 33%, respectively), but varied across ethnic, age, and education groups. Blacks, younger employees, and noncollege graduates were less likely to be recruited. Sixty-nine percent of the employees were retained in the program, as defined by participation in the second screen, and women were more likely to be retained than men (71% versus 64%, respectively). Retention rates throughout the 10-week program were higher for whites and Hispanics, and were virtually identical for each age group and education level. Overall, participants in the program showed an improvement in physical fitness and general well-being, lost weight, and smoked less. These changes were relatively consistent across the various demographic groups.
Data suggest demographic characteristics are related to recruitment and retention in a health promotion program.
在得克萨斯州达拉斯独立学区的各类员工群体（n = 11,830）中，对工作场所健康促进项目的招募、留存情况及项目成效进行了调查。
对登记在册的员工（n = 3,873）进行了健康筛查，包括健康习惯评估、临床变量测量、体能测试和医学检查。
33%的员工成功被招募进该项目。男性和女性的招募率几乎相同（分别为32%和33%），但在不同种族（原文为ethnic，这里结合上下文理解为种族）、年龄和教育程度组中有所差异。黑人、年轻员工和非大学毕业生被招募的可能性较小。69%的员工留存于该项目中（以参与第二次筛查来定义），女性比男性更有可能留存（分别为71%和64%）。在整个为期10周的项目中，白人和西班牙裔的留存率较高，且在每个年龄组和教育水平中留存率几乎相同。总体而言，该项目的参与者在体能和总体幸福感方面有所改善，体重减轻，吸烟减少。这些变化在不同人口群体中相对一致。
数据表明人口特征与健康促进项目中的招募和留存情况相关。
