From: Evaluation of a web based tool to improve health behaviours in healthcare staff
Main themes presented | Key quotes |
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Additional aspects of the programme which respondents found helpful | |
Weekly data entry and process charts | “I think actually recording what you have previously achieved inspires you to continue when things are a little difficult” |
“Recording what I did each week and seeing the patterns - I was able to target areas for improvement” | |
“The main thing which helped me was to be able to log my daily results. This was the single biggest help form the Champions for Health resources” | |
Promotion of health in the workforce and endorsement by leaders | “I’ve worked for the NHS for nearly 30 years and this is the first time I’ve ever seen or been involved in something like this” |
“The fact that the NHS is focused on focusing on the health and well being of our workforce was really positive message” | |
Increased awareness of lifestyle choices | “Before C4H I thought I was a pretty healthy person. Doing the assessments shocked me as I didn’t come out as well as I thought so it’s given me a wake-up call” |
Communication | “I really liked the different routes of communication” |
“the text messages did spur me on to be more healthy and have since joined local slimming club and am doing really well” | |
Suggestions for change | |
Website | “make the website more user friendly and easier to input your details” |
“the website was not easy to navigate- this put me off using it” | |
“the layout of the dashboard and website- quite confusing” | |
“Maybe just a little booklet to help me find my way around the website” | |
Communications directed towards making and sustaining change | “There was no understanding of the process of making and sustaining change” |
Media awareness | “More national media coverage would have been useful- with stories in local newspapers to keep profiles raised in communities in which these people live” |
Channels of communication | “Have an app for entering information, Don’t make it so arduous-filling it in everyday was too much” |
“maybe a phone app as this would have likely led to me continuing to monitor my progress with you” | |
Tailoring communication channels and level of engagement | “I didn’t realise beforehand I would be receiving texts messages- I would have preferred not to receive these” |
“Perhaps more checks along the way to help the quiters come back” | |
“Would there be a way of switching off the texts and emails should circumstances be that you no longer wanted them or perhaps reduce the frequency” | |
Proactive events to promote interaction and contact with other Champions | “When people sign-up – they should be told that their names will be added to a list for viewing by the C4H team unless they specifically request anonymity” |
“It would be helpful to know who the other Champions were” | |
“Maybe some proactive engagement would have helped – e.g. events (maybe a walk/run- seminars-drop in advice/screening day)” | |
“Having a more interactive link to smoking cessation programmes- virtual support groups/chat rooms/buddying systems with people who you don’t know” | |
“More strongly encouraging a buddy system. As I work on the nurse bank I don’t have regular colleagues to support me (or to support)” | |
Encouragement at the local level | “I did not have the time or inclination to keep going online- a local contact and motivator would be ideal to keep you focused” |
“I need someone to check up on me” | |
“A little disappointed that there was limited encouragement from Health Board level to take part” | |
“I think the recording of weight should be done at work by a nominated person” | |
“I approached the link person for help with losing weight – they said they’d call me to discuss but they never did” | |
Seasonality | “The Winter period is not the time to eat salad and try cycling/power walking in freezing conditions! Overall the concept was good- just bad timing” |
Move from top-down to bottom-up approach | “Find out what staff want and what might help them” |