Employee Wellness Survey (Wellness)

Assessing Tobacco Use and Treatment Preferences Among Alaska Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation Employees

The aims of this study are 1) To assess the prevalence of tobacco use and cessation treatment preferences among YKHC employees, 2) To assess employee's current levels of perceived stress, engagement in physical activity, and feelings of resiliency to inform future tobacco cessation interventions, and to examine the relationship between these factors and tobacco use, and 3) To assess YKHC employees' perceptions and opinions of the hospital's current workplace tobacco policy and expansion of these regulations to all YKHC properties.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Tobacco Use

Detailed Description

All employees at YKHC will be invited to complete an online survey that took approximately 10-15 minutes to complete. All employees will receive information via email, which includes an overview of the project, information regarding privacy and consent, and a link to the survey. Those who wish to do so were able to print a copy of the information for their reference. Employees who wish to participate did so by clicking on the survey link. Those who do not wish to participate could simply delete the email. Participants will be given two weeks to complete the online survey. Individuals who do not respond within the first week, will be sent an automated email reminder. All employees who participate will received a small incentive (approximately $10 in value).

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 467

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Employees at a health corporation in Western Alaska

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• YKHC employee
• aged 18 years or older
• provides consent

Exclusion Criteria:

• None

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Number of groups / cohorts

1

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
employees; YKHC employees

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
current tobacco use	7 days

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Mayo Clinic
• Collaborators: University of Minnesota; Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: January 1, 2015
• Primary Completion (Actual): August 1, 2015
• Study Completion (Actual): October 1, 2016

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: February 1, 2016
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 2, 2016
• First Posted (Estimate): February 3, 2016

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): December 19, 2017
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 15, 2017
• Last Verified: December 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: 14-007166

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: YES