Evaluating employee assistance programs. A review of methods, outcomes, and future directions.
Renewed interest in assisting troubled employees has led to an upsurge in the development of employee assistance programs, coupled with demands for demonstrable effectiveness. This review examines the nature and scope of these programs, their administrative and methodological context, and the types and outcomes of evaluation studies conducted thus far. Proposals for improving future investigations through a number of different approaches and strategies are then made.
D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D009786:Occupational Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D014481:United States