title: Recruitment for a Diabetes Prevention Program translation effort in a worksite setting.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The success of the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) lifestyle intervention has led to community-based translation efforts in a variety of settings. One community setting which holds promise for the delivery of prevention intervention is the worksite; however, information regarding recruitment in this setting is limited. The current effort describes the initial processes surrounding provision of an adapted DPP lifestyle intervention at a corporate worksite.
  
  
  METHODS
  Investigators and key management at the worksite collaborated to develop and implement a recruitment plan for the intervention focusing on 1) in-person onsite activities and 2) implementation of a variety of media recruitment tools and methods.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Adult, non-diabetic overweight/obese employees and family members with pre-diabetes and/or the metabolic syndrome were eligible for the study. Telephone pre-screening was completed for 176 individuals resulting in 171 eligible for onsite screening. Of that number, 160 completed onsite screening, 107 met eligibility criteria, and 89 enrolled in the study. Support from worksite leadership, an invested worksite planning team and a solid recruitment plan consisting of multiple strategies were identified as crucial elements of this effective workplace recruitment effort.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A worksite team successfully developed and implemented a recruitment plan using existing mechanisms appropriate to that worksite in order to identify and enroll eligible individuals. The results of this effort indicate that employee recruitment in a worksite setting is feasible as the first step in offering onsite behavioral lifestyle intervention programs as part of a widespread dissemination plan to prevent diabetes and lower risk for cardiovascular disease.
authors: University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, Pittsburgh, PA, United States; MyoFitness, Pittsburgh, PA, United States.
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Taradash
authors: University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, Pittsburgh, PA, United States. Electronic address: mkk3@pitt.edu.
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Kramer
authors: Veterans Health Administration, Department of Medicine, Minneapolis, MN, United States.
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Molenaar
authors: University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, Department of Biostatistics, Pittsburgh, PA, United States.
authors: V
authors: V
authors: Arena
authors: University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, Pittsburgh, PA, United States.
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Vanderwood
authors: University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, Pittsburgh, PA, United States.
authors: Andrea M
authors: AM
authors: Kriska
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005081:Exercise Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000628:therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009043:Motor Activity; D009765:Obesity / Q000628:therapy*; D009786:Occupational Health Services; D050177:Overweight / Q000628:therapy; D018579:Patient Selection; D011236:Prediabetic State / Q000628:therapy*; D040242:Risk Reduction Behavior; D061217:Weight Reduction Programs / Q000379:methods*; D017132:Workplace
keywords: Diabetes Prevention Program; Employee recruitment; Group Lifestyle balance; Lifestyle intervention; Worksite wellness
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