Realistic evaluation as a new way to design and evaluate occupational safety interventions

Safety Science

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 48-54

  Pedersen, Louise M ^a   Nielsen, Kent J ^a   Kines, Pete ^b  

^a HERNING HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Context; Evaluation design; Evidence; Intervention study; Manufacturing industry; Mechanisms; Realistic evaluation

Indexed keywords

CONTEXT; EVALUATION DESIGN; EVIDENCE; INTERVENTION STUDY; MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY; REALISTIC EVALUATION;

DESIGN; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; MECHANISMS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

QUALITY CONTROL;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION RESEARCH; HUMAN FACTORS RESEARCH; INTERVENTION STUDY; JOB STRESS; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; REALISTIC EVALUATION; WORKER;

EID: 80053207757     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: 18791042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2011.06.010     Document Type: Article

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