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Developing a hospital travel plan: process and baseline findings from a western Sydney hospital.
- Source :
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Australian Health Review . 2013, Vol. 37 Issue 5, p579-584. 6p. 2 Charts. - Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- Objective. To describe the development of a hospital travel plan and report baseline findings. Methods. The development of a travel plan involved an assessment of organisational barriers and enablers to travel planning, auditing of the transport to and physical environment of the hospital, a staff survey, analysis of distances staff travel to work and interviews with hospital managers. Results. There were no significant organisational impediments to, and consistent managerial support for a travel plan. The staff survey response rate was similar to response rates in workplace surveys delivered mostly online via all staff emails (n = 804, 25%). The majority (83%) of respondents drove to work on most days during the week of the survey, and the majority of drivers (58%) said they were not trying to reduce their car use and not thinking of doing so. Half (47%) of all hospital staff (n = 3222) lived within 10 km and 25% lived within 5 km. People living 5-10km from the hospital were more likely to be active travellers than were those living less than 5 km from the hospital (AOR 2.7, 95% (CI): 1.6-4.5), as were male than female staff (AOR 1.7, 95% CI: 1.1-2.9). Conclusions. The process and baseline findings described in this paper are a useful reference for Australian hospitals developing travel plans. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01565788
- Volume :
- 37
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Australian Health Review
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 92021224
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1071/AH13006