scholarly journals Workplace Health Promotion and COVID-19 Support Measures in Outpatient Care Services in Germany: A Quantitative Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (22) ◽  
pp. 12119
Author(s):  
Felix Alexander Neumann ◽  
Elisabeth Rohwer ◽  
Natascha Mojtahedzadeh ◽  
Nataliya Makarova ◽  
Albert Nienhaus ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Outpatient Care ◽  
Workplace Health Promotion ◽  
Workplace Health ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Support Measures ◽  
Health Promoting ◽  
Study Participants

Working conditions in the care sector, especially under the increased strain during COVID-19, make it difficult for outpatient caregivers to adhere to health-promoting behaviours. Research on workplace health promotion (WHP) and COVID-19 support measures in outpatient care services is limited. The aim of this pilot study was to characterise the current situation of WHP and COVID-19 support measures in outpatient care services and to explore how to offer WHP support measures targeted for a specific group. A web-based cross-sectional survey was conducted with outpatient caregivers (N = 171) in northern Germany. The results showed that 60.2% of the study participants were offered WHP support measures, with significantly higher work engagement when WHP support measures were available (Z = 4279.50, p < 0.01) and that 77.2% received specific support from their employer during the COVID-19 pandemic. Although spending a break in a break room was significantly associated with longer breaks as compared with being in a car (Z = 39.10, padj. = 0.01), a break room was neither available in all outpatient care services, nor did it appear to be feasible. Overall, WHP in outpatient care services is insufficiently covered. In order to be able to offer WHP support measures that are targeted to outpatient caregivers, cooperation among local care services, feasibility, and digital measures should be examined.

scholarly journals Employees' Perception of Workplace Health Promotion Initiatives in Taiwan: A Cross-sectional Survey of 30 Worksites

2009 ◽  
Vol 47 (5) ◽  
pp. 551-559 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shang-Wei HSU ◽  
Jin-Ding LIN ◽  
Kuam-Tin LEE ◽  
Ching-Hui LOH ◽  
Chia-Feng YEN ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Workplace Health Promotion ◽  
Workplace Health ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional

scholarly journals Results of the Workplace Health in America Survey

2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (5) ◽  
pp. 652-665 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura A. Linnan ◽  
Laurie Cluff ◽  
Jason E. Lang ◽  
Michael Penne ◽  
Maija S. Leff
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Workplace Health Promotion ◽  
Occupational Safety And Health ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Health Programs ◽  
Workplace Health ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Safety And Health ◽  
Comprehensive Programs

Purpose: To provide a nationally representative snapshot of workplace health promotion (WHP) and protection practices among United States worksites. Design: Cross-sectional, self-report Workplace Health in America (WHA) Survey between November 2016 and September 2017. Setting: National. Participants: Random sample of US worksites with ≥10 employees, stratified by region, size, and North American Industrial Classification System sector. Measures: Workplace health promotion programs, program administration, evidence-based strategies, health screenings, disease management, incentives, work–life policies, implementation barriers, and occupational safety and health (OSH). Analysis: Descriptive statistics, t tests, and logistic regression. Results: Among eligible worksites, 10.1% (n = 3109) responded, 2843 retained in final sample, and 46.1% offered some type of WHP program. The proportion of comparable worksites with comprehensive programs (as defined in Healthy People 2010) rose from 6.9% in 2004 to 17.1% in 2017 ( P < .001). Occupational safety and health programs were more prevalent than WHP programs, and 83.5% of all worksites had an individual responsible for employee safety, while only 72.2% of those with a WHP program had an individual responsible for it. Smaller worksites were less likely than larger to offer most programs. Conclusion: The prevalence of WHP programs has increased but remains low across most health programs; few worksites have comprehensive programs. Smaller worksites have persistent deficits and require targeted approaches; integrated OSH and WHP efforts may help. Ongoing monitoring using the WHA Survey benchmarks OSH and WHP in US worksites, updates estimates from previous surveys, and identifies gaps in research and practice.

Availability of and Participation in Workplace Health Promotion Programs by Sociodemographic, Occupation, and Work Organization Characteristics in US Workers

2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (7) ◽  
pp. 1028-1038 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca Tsai ◽  
Toni Alterman ◽  
James W. Grosch ◽  
Sara E. Luckhaupt
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Health Insurance ◽  
Workplace Health Promotion ◽  
Work Organization ◽  
Specific Work ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Workplace Health ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Health Promotion Programs ◽  
Workplace Health Promotion Programs

Purpose: To examine how the availability of and participation in workplace health promotion programs (WHPPs) vary as a function of sociodemographic, occupation, and work organization characteristics. Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: 2015 National Health Interview Survey and Occupational Health Supplement. Participants: The study sample included 17 469 employed adults who completed the WHPP questions. Measures: The 2 dependent outcome measures were availability of WHPPs and participation in these programs when available. Independent variables included occupation and 8 work organization and employment characteristics: company size, hours worked, supervisory responsibility, hourly pay, paid sick leave, health insurance offered by employer, work schedule, and work arrangement. Analysis: Poisson regression analyses were conducted with SUDAAN 11.0.1. Results: Overall, 57.8% of 46.6% employees who have WHPPs available reported participating in these programs. This study found that adults who worked ≤20 h/wk, worked regular night shifts, were paid by the hour, or worked for temporary agencies were less likely to participate in WHPPs. Workers who supervised others were 13% more likely to participate than nonsupervisors. Borderline associations were seen for having access to employer-sponsored health insurance and working at a site with <10 employees. Conclusion: Despite the potential for improving physical and mental health, only 58% of US workers participated in WHPPs. Since barriers to WHPP participation (eg, time constraints, lack of awareness, and no perceived need) may vary across occupations and work organization characteristics, employers should tailor WHPPs based on their specific work organization characteristics to maximize participation.

scholarly journals How Managers Perceive and (Do Not) Participate in Health Promotion Measures—Results from a Cross-Sectional Mixed-Methods Survey in a Large ICT Company

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (18) ◽  
pp. 9708
Author(s):  
Kristina Schubin ◽  
Holger Pfaff ◽  
Sabrina Zeike
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Corporate Culture ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Workplace Health Promotion ◽  
Stepwise Logistic Regression ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Health Promoting

Managers often face stress and high work demands. Yet they have received limited attention as targets of workplace health promotion measures (HPMs). This study’s primary objective (1) is to examine managers’ self-reported participation in HPMs and factors associated with HPM participation. The secondary objective (2) is to examine managers’ perceptions of their working conditions. A cross-sectional mixed-methods online survey was conducted with a nonrandom sample of 179 managers in a large German ICT company. Stepwise logistic regression and qualitative content analysis were used for data analysis. Quantitative findings revealed that 57.9% of managers had not participated in HPMs yet. “Workload relief through digital tools” resulted as a significant predictor of managers’ previous HPM participation (OR: 2.84, 95% CI: 1.42–5.66). In qualitative findings, workload, time, lack of knowledge, and lack of demand were reported as participation barriers (1). Managers reported that work facility traits, workload, social support, and corporate culture should be improved to make their working conditions more health-promoting (2). These findings suggest that providing adequate organizational working conditions may help improve managers’ HPM participation rates and their perception of health-promoting work.

scholarly journals From Cognition to Behavior: Associations of Workplace Health Culture and Workplace Health Promotion Performance With Personal Healthy Lifestyles

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yao-Tsung Chang ◽  
Feng-Jen Tsai ◽  
Ching-Ying Yeh ◽  
Ruey-Yu Chen
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Peer Support ◽  
Vegetable Consumption ◽  
Workplace Health Promotion ◽  
Hierarchical Linear Model ◽  
Healthy Lifestyles ◽  
Workplace Health ◽  
Health Culture ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Healthy Behaviors

Introduction: The aim of this study was to explore associations of workplace health culture and workplace health promotion (WHP) performance with employees' healthy lifestyles and health statuses.Methods: In total, 27 enterprises and 1,732 participants were recruited for a cross-sectional designed survey. At the group level, Workplace Health Scorecard was used to measure WHP performance, and it was filled out by the WHP representative at each workplace. At the personal level, a personal questionnaire was used to measure workplace health culture, healthy lifestyles, and health statuses. A hierarchical linear model analysis was used to assess correlations between these variables.Results: Workplace health culture was significantly related to WHP performance, healthy lifestyles, and health statuses. In particular, the peer support domain was greatly related to healthy behaviors like physical activity (β = 0.596, p &lt; 0.001), vegetable consumption (β = 0.291, p &lt; 0.001) and fruit consumption (β = 0.285, p &lt; 0.05), and it may illustrate the importance of establishing peer support to promote healthy behaviors.Conclusions: WHP performance was significantly related to workplace health culture especially health policies, health climate, and peer and supervisor support. Hence, building a good workplace health culture should be taken seriously, and more studies exploring associations of health culture and WHP performance with employees' health are needed.

What really improves employee health and wellbeing

2014 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 138-155 ◽  
Author(s):  
Virginia Dickson-Swift ◽  
Christopher Fox ◽  
Karen Marshall ◽  
Nicky Welch ◽  
Jon Willis
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Emotional Health ◽  
Workplace Health Promotion ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Employee Health ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Workplace Health ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Health And Wellbeing ◽  
Health Promoting

Purpose – Factors for successful workplace health promotion (WHP) are well described in the literature, but often sourced from evaluations of wellness programmes. Less well understood are the features of an organisation that contribute to employee health which are not part of a health promotion programme. The purpose of this paper is to inform policy on best practice principles and provide real life examples of health promotion in regional Victorian workplaces. Design/methodology/approach – Individual case studies were conducted on three organisations, each with a health and wellbeing programme in place. In total, 42 employers and employees participated in a face to face interview. Interviews were transcribed verbatim and the qualitative data were thematically coded. Findings – Employers and senior management had a greater focus on occupational health and safety than employees, who felt that mental/emotional health and happiness were the areas most benefited by a health promoting workplace. An organisational culture which supported the psychosocial needs of the employees emerged as a significant factor in employee's overall wellbeing. Respectful personal relationships, flexible work, supportive management and good communication were some of the key factors identified as creating a health promoting working environment. Practical implications – Currently in Australia, the main focus of WHP programmes is physical health. Government workplace health policy and funding must expand to include psychosocial factors. Employers will require assistance to understand the benefits to their business of creating environments which support employee's mental and emotional health. Originality/value – This study took a qualitative approach to an area dominated by quantitative biomedical programme evaluations. It revealed new information about what employees really feel is impacting their health at work.

scholarly journals Effect of Insecurity on the Provision of Pharmaceutical Care in Akwa Ibom State: The Community Pharmacist’s Perspective

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ekpedeme Ndem ◽  
Edidiong Orok ◽  
Felix Bassey
Keyword(s):  
Pharmaceutical Care ◽  
Community Pharmacists ◽  
Community Pharmacies ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Patient Counselling ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Financial Consequences ◽  
Study Participants ◽  
Provision Of Care

Background: Pharmaceutical care is an important aspect of healthcare provided by pharmacists which is associated with good clinical outcomes and improved quality of life. Robberies and insecurities is a common occurrence in community pharmacies and when left unchecked can have economic, financial consequences and also influence the provision of care. The aim of this study was to assess the perceived effect of insecurity on the provision of pharmaceutical care in community pharmacies in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. Methods: This study was a cross sectional survey among community pharmacists in community pharmacies in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. All community pharmacies in Uyo metropolis were visited and an informed consent was obtained from the pharmacists before the beginning of the study. A semistructured questionnaire was used in the collection of data in this study. The questionnaire evaluated the perceived effect of the current robberies on pharmaceutical care where the evaluation statements were structured in Likert scale format. Results: A total of 76 pharmacists consented to participate in the study where 56 (73.7%) were males and 20 were females. The mean age of the study participants was 28.25±1.543 years and 82.9% of the participants had 1-10 years’ community pharmacy experience. Majority of the pharmacists agreed that insecurity has hindered history taking (52%), blood pressure checks (84.2%), patient counselling (80.2%) and decreased sales (52.6%). Conclusion: There is a negative perceived effect of recent insecurities on the provision of pharmaceutical care services and sales. This aspect should be explored in further studies and research.

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