scholarly journals RESOURCES-BASED STRATEGIES FOR HEALTH PROMOTION OF STUDENTS WITH DIFFERENT GENERAL CONDITIONS AND DIFFERENT ORIGINS

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 132-143
Author(s):  
Irina Böckelmann ◽  
Sabine Darius ◽  
Igor Zavgorodnii ◽  
Beatrice Thielmann
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
International Students ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Work Related ◽  
German Origin ◽  
Different Origins ◽  
General Conditions

Background: The aim of this study is to investigate the study-/work-related behavior and experience patterns of students, taking into account their origins as well as the stressful general conditions. Methods: A total of 194 students (41.8% women, 58.2% men, 58.7% German and 41.3% international students) were evaluated to their strains during the study and study-/work-related Behavior and Experience Patterns (AVEM). Four potentially stressful conditions were taken into account. Results: For only 14% of international students, but 45% of German students risk patterns for work-related behavior and experience were found. Study-/work-related behaviour and expe-rience patterns depend on the origin of the students. Resources during study were significantly higher among students of German origin. Conclusions: A study-related strengthening of resources is necessary, which can be viewed as a competitive advantage when choosing a study location.

scholarly journals Resources-based Strategies for Health Promotion of Students With Different General Conditions and Different Origins

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irina Böckelmann ◽  
Sabine Darius ◽  
Beatrice Thielmann
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Foreign Students ◽  
Work Related ◽  
German Origin ◽  
Different Origins ◽  
General Conditions

Abstract Background: The aim of this study is to investigate the study-/work-related behavior and experience patterns of students, taking into account their origins as well as the stressful general conditions. Methods: A total of 194 students (41.8% women, 58.2% men, 58.7% German and 41.3% foreign students) were evaluated to their strains during the study and study-/work-related Behavior and Experience Patterns (AVEM). Four potentially stressful conditions were taken into account.Results: For only 14% of foreign students, but 45% of German students risk patterns for work-related behavior and experience were found. Study-/work-related behaviour and experience patterns depend on the origin of the students. Resources during study were significantly higher among students of German origin. Conclusions: A study-related strengthening of resources is necessary, which can be viewed as a competitive advantage when choosing a study location.

scholarly journals An Evaluation of the Significance of Work-Related Influence Factors on Fitness and the Development of Medical and Orthopaedic Conditions in Military Executives

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Christoph Schulze ◽  
Michael Becker ◽  
Susanne Finze ◽  
Christoph Holtherm ◽  
Jens Hinder ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Occupational Health ◽  
Performance Test ◽  
Training Programme ◽  
Stress Factors ◽  
Bicycle Ergometry ◽  
Occupational Risk Factors ◽  
Occupational Health Promotion ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Trunk Strength

Occupational health promotion is an effective tool to improve the state of health of employees. As part of occupational health promotion in the German Bundeswehr, top-ranking military executives are offered a medical examination and training programme. Health-related data is collected as a basis for training and lifestyle counselling. This data was subjected to a retrospective evaluation in order to identify occupational risk factors and their correlation with cardiovascular resilience, trunk strength, and the development of orthopaedic and internal disorders. A total of 122 military executives (all male, age54.6±4.2years) answered a questionnaire aimed at evaluating private and occupational stress factors. The medical history was followed by a medical and orthopaedic examination involving a lactate performance test (treadmill or bicycle ergometry) and an isometric trunk strength measurement. The data obtained was then statistically evaluated. For military executives, work-related travelling and commuting involve a high risk of medical and orthopaedic conditions. Regular exercise leads to improved fitness levels. In order to prevent medical problems, military executives working long hours should regularly take part in fitness and weight training under professional instructions.

scholarly journals Physical activity and health promotion for nursing staff in elderly care: a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

BMJ Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. e038202
Author(s):  
Ann-Kathrin Otto ◽  
Juliane Pietschmann ◽  
Luisa-Marie Appelles ◽  
Michael Bebenek ◽  
Laura L Bischoff ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Nursing Home ◽  
Randomised Controlled Trial ◽  
Nursing Staff ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
The Body ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Fitness Training ◽  
Randomised Controlled

IntroductionNursing staff is burdened by high workload and stress. Furthermore, heavy lifting, as well as transferring nursing home residents, cause lumbar tissue damage and back pain. Exercise intervention studies to reduce work-related problems are rare and the evidence for efficacy of studies among nurses is limited. Studies including targeted analysis of requirements are necessary to generate effective recommendations and tailored interventions for health promotion programmes. The purpose of this multicentred intervention study is to identify work-related problems, to implement health promotion programmes and to evaluate their effectiveness.Methods and analysisA randomised controlled trial will be conducted, including a total of 48 nursing home facilities in eight regions of Germany with an estimated sample size of 700 nurses. Standardised ergonomics and posture training (10 weeks, once a week for 20–30 min) and subsequently, back-fitness training (12 weeks, once a week for 45–60 min) will be administered. Following the implementation of standardised health promotion programmes, further demand-oriented interventions can be implemented. The perceived exposure to work-related demands, work-related pain in different parts of the body, health-related quality of life, perceived stress, work-related patterns of behaviour and experience, presentism behaviour, work environment as well as general needs and barriers to health promotion, will be assessed at baseline (pre-test), at 10 weeks (post-test, after ergonomics training), at 22 weeks (post-test, after back-fitness training) and at 34 weeks of the programme (follow-up).Ethics and disseminationThe study was reviewed and approved by the local ethics committee of the University of Hamburg (AZ: 2018_168). The results of the study will be published in open-access and international journals. Furthermore, the results will be presented in the participating nursing homes and at national and international conferences.Trial registration numberDRKS.de (DRKS00015241).

scholarly journals Beyond Workers’ Compensation

2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
John L. Oliffe ◽  
Christina S. E. Han
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Job Insecurity ◽  
Indirect Costs ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Mental Health Promotion ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Workplace Mental Health ◽  
Health Promotion Programs

The mental health of men is an important issue with significant direct and indirect costs emerging from work-related depression and suicide. Although the merits of men’s community-based and workplace mental health promotion initiatives have been endorsed, few programs are mandated or formally evaluated and reported on. Conspicuously absent also are gender analyses detailing connections between masculinities and men’s work-related depression and suicide on which to build men-centered mental health promotion programs. This article provides an overview of four interconnected issues, (a) masculinities and men’s health, (b) men and work, (c) men’s work-related depression and suicide, and (d) men’s mental health promotion, in the context of men’s diverse relationships to work (including job insecurity and unemployment). Based on the review, recommendations are made for advancing the well-being of men who are in as well as of those out of work.

Occupational Mental Health Promotion: A Prevention Agenda Based on Education and Treatment

1992 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Campbell Quick ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Stress Management ◽  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Evaluation Research ◽  
American Psychological Association ◽  
Psychological Disorders ◽  
The United States ◽  
Work Related ◽  
The Individual

Purpose of the Review. Psychological disorders are one of the 10 leading work-related diseases and injuries in the United States according to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. This article addresses occupational mental health and preventive stress management in the workplace. The individual and organizational costs are briefly considered with concern for reducing the burden of suffering associated with these problems. Search Method. As an American Psychological Association interdisciplinary panel, we searched the psychological, medical, public health, and organizational literature. We selected articles relevant to the problem of psychological disorders in the workplace and to enhancing occupational mental health and preventive stress management. Important Findings. The panel proposed a national agenda of education and treatment, combined with a program of evaluation research, for addressing these issues. Target populations are identified, and the need for collaboration among a variety of national constituencies is considered. Advancing occupational mental health and promoting skills in preventive stress management is considered in the context of comprehensive health promotion. Major Conclusions. The panel concluded that there is a pressing need to: 1) set a ‘gold’ standard concerning the current state of knowledge in the domains of occupational mental health and stress management; 2) identify Diagnostically Related Groups (DRGs) which are stress-related; 3) establish assessment standards for stress and mental health; 4) set guidelines for reasonable interventions; and 5) establish acceptable post-outcome criteria.

Characteristics of Health Promotion Programs in Federal Worksites: Findings from the Federal Employee Worksite Project

1995 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 140-147 ◽  
Author(s):  
William B. Carter ◽  
Gilbert S. Omenn ◽  
Mona Martin ◽  
Carolyn Crump ◽  
Jo Anne Grunbaum ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Employee Participation ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Health Promotion Program ◽  
Program Participation ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Health Promotion Programs ◽  
Study Programs ◽  
Worksite Health ◽  
Broad Cross Section

Purpose. To describe how well-established health promotion programs at selected federal worksites were designed, organized, and implemented and to identify factors related to employee participation. Design. This descriptive study related characteristics of the health promotion program, worksites, and workforce to employee participation and perceptions of program impacts. Setting. The study was conducted at 10 established federal worksite health promotion programs in various regions of the country. Subjects. A total of 3403 of 5757 federal employees (59%) sampled completed employee surveys. Measures. Study data were collected from on-site observations, interviews, focus groups, and employee surveys. Results. Overall, program participation rates were high, and employees reported positive impacts on their health and attitudes toward the agency. Participation in health screening, perceived program convenience, and perceived support by management and others were important determinants of participation and of perceived work-related outcomes. Conclusions. Although site selection and response rate limit generalizability, the sites evaluated represent a broad cross-section of different types and sizes of agencies. The findings should be relevant in many other settings. Study programs compare favorably with private sector programs. Employees viewed the programs very positively. The most cogent challenge in justifying these, and perhaps other, worksite programs is that most participants already or simultaneously engage in health promotion activities elsewhere “on their own.”

scholarly journals The Productivity Dilemma in Workplace Health Promotion

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Cherniack
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Cost Benefit Analysis ◽  
Workplace Health Promotion ◽  
Cost Benefit ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Workplace Health ◽  
Health Investment ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Care Costs ◽  
Productivity Dilemma

Background. Worksite-based programs to improve workforce health and well-being (Workplace Health Promotion (WHP)) have been advanced as conduits for improved worker productivity and decreased health care costs. There has been a countervailing health economics contention that return on investment (ROI) does not merit preventive health investment.Methods/Procedures. Pertinent studies were reviewed and results reconsidered. A simple economic model is presented based on conventional and alternate assumptions used in cost benefit analysis (CBA), such as discounting and negative value. The issues are presented in the format of 3 conceptual dilemmas.Principal Findings. In some occupations such as nursing, the utility of patient survival and staff health is undervalued. WHP may miss important components of work related health risk. Altering assumptions on discounting and eliminating the drag of negative value radically change the CBA value.Significance. Simple monetization of a work life and calculation of return on workforce health investment as a simple alternate opportunity involve highly selective interpretations of productivity and utility.

scholarly journals The Factors Associated with Health Promotion Behavior of In-ternational Students in South Korea

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jieun Cha ◽  
Hyunju Kang ◽  
Juyoun Yu ◽  
Mi Jin Choi
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
International Students ◽  
South Korea ◽  
Acculturative Stress ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Interpersonal Support ◽  
Health Promotion Behaviors ◽  
Health Promotion Behavior

Background: We aimed to explore the factors associated with health promotion behavior of international students in South Korea. Methods: The convenience sample of 263 participants was recruited from two universities in Gangwon-do and Jeollanam-do, South Korea. The data were collected by using structured questionnaires from Apr to Jun 2019. Demographic characteristics, health conception, acculturative stress, self-efficacy, interpersonal support, and health promotion behavior were assessed. T-test, ANOVA, and multiple regression analyses were used for statistical analyses. Results: Participants from Vietnam (P=.040), with more health conception (P<.001), more acculturative stress (P<.001), more self-efficacy (P<.001), and greater interpersonal support (P<.001) were more likely to engage in more health promotion behaviors. Conclusion: This study is meaningful as it collected the data on which to design health promotion programs for international students. Future studies are needed to investigate further factors relating to international students’ health promotion behavior, including internal and external environments.

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