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Selected barriers and incentives for worksite health promotion services and policies

Kruger, Judy, Yore, Michelle M., Bauer, Deborah R., Kohl, Harold W.·2007·American Journal of Health Promotion
DOI 10.4278/0890-1171-21.5.439
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PURPOSE: To assess employees'attitudes toward potential barriers to and incentives for their likely use of worksite health promotion services. METHODS: Data from the 2004 HealthStyles Survey, a volunteer mail survey, were used to examine selected barriers to, incentives for, and potential use of worksite health promotion programs among adults employed full-time or part-time outside the home (n = 2337). RESULTS: Respondents were 72.7% white and 52.1 % female; 36.5 % were college graduates, 30.7% had a body mass index of at least 30, and 35.6% were regularly active. The most common reported barriers to use of worksite services were no time during the workday (42.5 %) and no time before or after work (39.4%). More than 70% of employees responded that the following incentives would promote their interest in participating in a free worksite wellness program: convenient time, convenient location, and employer-provided paid time off during the workday. Preferred health promotion services reported by respondents were fitness centers (80.6%), weight loss programs (67.1 %), and on-site exercise classes (55.2 %). Policy practices of paid time to exercise at work and healthy vending or cafeteria food choices were preferred by almost 80% of employees. CONCLUSIONS: These HealthStyles Survey data, in combination with needs data from an employer's own workforce, may help employers design wellness programs to include features that attract employees.

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  • This limits effectiveness and contradicts WHP's main preventive aim.

    “One aspect is that those with previous positive health behaviours are more likely to participate compared with non-active users [65, 66], thereby limiting effectiveness and contradicting WHP’s main preventive aim.”

    From Advantages and disadvantages of mobile applications for workplace health promotion: A scoping review (2024) · cites this paper as [65]

  • Obstacles perceived by users, e.g., time barriers, perception of overlap between work and home, and perception that WHP is provided in inconvenient places, limited participation in WHP interventions in the past.

    “Another factor limiting participation in WHP interventions in the past is related to obstacles perceived by users, e.g., time barriers, the perception of an overlap between work and home, and the perception that WHP is provided in inconvenient places [65, 69, 70].”

    From Advantages and disadvantages of mobile applications for workplace health promotion: A scoping review (2024) · cites this paper as [65]

  • Those with previous positive health behaviours are more likely to participate compared with non-active users.

    “One aspect is that those with previous positive health behaviours are more likely to participate compared with non-active users [65, 66], thereby limiting effectiveness and contradicting WHP’s main preventive aim.”

    From Advantages and disadvantages of mobile applications for workplace health promotion: A scoping review (2024) · cites this paper as [65]

  • Mobile apps may include certain private activities, e.g., personal jogging programmes, which can be effective.

    “Mobile apps may even include certain private activities, e.g., personal jogging programmes, which can be effective, as employees frequently prefer to choose their own activities [65, 70, 73].”

    From Advantages and disadvantages of mobile applications for workplace health promotion: A scoping review (2024) · cites this paper as [65]

  • Employees frequently prefer to choose their own activities.

    “Mobile apps may even include certain private activities, e.g., personal jogging programmes, which can be effective, as employees frequently prefer to choose their own activities [65, 70, 73].”

    From Advantages and disadvantages of mobile applications for workplace health promotion: A scoping review (2024) · cites this paper as [65]

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Authors
Kruger, J., Yore, M. M., Bauer, D. R., & Kohl, H. W.
Affiliations
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US)
Corresponding author
Kruger, Judy
ORCID
Kohl, Harold W.
Venue
American Journal of Health Promotion
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
2007-05
Volume
21
Issue
5
Pages
439-447
ISSN
  • 0890-1171 (ISSN-L)
  • 2168-6602
DOI
10.4278/0890-1171-21.5.439
OpenAlex
W2117423142
Cited by
94
References
17
Citations by year
2024: 1 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 5 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 8 · 2014: 8 · 2013: 12 · 2012: 5
FWCI
11.22
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations
  • American Journal of Health Promotion (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Workplace Health and Well-being
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Physical Activity and Health
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Occupational Therapy › Occupational Health and Safety in Workplaces
Keywords
workplace health promotion, employee wellness programs, participation incentives, employee attitudes, fitness centers, slimming program
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Demography, Employee Incentive Plans, Female, Health Promotion, Health Services Accessibility, Humans, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Male, Middle Aged, Occupational Health Services, Socioeconomic Factors, Time Factors, Health Behavior, Exercise, Organizational Policy, Health Care Surveys, Fitness Centers, Intention

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