Designing attractive workplace health promotion programs

Nöhammer, Elisabeth

doi:10.1108/er-10-2020-0451

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“…If developed in an attractive manner, those three aspects can be covered by apps, with uncomplicated use and information particularly easy to implement. Surely, personal benefit depends on the content provided [ 8 ].…”

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Advantages and disadvantages of mobile applications for workplace health promotion: A scoping review

Junker,

Böhm,

Krcmar

2024

PLoS ONE

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Different interventions and methods are used for workplace health promotion (WHP) programmes, including mobile applications (apps), which have proven effective among different health outcomes if properly communicated and developed. However, knowledge is lacking on the potential advantages and disadvantages of using this technology for WHP compared with nontechnical WHP programmes to support employers in their decision making and effective development of such an intervention. To obtain an overview of factors that decision-makers should consider when deciding whether to implement an WHP app, we conducted a scoping review of studies that have evaluated WHP apps. Potential advantages and disadvantages of using mobile apps for WHP were summarised using a strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT) analysis. Articles were included if they focussed on a WHP app, were published between 2007 and 2022 in German or English, and evaluated an app for the general employee population. Altogether, 38 studies were included in the review, demonstrating WHP apps’ effectiveness among various use cases in terms of content, e.g., mindfulness or sleep, and target groups, e.g., office workers, nurses or pilots. Strengths were found in the context of adoption, convenience for users, the targeted employee group’s reach and cost-effectiveness. However, the review also identified some disadvantages in apps, including technical difficulties and usage barriers, as well as challenges, e.g., privacy issues and maintenance costs. Generally, our review found that different factors need to be considered when deciding whether to implement a WHP app based on the individual company situation, e.g., shift work, content to be communicated, and expectations for health parameter screening, among many others. By summarising recent literature on WHP apps, this review uses scientific knowledge to give employers an overview of potential factors to consider in their decision making.

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“…In particular, reaching target groups in lower socioeconomic positions as well as those working in difficult workplace conditions, e.g., shift work, needs to be considered. Thus, employers need to make informed decisions about their WHP programmes’ approach, content and format to make them truly effective [ 8 ].…”

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Advantages and disadvantages of mobile applications for workplace health promotion: A scoping review

Junker,

Böhm,

Krcmar

2024

PLoS ONE

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“…Implementing WHP can only be a resource in case it does not endanger existing demand-resource structures and their balance. Employees would need to perceive a very high individual benefit that outweighed the drawbacks [33]. When working schedules are already very full, including further tasks can quickly become a burden and becomes very improbable in case they are non-mandatory.…”

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“…The basic premise is that behavior (change) is dependent on capability, motivation, and opportunity [30]. This underlines that a combination of individual and setting-related aspects must be covered to increase the likelihood of WHP participation (for an overview, see e.g., [31][32][33]). Moreover, research shows that the implementation of WHM or fulfilling legal requirements of OSH is often related to company size.…”

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A German Model Project for Workplace Health Promotion—Flow of Communication, Information, and Reasons for Non-Participation in the Offered Measures

Lutz

Fischmann

Drexler

et al. 2022

IJERPH

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Background: Workplace health promotion (WHP) as a part of workplace health management (WHM) was strengthened in German legislature with the Prevention Act of 2015. However, smaller enterprises often do not offer WHM or WHP. Accordingly, a model-project for improving the uptake and implementation, particularly in micro-, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) was carried out. The aim of the study was to determine reasons for non-participation in WHP offers and analyze communication issues, both from the employee’s and employer’s perspective. Methods: In total, 21 managers or persons responsible for WHP participated in the first online survey between March and April 2020, and 156 employees responded to the second online survey between June and October 2021. The importance of barriers and communication issues was investigated. Based on a principal component analysis on non-participation, differences regarding sociodemographic variables were analyzed. Results: Most employees knew about the offered measures and that the measures were cost free. There was no significant association between having communicated the offers to the employees and considering them suitable for their needs. Most of the managers or persons responsible for WHP rated the measures as sufficiently varied and allowed staff to take part during working-time. Reasons for non-participation from the managers’ point of view were travel time to the location of the offers, lack of time, and a missing fit between offers and employees’ needs. From the employees’ point of view, workload (including working time) was the main barrier to participation. Conclusions: For the practical implementation of model projects in MSMEs, special attention should be paid to ensuring opportunity to participate, which may be easier with in-house offers.

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Creating a healthy work environment: what do employees in small and medium-sized enterprises need in rural areas?

Binder,

Coenen,

von Mallek

et al. 2024

Präv Gesundheitsf

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Zusammenfassung Hintergrund Die betriebliche Gesundheitsförderung (BGF) hat sich in den letzten Jahren zunehmend in der Arbeitswelt etabliert, dennoch ist in kleinen und mittleren Betrieben nach wie vor ein Defizit bei der Umsetzung der BGF festzustellen. Die Möglichkeiten der Mitbestimmung und die Berücksichtigung individueller Bedürfnisse sollten für eine erfolgreiche Umsetzung gezielt genutzt werden. Ziel Branchenübergreifende Analyse und Darstellung von Arbeitsanforderungen und damit verbundenem Belastungsempfinden sowie von gesundheitsförderlichen Bedarfen von Beschäftigten in kleinen und mittleren Unternehmen im ländlichen Raum. Methodik Ein multimethodischer Studienansatz kam zur Anwendung: In einer Querschnittstudie wurden Arbeitsanforderungen, damit verbundenes Belastungsempfinden sowie gesundheitsförderliche Bedarfe in vier Unternehmen quantitativ erhoben. In betriebsübergreifenden, semistrukturierten Fokusgruppeninterviews wurden (belastende) Arbeitsanforderungen und Bedarfe der Beschäftigten tiefergehend empirisch untersucht. Quantitativ erhobene Daten wurden deskriptiv analysiert, die Auswertung des qualitativ gewonnenen Datenmaterials erfolgte anhand der qualitativen Inhaltsanalyse nach Kuckartz. Ergebnisse Insgesamt beteiligten sich 251 Beschäftigte (68,9 % weiblich; 50,6 % > 45 Jahre) aus vier Unternehmen unterschiedlicher Branchen (z. B. Pflege, IT) an der Querschnittstudie (Rücklaufquote: 51,6 %). Branchenübergreifend wird am häufigsten eigenverantwortliches und selbstbestimmtes Arbeiten gefordert. Als belastend wird v. a. die hohe Arbeitsintensität empfunden. Maßnahmen zur Förderung der Rückengesundheit und zur Stressbewältigung waren die am häufigsten nachgefragten Themen. Zentrale Voraussetzungen zur Umsetzung der BGF sind ausreichende finanzielle und zeitliche Ressourcen sowie die Motivation der Beschäftigten. Schlussfolgerung Ein partizipatives und methodenintegratives Vorgehen bei der Bedarfsermittlung legt den Grundstein für eine erfolgreiche Umsetzung und nachhaltige Verankerung von BGF in kleinen und mittleren Unternehmen.

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Designing attractive workplace health promotion programs

Cited by 6 publications

References 92 publications

Advantages and disadvantages of mobile applications for workplace health promotion: A scoping review

Advantages and disadvantages of mobile applications for workplace health promotion: A scoping review

A German Model Project for Workplace Health Promotion—Flow of Communication, Information, and Reasons for Non-Participation in the Offered Measures

Creating a healthy work environment: what do employees in small and medium-sized enterprises need in rural areas?

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