Well-Being and Health-related Interventions in Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises: A Meta-Analytic Review

Gerhardt, Christin; Stocker, Désirée; Looser, Dominik; Holtforth, Martin Grosse

doi:10.1007/s41449-019-00154-1

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“…It may be appropriate to search particularly for intervention studies in SMEs; however, a recent review from 2019 examined health interventions in SMEs and only one of the included studies met our inclusion criteria [ 82 ]. The reasons for this may be related to applying different SME definitions, the inclusion of public institutions or the exclusion of work-related psychological factors as most of the interventions considered in the review [ 108 ] dealt with physical fitness or work-safety-interventions.…”

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Work-Related Psychosocial Stress in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: An Integrative Review

Schreibauer

Hippler

Burgess

et al. 2020

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Background: Work-related psychosocial stress can cause mental and physical illnesses resulting in high costs for the individual, the economy and society. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) employ the majority of the world’s workforce and often have fewer financial and human resources compared to larger businesses. The aim of this review is to summarize current knowledge on work-related stress in SMEs according to well-established guidelines categorizing psychosocial factors at work. Methods: A systematic database search was carried out in PubMed, PsycINFO, PSYNDEX and Business Source Premiere from March to June 2019, updated in January 2020. Data of included studies were analyzed and mapped into five themes: “work content and task”, “organization of work”, “social relations”, “working environment” and “new forms of work”. Results: After full-text screening, 45 out of 116 studies were included for data extraction. Studies were very heterogeneous and of varying quality, mostly applying a cross-sectional study design. Psychosocial factors in SMEs have been researched with a focus on the work patterns “work organization” and “work content and task”. Conclusions: This review underlines the need for more and better quality research of psychosocial factors in SMEs, particularly in relation to ongoing and new challenges in the workplace, including stressors related to the process of digitalization or the development of safe working conditions during the emerge of new infectious diseases.

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Work-Related Psychosocial Stress in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: An Integrative Review

Schreibauer

Hippler

Burgess

et al. 2020

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“…According to the authors, this raises the question if there is a need to make the OSH regulations more precise and to increase inspector's ability to deal with complex hazards. In a review about health-related interventions in small enterprises (Gerhardt et al 2019), a conclusion was that the planning and implementation of such interventions seems to be harder in comparison with larger enterprises. However, the results show that it could be effective to integrate workplace health promotion with preventive measures and to combine person-related measures with working condition measures.…”

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A balancing act: Swedish occupational safety and health inspectors’ reflections on their bureaucratic role when supervising micro-enterprises

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The safety and health of many workers employed in micro-enterprises (with less than 10 employees) is poor, and legal arrangements related to working environments remain a considerable challenge in these enterprises. The aim of this study is to gain a deeper understanding of how Swedish occupational safety and health (OSH) inspectors perceive themselves as inspectors and their role as bureaucratic regulators when meeting micro-enterprises. In the study, 11 Swedish inspectors were interviewed and asked to reflect on their role as inspectors, how they perceive themselves as inspectors and what their role is as bureaucratic regulators when inspecting micro-enterprises. The qualitative content analysis revealed one theme-a balancing act-and three categories: one inspector, many roles; interactions with micro-entrepreneurs; and exercise the profession as an inspector. The results showed that OSH inspectors experience challenges in meeting the requirements of street-level bureaucracy while addressing the needs of micro-enterprises. In conclusion, OSH inspectors need organisational support to develop inspection models and enforcement styles tailored to micro-enterprises, as this could ease their work and contribute to better inspection outcomes. The implications of this study include a need for increased competence about working environment issues in micro-enterprises, development of enforcement styles among the inspectors, emphasis of the importance of specific governmental projects for OSH and development of models in this enterprise group. Additionally, development of microenterprise managers' competence and ability to handle issues related to the working environment and health were also important.

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“…WHP programmes to promote health and well-being at work can be expected to be particularly effective when comprehensive (i.e. multimodal and holistic) person-related and work-related health promotion interventions are implemented (Daniels et al 2022 ; Gerhardt et al 2019 ; Pham et al 2019 ).…”

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“…The size of an enterprise also affects factors on several levels, although in smaller enterprises, the barriers, beliefs and challenges tend to dominate (McCoy et al 2014 ; Taylor et al 2016 ). In comparison with larger companies, smaller enterprises often have less financial leeway and more frequently shy away from associated costs including investment risks, uncertain return on investments or programme costs (Gerhardt et al 2019 ; McCoy et al 2014 ; Taylor et al 2016 ). In addition, smaller businesses are frequently affected by insufficient in-house expertise or practical capacity (Jessiman-Perreault et al 2020 ) while some lack third-party support for health and well-being programmes in the workplace in rural settings, for example (McCoy et al 2014 ).…”

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Quality changes in workplace health promotion over time: an extended validation of quality criteria from a longitudinal perspective

Lang¹,

Jiménez

2023

J Public Health (Berl.)

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Aim The quality of workplace health promotion (WHP) is essential for the successful deployment of financial and human resources. The aim of this paper is to evaluate the measurement quality of a WHP instrument with 15 quality criteria over time. In addition, it examines whether the quality of WHP in the enterprises concerned changed over time and whether typical developments can be identified. Finally, the role of company parameters such as size and implementation phase are analysed in relation to how WHP develops over time. Subjects and methods Evaluations of the quality of WHP collected between 2014 and 2021 were available at two and three measurement points for 570 and 279 enterprises, respectively. To assess the longitudinal measurement structure, confirmatory factor analyses were carried out followed by structural equation modelling to analyse causality. Cluster analysis was used to identify typical developments, and differences in company parameters were analysed with MANOVA. Results The results prove that the 15 quality criteria can be used to evaluate the quality of WHP in enterprises in a valid and reliable manner, both cross-sectionally and longitudinally. The quality of WHP in the enterprises concerned remained relatively stable over approximately 12 years. The cluster solution revealed three different developments characterized by increasing, stable or decreasing quality. Conclusion Measurements using a quality evaluation system permit a good assessment of WHP in enterprises. WHP quality also depends on company parameters; here more support should be provided to motivate enterprises in the long run, particularly in the sustainability phase.

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Well-Being and Health-related Interventions in Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises: A Meta-Analytic Review

Cited by 12 publications

References 40 publications

Work-Related Psychosocial Stress in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: An Integrative Review

Work-Related Psychosocial Stress in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: An Integrative Review

A balancing act: Swedish occupational safety and health inspectors’ reflections on their bureaucratic role when supervising micro-enterprises

Quality changes in workplace health promotion over time: an extended validation of quality criteria from a longitudinal perspective

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