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- Title
Selected Barriers and Incentives for Worksite Health Promotion Services and Policies.
- Authors
Kruger, Judy; Yore, Michelle M.; Bauer, Deborah R.; Kohl, Harold W.
- Abstract
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 = 52337). 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.
- Subjects
EMPLOYEE health promotion; HEALTH promotion; EMPLOYEE attitudes; MAIL surveys; HEALTH behavior research; BODY mass index; WEIGHT loss; VENDING machines; CAFETERIAS
- Publication
American Journal of Health Promotion, 2007, Vol 21, Issue 5, p439
- ISSN
0890-1171
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4278/0890-1171-21.5.439