TY - JOUR
T1 - Does workplace health promotion in Denmark reach relevant target groups?
AU - Jørgensen, Marie Birk
AU - Villadsen, Ebbe
AU - Burr, Hermann
AU - Mortensen, Ole Steen
AU - Holtermann, Andreas
PY - 2015/1/1
Y1 - 2015/1/1
N2 - The aim of the current study was to investigate whether Workplace Health Promotion (WHP) is available for workers with poor health status (overweight, musculoskeletal disorders, sickness absence and poor self-rated health) or health behaviour (smoking, poor diet and sedentarism) and whether they participate in WHP. In total, 9835 workers responded to questions regarding availability to 6 different types of WHP through The Danish Work Environment Cohort Study in 2010. Logistic regression analyses adjusted for age, gender and industry were performed to calculate odds ratios for availability and participation of WHP among groups with different health behaviours and health status. In general, poor health behaviours were associated with reduced availability of and participation in WHP. In contrast, poor health status was generally associated with higher availability of WHP and increased participation. However, poor self-rated health was associated with lower availability of several types of WHP and reduced participation. In general, workers with health challenges that are visible to others had WHP available, whereas workers with less visible health challenges had WHP less frequently available. Health challenges visible to others were associated with higher participation in WHP, whereas poor health behaviour and reduced selfrated health were associated with reduced participation in WHP programmes.
AB - The aim of the current study was to investigate whether Workplace Health Promotion (WHP) is available for workers with poor health status (overweight, musculoskeletal disorders, sickness absence and poor self-rated health) or health behaviour (smoking, poor diet and sedentarism) and whether they participate in WHP. In total, 9835 workers responded to questions regarding availability to 6 different types of WHP through The Danish Work Environment Cohort Study in 2010. Logistic regression analyses adjusted for age, gender and industry were performed to calculate odds ratios for availability and participation of WHP among groups with different health behaviours and health status. In general, poor health behaviours were associated with reduced availability of and participation in WHP. In contrast, poor health status was generally associated with higher availability of WHP and increased participation. However, poor self-rated health was associated with lower availability of several types of WHP and reduced participation. In general, workers with health challenges that are visible to others had WHP available, whereas workers with less visible health challenges had WHP less frequently available. Health challenges visible to others were associated with higher participation in WHP, whereas poor health behaviour and reduced selfrated health were associated with reduced participation in WHP programmes.
KW - Non-communicable diseases
KW - Participation
KW - Worksite
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U2 - 10.1093/heapro/dat041
DO - 10.1093/heapro/dat041
M3 - Article
C2 - 23770769
AN - SCOPUS:84942060563
VL - 30
SP - 318
EP - 327
JO - Health Promotion International
JF - Health Promotion International
SN - 0957-4824
IS - 2
ER -