Occupational Health Needs and Predicted Well-Being in Office Workers Undergoing Web-Based Health Promotion Training: Cross-Sectional Study
| Autor: | Michael Szafron, Devan Tchir |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Stress management medicine.medical_specialty 020205 medical informatics health promotion Psychological intervention Health Informatics 02 engineering and technology Health intervention Occupational safety and health 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Workplace health promotion well-being Surveys and Questionnaires Health care 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering eHealth medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Original Paper business.industry Telemedicine Health promotion Cross-Sectional Studies workplace Family medicine occupational health Female internet business Psychology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Medical Internet Research |
| ISSN: | 1438-8871 |
| Popis: | Background Office workers face workplace-related health issues, including stress and back pain, resulting in considerable cost to businesses and health care systems. Workplace health promotion attempts to prevent these health issues, and the internet can be used to deliver workplace health promotion interventions to office workers. Data were provided by Fitbase GmbH, a German company, which specializes in workplace health promotion via the internet (Web-based health). The Web-based health intervention allowed workers to focus on different health categories by using information modules (reading health information) and/or completing practical exercises (guided, interactive health tutorials). Objective This study aimed to identify the extent to which office workers have workplace-related health issues, assess whether office workers who differ in their health focus also differ in their improved well-being, and assess whether completing practical exercises is associated with improved well-being compared with reading information modules. Methods Fitbase GmbH collected data for the period of February 2016 to May 2017 from health insurance employees undergoing Web-based health training in Hamburg, Germany. The data consisted of a needs assessment examining health issues faced by office workers, a wellness questionnaire regarding one’s perception of the Web-based health intervention, and activity logs of information modules and practical exercises completed. Through logistic regression, we determined associations between improved well-being from Web-based health training and differences in a worker’s health focus and a worker’s preferred intervention method. Results Nearly half of the office workers had chronic back pain (1532/3354) and felt tense or irritated (1680/3348). Over four-fifth (645/766) of the office workers indicated that the Web-based health training improved their well-being (P Conclusions Office workers frequently report having back pain and stress. A focus on Web-based health training via practical exercises and practical exercises for back health predict an improvement in office workers’ reported well-being. |
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