Health Education and Communication in Occupational Health Services in Finland
| Autor: | Simo Kaleva, Helena Palmgren, Päivi Jalonen |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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Counseling Male media_common.quotation_subject Occupational Health Services MEDLINE Health Promotion Toxicology Occupational safety and health Overall response rate Nursing Humans Medicine Health Education Finland Questionnaire study media_common business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Middle Aged Discretion Health promotion Work (electrical) Female Health education business |
| Zdroj: | Archives of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology. 59:171-181 |
| ISSN: | 0004-1254 |
| DOI: | 10.2478/10004-1254-59-2008-1888 |
| Popis: | Health Education and Communication in Occupational Health Services in FinlandThis article discusses health education and communication in Occupational Health Services (OHS) based on a questionnaire study conducted in Finnish OHS in 2005. The study focused on educational activities carried out by OH professionals and directed at individual employees, work communities and groups, and representatives of client organisations. The questionnaire was sent to 1132 OH professionals - physicians, nurses, physiotherapists and psychologists - working in 130 OHS units, and representing different OHS providers in Finland. 635 respondents (162 physicians, 342 nurses, 96 physiotherapists, 35 psychologists) returned the questionnaire. The overall response rate was 58 %. There were statistically significant differences in educational activities by different professional groups; differences were also related to the length of working experience in OHS. For all OH professionals, individual employees were the primary clients of health education and communication. Education was less often directed at work communities and representatives of client organisations. However, many issues related to health and well-being at work are not within the reach of individual employees. The impact of health education would be more evident if it also reached those organisational stakeholders with discretion in decision-making. Furthermore, OH personnel should pay attention to the social aspect of learning and work more with groups and work communities. |
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