Employee health fair data: evidence for planning health promotion programs
| Autor: | Myrna McDOUGAL, Claudia Cihlar, Christine A. Wynd, Christine Heifner Graor, Julie Imani |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty Leadership and Management Attitude of Health Personnel Health Status Health Behavior Psychological intervention Occupational Health Services Health Promotion Nursing Methodology Research Assessment and Diagnosis Overweight Models Psychological Nurse's Role Midwestern United States Occupational Health Nursing Nursing Surveys and Questionnaires medicine Humans Obesity Program Development Health policy Advanced and Specialized Nursing HRHIS Evidence-Based Medicine Data Collection Transtheoretical model Planning Techniques LPN and LVN Personnel Hospital Health promotion Family medicine Occupational health nursing Regression Analysis Health education Female medicine.symptom Psychology Nurse Clinicians Health Fairs Needs Assessment |
| Zdroj: | Clinical nurse specialist CNS. 21(5) |
| ISSN: | 0887-6274 |
| Popis: | PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES This study describes actual and perceived health status as well as health habits and needs of hospital employees. The Transtheoretical Model "stages of change" provided the study framework. SETTING, SAMPLE, AND METHODS: Employees (N = 1,295) from a large Midwestern hospital participated in 3 annual health fairs and completed questionnaires and received physical measurements of height, weight, blood pressure, and blood lipid levels. FINDINGS During the 3-year period, 56% of individuals met body mass indices indicating overweight and obese status, 74% of the employees reported feeling overweight and desired to lose an average of 32 lb per individual, 51% of employees wanted to increase their daily physical activity levels, and 75% of participants stated they were already preparing for or taking action to change unhealthy behaviors. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE As a result of the health fair data, hospital-based clinical nurse specialists are currently piloting interventions geared specifically toward enhancing weight control and increasing exercise in hospital employees. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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