How needs and preferences of employees influence participation in health promotion programs: a six-month follow-up study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Low participation in health promotion programs (HPPs) might hamper their effectiveness. A potential reason for low participation is disagreement between needs and preferences of potential participants and the actual HPPs offered. This study aimed to investigate employees' need and preferences for HPPs, whether these are matched by what their employers provide, and whether a higher agreement enhanced participation.

Methods

Employees of two organizations participated in a six-month follow-up study (n = 738). At baseline, information was collected on employees' needs and preferences for the topic of the HPP (i.e. physical activity, healthy nutrition, smoking cessation, stress management, general health), whether they favored a HPP via their employer or at their own d

SUBMITTER: Rongen A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4301819 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature