Attendance barriers experienced by female health care workers voluntarily participating in a multi-component health promotion programme at the workplace.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Studies have shown that Workplace Health Promoting Programmes (WHPP) can facilitate healthier behaviour. Despite the benefits achieved from participating in a WHPP, a systematic review showed that only 10-50% of the employees participated and a challenge was lack of participation. Previous studies stress that understanding the barriers that prevent participants from attending WHPPs are important for designing highly effective interventions. To exploit the potential of a WHPP, it requires a deep insight into the attendance barriers experienced by the participants who voluntarily sign-up for a WHPP; and particularly those who want to stay in the programme but are prevented from participating in it regularly. Thus, the aim of this study was to identify and explore attendanc

SUBMITTER: Ilvig PM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6278076 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature