Workers' Health Belief in Health Promotion Programs and Related Factors.
- Author:
Young Im KIM
1
;
Soon Lae KIM
;
Hye Sun JUNG
;
Souk Young KIM
;
Hyun Ju PARK
Author Information
1. College of Nursing, The Korea National Open University, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Health promotion;
Health belief;
Worker
- MeSH:
Commerce;
Fatigue;
Female;
Health Behavior;
Health Promotion*;
Humans;
Hypertension;
Life Style;
Male;
Obesity;
Surveys and Questionnaires
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing
2009;20(4):465-473
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of the study was to investigate the relationships between worker's health belief in health promotion programs and their demographic, health, and health behavior characteristics. METHODS: This study used survey data from 262 small- and large-scale workplaces. The study included 1149 male and female workers who completed the questionnaires. RESULTS: The health belief score increased significantly with age and length of service. Male, married, shift-work, and white-collar workers showed a significantly higher health belief score than female, single, non-shift-work, and blue-collar ones. Workers with disease history, hypertension, or obesity had a significantly higher health belief score. Regular exercise was significantly correlated with the health belief score. When all the variables were included in the model, the health belief score was significantly higher in workers who were married, had a longer length of service, worked in the sales department, were diagnosed with hypertension, exercised regularly, and felt fatigue. CONCLUSION: The results showed that workplace intervention programs meet more the needs of workers who have a higher health belief score. In addition, given that healthier life style was related to a higher health belief score, further research is required to find how to change health behavior in workers.
