Need Assessment for Stage of Behavior Change in Workplace Health Promotion Strategy.
- Author:
Kang Sook LEE
1
;
Jung Wan KOO
;
Hyeon Woo YIM
;
Hyun Sook HONG
;
Joung Min LEE
;
Won Chul LEE
;
Chung Yill PARK
;
M O'DONNELL
;
Kwang Ho MEUNG
Author Information
1. Department of Preventive medicine, Catholic Industrial Medical Center, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Stage of behavior change;
Need assessment;
Health promotion program
- MeSH:
Diet;
Drinking;
Female;
Health Promotion*;
Health Status Indicators;
Humans;
Male;
Questionnaires;
Smoke;
Smoking
- From:Korean Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
1999;11(4):492-504
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVES: In order to evaluate the stage of behavior change for health promotion strategy in workplace METHODS: Questionnaire survey was carried out for 309 workers who employed in H Electronics company in Kyongin area from September to October 1998. RESULTS: According to need assessment of four step such as precontemplation stage, contemplation stage, action stage, maintenance stage which were to change of behavior for health promotion, the percent for quitting smoking were observed 48.8%, 43.1%, 8.1%. 0 %, and for the restriction of drinking were 29.8%, 10.6%, 9.3%, 5.3%; for fitness 11.1%, 31.0%, 37.3%, 20.6% in male 26.6%, 27.8%, 26.6%, 19.0% in female, for regular diet 26.1%, 19.8%, 38.7%, 15.3% in male, 27.8%, 22.2%, 40.0%, 10.0 % in female and for stress management 5.8%, 10.6%, 8.7%, 75.0% in male, 13.6%. 22.7%, 19.7%, 44.0% in female. In heavy smoker (p=0.017) and heavy drinker, (p=0.021) the percent of precontemplation stage was significantly higher than in lower drinker and light smoker. CONCLUSIONS: This study suggested that company support for health promotion in workplace was weak and workers of high risk group for smoking and drinking were in precontemplation stage. So before conducting the health promotion program, health risk appraisal and need assessment for stage of behavior change should be taken for the efficient heath promotion strategy.
