J Korean Acad Community Health Nurs.  2009 Dec;20(4):465-473.

Workers' Health Belief in Health Promotion Programs and Related Factors

• Kim YI
• Kim SL
• Jung HS
• Kim SY
• Park HJ

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.

Keyword

Health promotion; Health belief; Worker

MeSH Terms

Commerce
Fatigue
Female
Health Behavior
Health Promotion*
Humans
Hypertension
Life Style
Male
Obesity
Surveys and Questionnaires