Workplace health promotion: Employee and employer perspectives
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Authors
Buckingham, Terry
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Degree
Master of Nursing
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Eastern Institute of Technology
Date
2012
Supervisors
Marshall, Bob
Gibbons, Megan
Gibbons, Megan
Type
Masters Thesis
Ngā Upoko Tukutuku (Māori subject headings)
Keyword
New Zealand
employees
employers
workplaces
health promotion
workplace health promotion programmes
workplace programmes
perspectives
focus groups
employees
employers
workplaces
health promotion
workplace health promotion programmes
workplace programmes
perspectives
focus groups
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Buckingham, T. (2012). Workplace health promotion: Employee and employer perspectives (Unpublished document submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Nursing). Eastern Institute of Technology (EIT), New Zealand.
Abstract
PURPOSE
This qualitative focus group study defines the experience of a Workplace Health Promotion (WHP) programme from employee and employer perspectives.
METHOD
Participants who completed a 10-week WHP programme were asked their opinions and perceptions of the programme. The following questions were used as a semi structured question guideline; What were the Strengths of the WHP programme; What were the Weaknesses of the WHP programme; What are the Opportunities for the WHP programme; What are the Threats to the WHP programme. This line of questioning is commonly referred to as the acronym SWOT (DeSilets, 2008). SWOT is a simple group work tool that is well recognised, easy to use and is used here as a data collection method.
Participants shared their opinions in two focus group discussions of employee participants (6) and a further purposive group who represented the employer participants (3) of the WHP programme. Focus groups were audio-recorded and transcribed. Transcripts were analysed using Thomas’ (2006) general inductive approach a method of thematic analysis where the researcher begins with an area of study and allows the theory to emerge from the data.
RESULTS
Seven key themes emerged from the data. These were; barriers and enablers to participation; communication and information factors; tailoring and targeting issues; culture and leadership within WHP programmes; participation and competition influences; retention and attrition issues and finally health behaviour change and modification.
IMPLICATIONS OF THE RESEARCH
This study provides insight into some important factors for those who participate, promote and deliver WHP programmes.
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