This study was to determine if the importance assigned by health educators (judges) to components of corporate health promotion programs is the same as or different from program components most frequently offered by corporations for employees. This involved establishing a list of program components that judges felt were important for wellness programs and comparing this list with programs actually existing in polled corporations. A literature review was used to establish an initial list of program components. Thirty-eight judges returned questionnaires incorporating the list. A Spearman's rho and scattergram were used to test for correlations between judges' opinions and corporate practices. The report concludes that no correlation exists but that there is agreement among the judges polled that corporations should promote employee wellness programs.

Nine physiological measures were evaluated pre- to post-intervention on subjects participating in a university health promotion program over a seven-month period. Frequency of program attendance and choice of activity were also assessed. Of the 88 employees initially screened, most of the subjects were staff members (n=82, 93%),with a majority being female (n=68, 77%). Significant differences in physiological measures were found pre- to post-intervention between "higher" and "lower" cardiovascular risk participants, primarily due to the type of activity chosen. .The results indicate that health promotion programs at a university are an effective way to have an impact on employees in reducing their cardiovascular risk factors.

Tyrimo objektas: Vyresnio amžiaus žmonių dalyvavimo sveikatinimo programose ypatumai. Tikslas: Išsiaiškinti 50 metų ir vyresnio amžiaus žmonių poreikio dalyvauti sveikatą stiprinančiose arba fizinį aktyvumą skatinančiose programose ypatumus. Uždaviniai: 1.Išanalizuoti Kauno rajono socialinių paslaugų centro programų poreikio tyrimo duomenis. 2.Nustatyti 50 metų ir vyresnio amžiaus žmonių dalyvavimo sveikatinimo programose ypatumus. 3.Išsiaiškinti informacijos apie sveikatą stiprinančių ir fizinį aktyvumą skatinančių programų sklaidos ypatumus. Išvados: 1. Kauno rajono socialinių paslaugų centro programų poreikio tyrimo respondentai nurodė, kad rinktųsi veiklas, kurios stiprintų fizines ypatybes ir spręstų konkrečias sveikatos problemas (pvz.: daugiau nei pusė apklaustųjų rinktųsi kineziterapiją). 2. Pagrindinės paskatos dalyvauti programose būtų bendravimo ir naujų įgūdžių įgijimo poreikis. 50 metų ir vyresnio amžiaus žmones sveikatinimo programose labiausiai paskatintų dalyvauti noras sustiprinti savo sveikatą, padidinti savo fizinį aktyvumą, noras įgauti naujų žinių, nemokamos programos veiklos ir tinkamas programos veiklų pasiekiamumas. Mažiau paskatintų dalyvauti programoje noras užsiimti bet kokia veikla ir noras sutikti bendraminčių. 3. Daugiausiai respondentų informaciją apie sveikatinimo programas sužino iš kaimynų, seniūnijos darbuotojų arba seniūnijos skelbimų ir iš šeimos narių. Mažiau respondentų informaciją sužinojo iš interneto šaltinio ir iš spaudos... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / Reasearch object: Older people‘s participation in health promotion programs. Purpose: Find out 50 years old and older people‘s needs to participate in health strengthen or physical activity incentive programs. Objectives: 1. To analyze the data of the survey Kaunas district social favour centre programs needs. 2. To set the causes of 50 years old and older people‘s participation in health enhansing programs. 3. To find out information about dissemination characteristies of health promoting and physical activity inducing programs. Conclusion: 1. Kaunas district social favour centre programs needs survey respondents indicated that they would choose activities strengthen this physical properties and solve specific health problems (e.g.: more than half of the respondents would choose physiotherapy). 2. The main incentive to participate in the programs would be for communication and the need for new skills. Factors that might encourage 50 year old and older people to participate in health enhancing programs are the following: the desire to enhance their health, increase their physical activity, the desire to acquire new knowledge, free programs activities and appropriate program operational availability. Less encouraging factors to participate in the program are: a wish to be engaged in any activity and willingness to meet the congenial. 3. Most respondents get information about health enhancing programs from their neighbors, municipality employees. Municipality ads and family... [to full text]

Made available in DSpace on 2016-12-06T17:07:04Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Gabriel Antunes.pdf: 275611 bytes, checksum: bbfa82b0d122111ef2930ff6233203c2 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-07-16 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / The aim of this study was to analyze the influence of a behavior change program, on self-efficacy, for physical activity of adults and elderly. This research focus on the quantity, almost experimental. The people who were studied consist of 14, 460 adults and elderly, both men and women, registered at two basic health unit in the district of Florianópolis - Santa Catarina. Twenty adults were analyzed: seventeen women and three men, at the average age of 60.5 years. The participants of the study took part of the program Vamos: vida ativa melhorando a saúde , for a period of three months, in 12 meetings, once a week, two hour each meeting. A previously trained person led the program. The instruments used were: diagnostic data file, including gender, date of birth, schooling, occupation, physical diseases and practice of physical activities, self-efficacy scale for applied fitness through interviews and field diary. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used in this program, and a paired student s T-test to analyze the variable of general self-efficacy. The paired student s T-test and Wilcoxon test were used to analyze the date in each self-efficacy scale question. The average frequency of the participants researched was 82.1%. The average rate of self-efficacy understanding, for physical activity, of the participants in the pre-test was 57.0 (SD = 16.8) and post-test was 70.4 (SD = 12.4). From the eighteen answers of the self-efficacy questions, for physical activity, there was significant difference for nine questions, which were related to pressure at work (p=0,047), after recovering from injury (p = 0.021), after going through personal problems (p = 0.005), when feeling uncomfortable performing physical activities (p = 0.020), when having a lot of work to do at home (p = 0.042), when having guests at home (p = 0.031), when having physical activities to be achieved (p = 0.022), during their holidays (p = 0.044) and when having other commitments (p <0.001). Conclusion: The understanding of self-efficacy for physical activity was positively influenced after the intervention of the VAMOS program, even in cases of daily physical activities. It can be noticed that behavior change programs, like this, based on social cognitive theory, can change the understanding of self-efficacy for physical activity in adults and elderly, improving their physical activities. / O objetivo do estudo foi analisar a influência de um programa de mudança de comportamento na autoeficácia para atividade física de adultos e idosos. Esta pesquisa é do tipo quantitativa, quase experimental. A população foi composta por 14, 460 adultos e idosos, ambos os sexos, cadastrados em duas Unidade Básicas de Saúde do distrito sanitário do continente de Florianópolis Santa Catariana. Sendo a amostra 20 indivíduos 17 mulheres e três homens, com média de idade de 60,5 anos. Os participantes do estudo realizaram a intervenção do programa VAMOS vida ativa melhorando a saúde , durante três meses, 12 encontros, uma vez por semana, com duração de duas horas. O programa foi ministrado por uma multiplicadora previamente treinada. Instrumentos: ficha diagnóstica com dados referentes ao sexo, data de nascimento, escolaridade, ocupação, presença de doenças e prática de atividade física, escala de autoeficácia para exercício físico aplicados por meio de entrevista e diário de campo. Utilizou-se a estatística descritiva e inferencial, e para análise da variável autoeficácia geral o Teste T pareado. Para análise dos dados em cada questão da escala de autoeficácia foi empregado o Teste T pareado e o Teste de Wilcoxon. A frequência média dos participantes na intervenção foi de 82,1%. O valor médio da percepção de autoeficácia para atividade física dos participantes no pré-teste foi de 57,0 (DP=16,8) e no pós-teste de 70,4 (DP=12,4). Das 18 respostas das questões da escala de autoeficácia para atividade física houve diferença significativa para 9 questões, que estavam relacionadas à pressão no trabalho (p=0,047), após se recuperar de lesão (p=0,021), após passar por problemas pessoais (p=0,005), quando sente desconforto ao realizar exercício físico (p=0,020), quando tem muito trabalho para fazer em casa (p=0,042), quando há visitas em casa (p=0,031), nas metas com o exercício físico (p=0,022), durante as férias (p=0,044) e, quando tem outros compromissos (p<0,001. Conclusão: A percepção de autoeficacia para atividade física foi positivamente influenciada após a intervenção do programa VAMOS. Inclusive em circunstâncias de atividades físicas de vida diária. Observa-se que programas de mudança de comportamento como o VAMOS, baseados na teoria social cognitiva, podem modificar a percepção de autoeficácia para atividade física de adultos e idosos melhorando a realização de atividades físicas e exercícios físicos.

While obesity is a nationwide phenomenon, African Americans - especially women - continue to be more severely affected than any other ethnic group. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, over 20% of African American women are obese compared to 15.6% of Caucasian women. The church is an important community center for many African Americans, and is often a site for health promotion programs, though little is known of the effectiveness of these programs. The purpose of this qualitative study was to study the experiences and attitudes of African American women who have gone through a church-based weight-loss program. Questions were asked about the cultural, environmental and social barriers to weight loss, and the components of effective church-based weight loss programs. Using a phenomenological approach, this study was designed to capture new data for the development of sustainable church-based weight-loss programs. The theory of social support was used as a theoretical framework. The major themes arising from the data concerned the importance of: (a) social support on all levels; (b) the involvement of the pastor, his spouse, or other church leadership; (c) the inclusion of weight-loss participants in program design; (d) a holistic program design to meet the needs of the entire family; and (e) a culturally sensitive program. The inclusion of all these elements is recommended for future programs. The social change implication is that these recommendations could be helpful in the design, development, and implementation of sustainable church-based weight-loss programs for African American women.

Submitted by Izaltina Adão (izaltinaadao@gmail.com) on 2018-06-26T12:51:32Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertação_ Aplicação do instrumento worksite health scorecard para avaliar programas de promoção da saúde no ambiente de trabalho de indústrias catarinenses _Izaltina Adão_ 2018.pdf: 1874657 bytes, checksum: 29d05242fd0b9cb1b829aa0361a042fb (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Simone de Andrade Lopes Pires (simone.lopes@fgv.br) on 2018-06-26T16:48:17Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertação_ Aplicação do instrumento worksite health scorecard para avaliar programas de promoção da saúde no ambiente de trabalho de indústrias catarinenses _Izaltina Adão_ 2018.pdf: 1874657 bytes, checksum: 29d05242fd0b9cb1b829aa0361a042fb (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Suzane Guimarães (suzane.guimaraes@fgv.br) on 2018-06-27T13:12:21Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertação_ Aplicação do instrumento worksite health scorecard para avaliar programas de promoção da saúde no ambiente de trabalho de indústrias catarinenses _Izaltina Adão_ 2018.pdf: 1874657 bytes, checksum: 29d05242fd0b9cb1b829aa0361a042fb (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-06-27T13:12:21Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertação_ Aplicação do instrumento worksite health scorecard para avaliar programas de promoção da saúde no ambiente de trabalho de indústrias catarinenses _Izaltina Adão_ 2018.pdf: 1874657 bytes, checksum: 29d05242fd0b9cb1b829aa0361a042fb (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-06-06 / As doenças crônicas não transmissíveis são um problema crescente nos países. Os custos econômicos relacionados ao adoecimento e afastamentos do trabalho não param de aumentar. Empregadores estão implementando programas de promoção da saúde no local de trabalho para melhorar a saúde dos trabalhadores, a produtividade e reduzir os custos com os adoecimentos. Neste sentido, o objetivo principal deste Trabalho Aplicado foi avaliar os programas de promoção da saúde no ambiente de trabalho, oferecidos em uma amostra composta por 114 indústrias do Estado de Santa Catarina. Para isso, aplicou-se o instrumento Worksite Health ScoreCard (HSC) para avaliar o resultado dos programas de promoção da saúde. Foi possível identificar na revisão da literatura que a avaliação dos programas deve se concentrar em questões relevantes e úteis, promover um ciclo contínuo de melhorias de qualidade, eficiência e eficácia dos investimentos, além de identificar lacunas potenciais nas atuais ofertas. O resultado da pesquisa permitiu analisar que, a amostra de 114 indústrias atingiu 23,58% da pontuação máxima possível entre as estratégias e intervenções promotoras de saúde no ambiente de trabalho avaliadas com o HSC. Sobretudo, a pesquisa evidenciou que, os programas de saúde ofertados pelas indústrias participantes, em sua maioria, não correspondem aos conceitos de programas abrangentes, com estratégias e intervenções integradas às principais necessidades de saúde populacional. Notou-se que as estratégias e intervenções promotoras de saúde, aconteceram de forma isolada e não foram priorizadas de acordo com aquelas que são capazes de contribuir com melhores resultados organizacionais e nos comportamentos de saúde, e que refletem nas principais causas de adoecimentos e afastamentos do trabalho. / Chronic non-communicable diseases are a growing problem in many countries. Economic costs related to worker illness and absences continue to rise. Employers are implementing health promotion programs at the workplace to improve worker health, productivity and reduce costs related to illness. In this context, the main objective of this Applied Study was to evaluate health promotion programs at the workplace, offered in a sample composed of 114 industrial sectors in Santa Catarina state. To do so, the Worksite Health ScoreCard (HSC) was used to evaluate the results of health promotion programs. A review of the literature indicated that the evaluation of programs should be focused on relevant and useful issues, promote a continuous cycle of improvements in quality, efficiency and effectiveness of investments, and identify potential gaps in currently offered measures. The study revealed that the sample of 114 industrial sectors attained 23.58% of the maximum possible score for the strategies and interventions they use to promote health at the workplace that were evaluated with the HSC. Above all, the study revealed that most of the healthcare programs offered by participating companies do not correspond to the concepts found in broad programs with strategies and interventions that are integrated to the population’s main health needs. It was found that strategies and interventions that promote health are implemented in an isolated manner and were not given priority by those who are capable of contributing to better results at a company and in health-related behavior. This is reflected in the main causes of illness and work absence.