Stakeholders’ Perceptions Regarding Adaptation and Implementation of Existing Individual and Environmental Workplace Health Promotion Interventions in Blue-Collar Work Settings

Hanne C. S. Sponselee (), Lies ter Beek, Carry M. Renders, Suzan J. W. Robroek, Ingrid H. M. Steenhuis and Willemieke Kroeze
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Hanne C. S. Sponselee: Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Lies ter Beek: Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Carry M. Renders: Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Suzan J. W. Robroek: Department of Public Health, Erasmus University Medical Center, P.O. Box 2040, 3015 GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Ingrid H. M. Steenhuis: Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Willemieke Kroeze: Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 20, 1-16

Abstract: Blue-collar workers often have disadvantageous health statuses and might therefore benefit from a combination of individual and environmental workplace health promotion interventions. Exploring stakeholders’ perceived facilitators and barriers regarding the combined implementation of these interventions in blue-collar work settings is important for effective implementation. A qualitative study consisting of 20 stakeholder interviews within six types of organisations in The Netherlands was conducted. The potential implementation of the evidence-based individual intervention SMARTsize and the environmental intervention company cafeteria 2.0 was discussed. Data were analysed using thematic analysis with a deductive approach. Five main themes emerged: (1) the availability of resources, (2) professional obligation, (3) expected employee cooperation, (4) the compatibility of the proposed health interventions, and (5) the content of implementation tools and procedures. Generally, stakeholders expressed a sense of professional obligation toward workplace health promotion, mentioning that the current societal focus on health and lifestyle provided the perfect opportunity to implement interventions to promote healthy eating and physical activity. However, they often perceived the high doses of employees’ occupational physical activity as a barrier. We recommend co-creating interventions, implementation tools, and processes by involving stakeholders with different professional backgrounds and by adapting communication strategies at diverse organisational levels.

Keywords: occupational health; workplace health promotion interventions; lifestyle; implementation; MIDI; blue-collar; perceptions; prevention (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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