Effectiveness of a Personalized Health Profile for Blue-Collar Workers
作者:
Rineke Vasse,
Frans Nijhuis,
Gerjo Kok,
期刊:
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
(OVID Available online 1998)
卷期:
Volume 40,
issue 1
页码: 69-75
ISSN:1076-2752
年代: 1998
出版商: OVID
数据来源: OVID
摘要:
This article describes a study on the effectiveness of a Health Profile that was offered to blue-collar workers. The major goal of the Health Profile was to improve workers' awareness of own health behaviors and their intentions to change unhealthy behaviors. The Health Profile consisted of a booklet in A4-format in which tailored information was given on health behaviors. A pretest and posttest design (no control group) was used. The results showed a significant improvement of awareness of own health behaviors. Significant attitudinal changes were also achieved. There were no changes in social support and self-efficacy nor was there a change in the intention to change behaviors. These results suggest that a personalized Health Profile is a promising means to make workers aware of their personal risk behaviors.
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