TY - JOUR
T1 - The Association Between Men’s Heath Behaviors and Interest in Workplace Health Promotion
AU - Seaton, Cherisse L.
AU - Bottorff, Joan L.
AU - Caperchione, Cristina M.
AU - Johnson, Steven T.
AU - Oliffe, John L.
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https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4646-9894 Seaton Cherisse L. PhD 1 Bottorff Joan L. PhD, RN, FCAHS, FAAN 1 Caperchione Cristina M. PhD 2 Johnson Steven T. PhD 3 Oliffe John L. PhD, RN 1 1 The University of British Columbia 2 University of Technology Sydney 3 Athabasca University Cherisse L. Seaton, PhD, Institute for Healthy Living and Chronic Disease Prevention, The University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus, 1147 Research Road ART 223, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada V1V 1V7; email: Cherisse.Seaton@ubc.ca . 11 2019 2165079919885957 © 2019 The Author(s) 2019 American Association of Occupational Health Nurses This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License ( http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ ) which permits non-commercial use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access pages ( https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage ). Background: Predictors of men’s health behaviors and interest in workplace health promotion are not well known. The aim of this study was to describe men’s interest in workplace health promotion and associated health behaviors. Method : Male employees ( N = 781) at six workplaces in British Columbia, Canada, were invited to complete a survey of their health behaviors, demographics, and interest in health promotion prior to implementation of a workplace health program. Findings : A total of 227 male employees ( M age = 43.6 years; SD = 12.1) completed the survey (response rate = 29%). Regarding health behaviors, 62.1% reported 150 weekly minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA), 29.3% consumed 5+ servings of fruit/vegetables per day, 56.8% reported 7+ hours sleep/night, 14.4% smoked, and 81.3% consumed alcohol. Men spent 50% of their workday sitting, and higher body mass index (BMI), higher income, and greater hours worked were related to greater hours sitting. Age was inversely related to MVPA. Alcohol consumption was lower among men who were older, had higher income, and worked fewer hours. Most men were interested in being physically active (85%), managing stress (85%), eating healthy (89%), and cancer screening (91%). Higher stage of change for physical activity (β = .20, p = .003) and fruit/vegetable consumption (β = .18, p = .027) were related to interest in these activities. Conclusions/Application to Practice : Occupational health providers should consider worker demographics and could support interventions that target individuals with varying levels of health behaviors given the importance of meeting the needs of often sedentary workers. health promotion men’s health occupational health health behavior gender Canadian Cancer Society Research Institute https://doi.org/10.13039/501100000015 701259-02 edited-state corrected-proof Author Contributions C.L.S. was involved in the study conception and design, data analysis and interpretation of results, and drafting and revising the article. J.L.B. was involved in the study conception and design, data interpretation, and in drafting and revising the article. C.M.C. was involved in data interpretation and in drafting and critically revising the article. S.T.J. participated in data interpretation and in drafting and critically revising the article. J.L.O. participated in data interpretation and in drafting and critically revising the article. All authors reviewed and approved the final article. Declaration of Conflicting Interests The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. Funding The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This work was supported by the Canadian Cancer Society Research Institute (Grant No. 701259-02). ORCID iD Cherisse L. Seaton https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4646-9894
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N2 - Background: Predictors of men’s health behaviors and interest in workplace health promotion are not well known. The aim of this study was to describe men’s interest in workplace health promotion and associated health behaviors. Method: Male employees (N = 781) at six workplaces in British Columbia, Canada, were invited to complete a survey of their health behaviors, demographics, and interest in health promotion prior to implementation of a workplace health program. Findings: A total of 227 male employees (Mage = 43.6 years; SD = 12.1) completed the survey (response rate = 29%). Regarding health behaviors, 62.1% reported 150 weekly minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA), 29.3% consumed 5+ servings of fruit/vegetables per day, 56.8% reported 7+ hours sleep/night, 14.4% smoked, and 81.3% consumed alcohol. Men spent 50% of their workday sitting, and higher body mass index (BMI), higher income, and greater hours worked were related to greater hours sitting. Age was inversely related to MVPA. Alcohol consumption was lower among men who were older, had higher income, and worked fewer hours. Most men were interested in being physically active (85%), managing stress (85%), eating healthy (89%), and cancer screening (91%). Higher stage of change for physical activity (β =.20, p =.003) and fruit/vegetable consumption (β =.18, p =.027) were related to interest in these activities. Conclusions/Application to Practice: Occupational health providers should consider worker demographics and could support interventions that target individuals with varying levels of health behaviors given the importance of meeting the needs of often sedentary workers.
AB - Background: Predictors of men’s health behaviors and interest in workplace health promotion are not well known. The aim of this study was to describe men’s interest in workplace health promotion and associated health behaviors. Method: Male employees (N = 781) at six workplaces in British Columbia, Canada, were invited to complete a survey of their health behaviors, demographics, and interest in health promotion prior to implementation of a workplace health program. Findings: A total of 227 male employees (Mage = 43.6 years; SD = 12.1) completed the survey (response rate = 29%). Regarding health behaviors, 62.1% reported 150 weekly minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA), 29.3% consumed 5+ servings of fruit/vegetables per day, 56.8% reported 7+ hours sleep/night, 14.4% smoked, and 81.3% consumed alcohol. Men spent 50% of their workday sitting, and higher body mass index (BMI), higher income, and greater hours worked were related to greater hours sitting. Age was inversely related to MVPA. Alcohol consumption was lower among men who were older, had higher income, and worked fewer hours. Most men were interested in being physically active (85%), managing stress (85%), eating healthy (89%), and cancer screening (91%). Higher stage of change for physical activity (β =.20, p =.003) and fruit/vegetable consumption (β =.18, p =.027) were related to interest in these activities. Conclusions/Application to Practice: Occupational health providers should consider worker demographics and could support interventions that target individuals with varying levels of health behaviors given the importance of meeting the needs of often sedentary workers.
KW - gender
KW - health behavior
KW - health promotion
KW - men’s health
KW - occupational health
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85075120716&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/2165079919885957
DO - 10.1177/2165079919885957
M3 - Journal Article
C2 - 31718492
AN - SCOPUS:85075120716
SN - 2165-0799
VL - 68
SP - 226
EP - 235
JO - Workplace Health and Safety
JF - Workplace Health and Safety
IS - 5
ER -