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Showers, Culture, and Conflict Resolution
- Source :
- J Occup Environ Med
- Publication Year :
- 2019
- Publisher :
- Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2019.
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Abstract
- OBJECTIVE: Research on employee opinions of workplace wellness programs is limited. METHODS: At a large academic medical center in Boston, we conducted 12 focus groups on employee perceptions of wellness programs. We analyzed data using the immersion-crystallization approach. Participant mean age (N=109) was 41 years; 89% were female; 54% were White. RESULTS: Employees cited prominent barriers to program participation: limited availability; time and marketing; disparities in access; and workplace culture. Encouraging supportive, interpersonal relationships among employees and perceived institutional support for wellness may improve workplace culture and improve participation. Employees suggested changes to physical space, including onsite showers and recommended that a centralized wellness program could create and market initiatives such as competitions and incentives. CONCLUSIONS: Employees sought measures to address serious constraints on time and space, sometimes toxic interpersonal relationships, and poor communication, aspects of workplaces not typically addressed by wellness efforts.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
Time Factors
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Health Promotion
Workplace wellness
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03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Perception
Conflict resolution
Humans
Interpersonal Relations
Workplace
Exercise
Occupational Health
Qualitative Research
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Wellness Programs
Academic Medical Centers
Medical education
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Negotiating
Employee perceptions
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Focus Groups
Work Engagement
Organizational Culture
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Attitude
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Psychology
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Details
- ISSN :
- 10762752
- Volume :
- 61
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....f661597304c9c4b3952e9e15ce996e09