Workplace Health Promotion and COVID-19 Support Measures in Outpatient Care Services in Germany: A Quantitative Study

Working conditions in the care sector, especially under the increased strain during COVID-19, make it difficult for outpatient caregivers to adhere to health-promoting behaviours. Research on workplace health promotion (WHP) and COVID-19 support measures in outpatient care services is limited. The a...

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Autores principales:	Felix Alexander Neumann, Elisabeth Rohwer, Natascha Mojtahedzadeh, Nataliya Makarova, Albert Nienhaus, Volker Harth, Matthias Augustin, Stefanie Mache, Birgit-Christiane Zyriax
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	workplace health promotion outpatient care ambulatory care health and safety occupational health caregivers Medicine R
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:1dbf3ea6cd9e488e90a00fbc85d37f8e2021-11-25T17:51:17ZWorkplace Health Promotion and COVID-19 Support Measures in Outpatient Care Services in Germany: A Quantitative Study10.3390/ijerph1822121191660-46011661-7827https://doaj.org/article/1dbf3ea6cd9e488e90a00fbc85d37f8e2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/22/12119https://doaj.org/toc/1661-7827https://doaj.org/toc/1660-4601Working conditions in the care sector, especially under the increased strain during COVID-19, make it difficult for outpatient caregivers to adhere to health-promoting behaviours. Research on workplace health promotion (WHP) and COVID-19 support measures in outpatient care services is limited. The aim of this pilot study was to characterise the current situation of WHP and COVID-19 support measures in outpatient care services and to explore how to offer WHP support measures targeted for a specific group. A web-based cross-sectional survey was conducted with outpatient caregivers (<i>N</i> = 171) in northern Germany. The results showed that 60.2% of the study participants were offered WHP support measures, with significantly higher work engagement when WHP support measures were available (<i>Z</i> = 4279.50, <i>p</i> < 0.01) and that 77.2% received specific support from their employer during the COVID-19 pandemic. Although spending a break in a break room was significantly associated with longer breaks as compared with being in a car (<i>Z</i> = 39.10, <i>p<sub>adj.</sub></i> = 0.01), a break room was neither available in all outpatient care services, nor did it appear to be feasible. Overall, WHP in outpatient care services is insufficiently covered. In order to be able to offer WHP support measures that are targeted to outpatient caregivers, cooperation among local care services, feasibility, and digital measures should be examined.Felix Alexander NeumannElisabeth RohwerNatascha MojtahedzadehNataliya MakarovaAlbert NienhausVolker HarthMatthias AugustinStefanie MacheBirgit-Christiane ZyriaxMDPI AGarticleworkplace health promotionoutpatient careambulatory carehealth and safetyoccupational healthcaregiversMedicineRENInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 12119, p 12119 (2021)
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spellingShingle	workplace health promotion outpatient care ambulatory care health and safety occupational health caregivers Medicine R Felix Alexander Neumann Elisabeth Rohwer Natascha Mojtahedzadeh Nataliya Makarova Albert Nienhaus Volker Harth Matthias Augustin Stefanie Mache Birgit-Christiane Zyriax Workplace Health Promotion and COVID-19 Support Measures in Outpatient Care Services in Germany: A Quantitative Study
description	Working conditions in the care sector, especially under the increased strain during COVID-19, make it difficult for outpatient caregivers to adhere to health-promoting behaviours. Research on workplace health promotion (WHP) and COVID-19 support measures in outpatient care services is limited. The aim of this pilot study was to characterise the current situation of WHP and COVID-19 support measures in outpatient care services and to explore how to offer WHP support measures targeted for a specific group. A web-based cross-sectional survey was conducted with outpatient caregivers (<i>N</i> = 171) in northern Germany. The results showed that 60.2% of the study participants were offered WHP support measures, with significantly higher work engagement when WHP support measures were available (<i>Z</i> = 4279.50, <i>p</i> < 0.01) and that 77.2% received specific support from their employer during the COVID-19 pandemic. Although spending a break in a break room was significantly associated with longer breaks as compared with being in a car (<i>Z</i> = 39.10, <i>p<sub>adj.</sub></i> = 0.01), a break room was neither available in all outpatient care services, nor did it appear to be feasible. Overall, WHP in outpatient care services is insufficiently covered. In order to be able to offer WHP support measures that are targeted to outpatient caregivers, cooperation among local care services, feasibility, and digital measures should be examined.
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author	Felix Alexander Neumann Elisabeth Rohwer Natascha Mojtahedzadeh Nataliya Makarova Albert Nienhaus Volker Harth Matthias Augustin Stefanie Mache Birgit-Christiane Zyriax
author_facet	Felix Alexander Neumann Elisabeth Rohwer Natascha Mojtahedzadeh Nataliya Makarova Albert Nienhaus Volker Harth Matthias Augustin Stefanie Mache Birgit-Christiane Zyriax
author_sort	Felix Alexander Neumann
title	Workplace Health Promotion and COVID-19 Support Measures in Outpatient Care Services in Germany: A Quantitative Study
title_short	Workplace Health Promotion and COVID-19 Support Measures in Outpatient Care Services in Germany: A Quantitative Study
title_full	Workplace Health Promotion and COVID-19 Support Measures in Outpatient Care Services in Germany: A Quantitative Study
title_fullStr	Workplace Health Promotion and COVID-19 Support Measures in Outpatient Care Services in Germany: A Quantitative Study
title_full_unstemmed	Workplace Health Promotion and COVID-19 Support Measures in Outpatient Care Services in Germany: A Quantitative Study
title_sort	workplace health promotion and covid-19 support measures in outpatient care services in germany: a quantitative study
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/1dbf3ea6cd9e488e90a00fbc85d37f8e
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Workplace Health Promotion and COVID-19 Support Measures in Outpatient Care Services in Germany: A Quantitative Study

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