EFFECTIVENESS OF A PERSONALIZED HEALTH PROFILE FOR BLUE-COLLAR WORKERS

Citation
R. Vasse et al., EFFECTIVENESS OF A PERSONALIZED HEALTH PROFILE FOR BLUE-COLLAR WORKERS, Journal of occupational and environmental medicine, 40(1), 1998, pp. 69-75
Citations number
21
Categorie Soggetti
Public, Environmental & Occupation Heath
ISSN journal
10762752
Volume
40
Issue
1
Year of publication
1998
Pages
69 - 75
Database
ISI
SICI code
1076-2752(1998)40:1<69:EOAPHP>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
This article describes a study on the effectiveness of a Health Profil e that was offered to blue-collar workers. The major goal of the Healt h Profile was to improve workers' awareness of own health behaviors an d their intentions to change unhealthy behaviors. The Health Profile c onsisted of a booklet in A4-format in which tailored information was g iven on health behaviors. A pretest and posttest design (no control gr oup) was used, The results showed a significant improvement of awarene ss of own health behaviors. Significant attitudinal changes were also achieved, There were no changes in social support and self-efficacy no r was there a change in the intention to change behaviors. These resul ts suggest that a personalized Health Profile is a promising means to make workers aware of their personal risk behaviors.