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Schubin, Kristina, Schlomann, Lara, Lindert, Lara ORCID: 0000-0002-9332-7824, Pfaff, Holger and Choi, Kyung-Eun (2020). Occupational Physicians' Perspectives on Determinants of Employee Participation in a Randomized Controlled Musculoskeletal Health Promotion Measure: A Qualitative Study. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health, 17 (20). BASEL: MDPI. ISSN 1660-4601

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Abstract

Occupational physicians (OPs) are key figures for advising employees and employers about prevention and health at the workplace. However, knowledge of their views on participation in health promotion measures is sparse. This qualitative study aims to explore occupational physicians' experiences with employee participation in a randomized controlled workplace measure for musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) in Germany. We conducted eight semi-structured telephone interviews with occupational physicians. Interviews were transcribed verbatim and analyzed using a combination of conventional and directed content analysis. Findings were mapped based on Andersen's behavioral model of health services use, resulting in four categories and 10 subcategories. (a) Contextual factors of the measure comprised impacts of the healthcare system and company environment, (b) individual factors of measure participation comprised demographic, social, belief, and MSD need characteristics, (c) health behavior during the measure included OPs' communication, employees' personal practices and measure participation, and (d) outcomes of participation included health status, satisfaction, and dissatisfaction with the measure. Findings imply occupational physicians' and employees' views should be investigated on a broader scale. Researchers should use present statements for the development of intervention studies, while political and managerial authorities can improve organizational conditions of prevention based on these findings.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Schubin, Kristina UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Schlomann, Lara UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Lindert, Lara UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-9332-7824 UNSPECIFIED Pfaff, Holger UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Choi, Kyung-Eun UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-316450
DOI:	10.3390/ijerph17207445
Journal or Publication Title:	Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health
Volume:	17
Number:	20
Date:	2020
Publisher:	MDPI
Place of Publication:	BASEL
ISSN:	1660-4601
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language GENERAL-PRACTITIONERS; BEHAVIORAL-MODEL; INTERVIEWS; GERMANY; REHABILITATION; CARE Multiple languages Environmental Sciences; Public, Environmental & Occupational Health Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/31645