Development and Process Evaluation of the Participatory and Action-Oriented Empowerment Model Facilitated by Occupational Health Nurses for Workplace Health Promotion in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

• Published in: Industrial Health Vol. 45; no. 1; pp. 62 - 73
• Main Authors: NISHIKIDO, Noriko, MATSUDA, Kazumi, FUKUDA, Eiko, MOTOKI, Chiharu, TSUTAKI, Miho, KAWAKAMI, Yuko, YUASA, Akiko, IIJIMA, Miyoko, TANAKA, Mika, HIRATA, Mamoru, HOJOH, Minoru, IKEDA, Tomoko, MAEDA, Kazutoshi, MIYOSHI, Yukari, ARAI, Sumiko, MITSUHASHI, Hiroyuki
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health 2007
• Subjects: Evaluation Studies as Topic; Focus Groups; Health Promotion; Information-focused tools; Japan; Models, Theoretical; Occupational health nurses; Occupational Health Nursing; Participatory and action-oriented empowerment model; Program Development; Small and medium-sized enterprises; Workplace; Workplace health promotion; Japan

The objective of this study is to develop an available empowerment model for workplace health promotion (WHP) in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and to evaluate its applicability and feasibility. Semi-structured interviews with employers and workers in SMEs were conducted to assess their a...