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Evaluating worksite wellness summit among Maui worksites.
Claudio R Nigg1, Lu Liang2, Sandra L Mcguinness3
1Office of Public Health Studies, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Maui, HI, USA.
Journal of Education and Health Promotion
|January 4, 2018
Summary
The Maui Worksite Wellness Policy Initiative improved worksite wellness policies, infrastructure, physical activity, and nutrition support among participating businesses. Future research should involve larger samples and longer study durations for more robust findings.
Area of Science:
- Occupational Health
- Public Health Policy
- Health Promotion
Background:
- The Maui Worksite Wellness Policy Initiative aimed to enhance worksite wellness prevalence and awareness among Maui employers.
- An intervention was delivered following the Maui Worksite Wellness Summit.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the effectiveness of a worksite wellness intervention.
- To assess changes in worksite wellness policies, infrastructure, physical activity, and nutrition support.
Main Methods:
- A pre- and post-test design was employed, involving worksites that attended the Maui Worksite Wellness Summit.
- Worksite characteristics and wellness components were measured using Likert-scale surveys.
- Repeated measures analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used for statistical comparison.
Main Results:
- A majority of worksites showed improvement: 71.43% enhanced wellness policies, 85.71% improved infrastructure, 71.43% increased physical activity support, and 57.14% improved nutrition support.
- The study included 9 businesses at baseline (3-715 employees) and 7 businesses at follow-up (3-750 employees).
Conclusions:
- The intervention demonstrated positive impacts on multiple worksite wellness components.
- Recommendations for future research include larger sample sizes, more rigorous methodologies, and extended study durations.
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