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Perceived Health Status in Rural Manufacturing Workers
Stacy Logsdon, M Laurie Branstetter1, Eve Main1
11 Western Kentucky University.
Workplace Health & Safety
|September 20, 2018
Summary
Occupational health nurses can identify manufacturing workers at risk for chronic illness by assessing their perceived health status. Lower self-perceived health correlates with a higher number of chronic diseases in this population.
Area of Science:
- Occupational Health
- Preventive Medicine
- Health Services Research
Background:
- Manufacturing workers represent a significant segment of the U.S. workforce.
- Occupational health nurses play a key role in worksite wellness programs for disease prevention.
- Rural manufacturing settings present unique challenges for health promotion.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the association between perceived health status and objective health status, including chronic diseases.
- To explore the utility of self-perceived health as a screening tool for chronic illness in rural manufacturing workers.
- To inform occupational health nursing interventions within worksite wellness programs.
Main Methods:
- A cross-sectional study involving 114 rural manufacturing workers.
- Data collection included a general health survey and retrospective chart review.
- Participants were enrolled in a direct incentive wellness program with available biometric data.
Main Results:
- A statistically significant inverse relationship was found between the number of chronic diseases and perceived health status.
- Workers with more chronic conditions reported lower perceived health.
- The majority of participants were males aged 46-60, with a high proportion holding college degrees.
Conclusions:
- Self-perceived health status is a valuable indicator for identifying rural manufacturing workers at risk of chronic illness.
- Occupational health nurses can utilize perceived health assessments in wellness programs to target interventions.
- Findings support the integration of subjective health measures into objective health screenings for this demographic.
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