Exploring Corporate Stakeholders' Perspectives on Building Capacity for Employee Engagement in Workplace Wellness
Abiola O Keller1, Rebecca Berman2, Barb Scotty3
1College of Nursing, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, USA.
Journal of Patient Experience
|April 11, 2022
Summary
Engaging employees with chronic conditions as partners in workplace wellness programs is key. This study explored how to effectively involve employees in designing and evaluating these health initiatives.
Area of Science:
- Occupational Health
- Health Promotion
- Community-Based Participatory Research
Background:
- Workplace wellness programs aim to optimize employee health.
- Engaging employees with chronic conditions as partners is a promising strategy.
- Limited information exists on effective employee engagement processes in workplace health.
Purpose of the Study:
- To conduct a process evaluation of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research for Employees (PCORE) project.
- To explore stakeholder perspectives on employee engagement in workplace wellness initiatives.
- To identify facilitators and barriers to co-creating wellness programs with employees.
Main Methods:
- A process evaluation was conducted for the PCORE project.
- Individual interviews were held with 11 project stakeholders.
- Thematic analysis was used to identify key categories of engagement.
Main Results:
- Key themes included commitment and support, understanding purpose and roles, employee roles in programming, and communication.
- Effective engagement requires addressing corporate culture, including emphasis on productivity and traditional top-down structures.
- Insights were gained into a stakeholder engagement model in a corporate setting.
Conclusions:
- Meaningfully engaging employees as partners in workplace wellness requires a supportive environment.
- Addressing U.S. corporate culture is crucial for successful co-creation of wellness initiatives.
- This study provides a model for stakeholder engagement in corporate wellness programs.
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