Why Don’t Employees Participate in Well-Being Programs? A Research-Informed Systems-Based Model

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• Personal Author:
  Pratap PL ; Sherman BW ; Stiehl E ; Wator C
• Description:
  Objective: Employee nonparticipation in well-being programs is common, but not well understood. Development of a systems-based framework to characterize reasons for nonparticipation can inform efforts to enhance engagement. Methods: Following literature review and building on previous research, a systems-based model was developed to contextualize participation barriers. Results: Well-being program nonparticipation is more frequent among low-wage workers as well as minority subpopulations. Contributors include employer factors, such as inequitable benefits design, and employee factors, such as lack of perceived relevance, barriers to access, and lower prioritization of personal health needs. Conclusions: A systems-based approach to evaluating well-being program nonparticipation can help identify factors contributing to employee nonparticipation and lead to targeted policy and practice changes that encourage greater employee engagement. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Health Promotion Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Well-being Programs Employee Benefits Employee Health Employee Participation Employees Health Inequities Health Promotion Occupational Health Disparities Wellbeing Work Organization
• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Illinois ; North Carolina ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  156-160
• Volume:
  66
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20068787
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2024 Feb; 66(2):156-160
• Contact Point Address:
  Bruce W. Sherman, MD, 117 Kemp Rd. East, Greensboro, NC 27410
• Email:
  bws@case.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2024
• Performing Organization:
  University of Illinois at Chicago
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20160901
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  20260831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:f01916402e3935d4a94d6b988fec07482e99470f02d0c98f25a346fca4246d36acbca21c1d1548e46faaf0c9e720e9df9d9d79251aa7ef84ea492006a468e5c4
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/207368/cdc_207368_DS1.pdf
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