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Table 3 Characteristics of the determinants and their association with intention to participate and actual participation during follow-up

From: Barriers and facilitators for participation in health promotion programs among employees: a six-month follow-up study

Ā 

Positive on statement

Positive intention (nā€‰=ā€‰195)

Actual participation during follow-up (nā€‰=ā€‰83)

Ā 

n (%)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

Intention to participate in a WHPP

195 (26.2)

n/a

3.02 (1.88-4.83)*

Participated during the 12Ā month period prior to enrollment

95 (12.8)

5.92 (3.70-9.49)*

5.82 (3.40-9.96)*

Social-cognitive factors

Ā Ā Ā 

Attitude

Ā Ā Ā 

ā€ƒā€‰Important to participate

215 (28.9)

43.00 (26.83-68.91)*

2.81 (1.76-4.49)*

ā€ƒā€‰Pleasant to participate

620 (83.3)

8.64 (3.73-20.06)*

1.99 (0.93-4.27)

Social support

Ā Ā Ā 

ā€ƒā€‰Colleagues and or supervisor stimulate participation

68 (9.1)

2.83 (1.70-4.73)*

1.77 (0.90-3.49)

ā€ƒā€‰Family and or friends stimulate participation

79 (10.6)

6.84 (4.13-11.31)*

1.64 (0.86-3.15)

Self-efficacy

Ā Ā Ā 

ā€ƒā€‰High self-efficacy

467 (62.8)

4.43 (2.89-6.79)*

1.60 (0.96-2.66)

Barriers

Ā Ā Ā 

Privacy related

Ā Ā Ā 

ā€ƒā€‰Holding work and private preferably separate

371 (49.9)

0.44 (0.31-0.62)*

0.91 (0.57-1.46)

ā€ƒā€‰Want to organize it self

434 (58.3)

0.25 (0.18-0.36)*

0.92 (0.58-1.48)

Health related

Ā Ā Ā 

ā€ƒā€‰Iā€™m healthy

531 (71.4)

0.74 (0.52-1.06)

1.25 (0.74-2.11)

ā€ƒā€‰Currently under treatment

140 (18.8)

1.32 (0.88-1.99)

1.50 (0.88-2.58)

Work related

Ā Ā Ā 

ā€ƒā€‰Unfavorable work schedule

90 (12.1)

1.48 (0.91-2.41)

0.64 (0.28-1.45)

ā€ƒā€‰Not knowing who to go to

77 (10.3)

1.67 (1.01-2.76)*

0.65 (0.27-1.56)

Facilitators

Ā Ā Ā 

Health related

Ā Ā Ā 

ā€ƒā€‰Wanting to improve my health

498 (66.9)

7.15 (4.26-12.00)*

1.44 (0.86-2.42)

ā€ƒā€‰Thinking a WHPP is useful

419 (56.3)

13.50 (7.98-22.83)*

1.45 (0.90-2.35)

Work related

Ā Ā Ā 

ā€ƒā€‰Pleasant to engage in activities with colleagues

150 (20.2)

3.78 (2.58-5.55)*

1.07 (0.61-1.89)

ā€ƒā€‰Supervisor or colleagues expect me to participate

28 (3.8)

3.00 (1.40-6.46)*

2.87 (1.17-7.02)*

Beliefs about health at work

Ā Ā Ā 

ā€ƒā€‰Good thing that the supervisor tries to improve employees health

599 (80.5)

4.44 (2.43-8.10)*

0.93 (0.52-1.65)

ā€ƒā€‰Interference of my supervisor on my health is an invasion of my privacy

139 (18.7)

0.45 (0.27-0.74)*

1.22 (0.69-2.17)

ā€ƒā€‰My health is a personal matter

485 (65.2)

0.69 (0.49-0.98)*

0.81 (0.50-1.30)

  1. Positive intention: employees with a positive intention towards participating in a WHPP. Participation during follow-up: employees who participated in a HPP during the six-month follow-up period. Determinants are categorized into social-cognitive factors, barriers, facilitators, and beliefs about health at work.
  2. Analyses adjusted for age, gender, educational level, and organization.
  3. *statistically significant at pā€‰<ā€‰0.05.
  4. n/a: not applicable.