[Employees attitudes to workplace health promotion programs for cancer prevention]. / Actitudes de los trabajadores frente a los programas de promoción de la salud para la prevención del cáncer en el lugar del trabajo.

OBJECTIVE: [corrected] We describe a method for feasibility assessment of workplace health promotion (WHP) programs as a necessary prerequisite of any WHP program. METHODS: A total of 167 employees from five workplace communities participated in the study. A questionnaire on the basic components of feasibility (risk factors, attitudes to workplace health promotion interventions, and social-occupational context) was administered. RESULTS: Risk behaviours were common among the employees interviewed. Health promotion in the workplace was favorably viewed by 79% of subjects but reported participation would be lower. Interventions on diet and physical activity received the highest acceptance. Participation would be greatest among local administration employees. CONCLUSIONS: The method demonstrated its utility in obtaining useful data for designing workplace health promotion interventions.

Actitudes de los trabajadores frente a los programas de promoción de la salud para la prevención del cáncer en el lugar del trabajo / Employees attitudes to workplace health promotion programs for cancer prevention

Objetivo: Presentamos un método para evaluar la factibilidad de los programas de promoción de la salud en el trabajo como paso previo a su diseño. Métodos: Un total de 167 trabajadores de cinco ramas de actividad económica participaron en el estudio. Se administró un cuestionario con preguntas sobre los componentes básicos de la factibilidad (factores de riesgo de cáncer, actitudes hacia los programas de promoción de la salud y entorno sociolaboral). Resultados: Las conductas de riesgo para el cáncer son frecuentes entre los trabajadores entrevistados. Un 79 por ciento demostró interés por los programas de promoción de la salud, pero la participación sería inferior. Dieta y ejercicio físico serían los factores de riesgo más susceptibles a la intervención. La participación más alta se hallaría entre los trabajadores de la administración local. Conclusiones: La información obtenida parece válida y útil para orientar el objeto y la planificación de un programa promoción de la salud en el trabajo (AU)

Objetive: We describe a method for feasibility assessment of workplace health promotion (WHP) programs as a necessary prerequisite of any WHP program. Methods: A total of 167 employees from five workplace communities participated in the study. A questionnaire on the basic components of feasibility (risk factors, attitudes to workplace health promotion interventions, and social-occupational context) was administered. Results: Risk behaviours were common among the employees interviewed. Health promotion in the workplace was favorably viewed by 79% of subjects but reported participation would be lower. Interventions on diet and physical activity received the highest acceptance. Participation would be greatest among local administration employees. Conclusions: The method demonstrated its utility in obtaining useful data for designing workplace health promotion interventions (AU)