Den självskattade hälsan hos anställda på industriföretag, i relation till användandet av hälsofrämjande förmåner.

• Main Authors: Johansson, Emeli, Arnells, Malin
• Format: Others
• Language: Swedish
• Published: Högskolan i Gävle, Akademin för hälsa och arbetsliv 2010
• Subjects: Self-rated health; health benefits; workplace; industrial enterprises; Självskattad hälsa; hälsofrämjande förmåner; arbetsplats; industriföretag.
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-7125

This cross-sectional study investigated the use of health benefits in relation to the self-rated health of employees at two medium-sized industrial enterprises in Hälsingland. The method used to investigate this was through a self-designed questionnaire consisting 19 questions about health, lifestyle and health benefits at the workplace. A total of 100 questionnaires were distributed in the two companies, hence 50 surveys at each workplace. The response rate was measured to 88 % and 74 %, which means a loss of 6 persons and 13 persons. The results showed that Company nr 1 offers its employees a health benefits consisting of free access to gym in the company premises after working hours and financial contributions to training-cards. These benefits are used regularly by 29% of respondents. Company nr 2 currently offered no health benefits for their employees. The results also showed that 66% of the respondents at Company nr 1 rated their physical health as Excellent or Good and 79% consider their mental health as Excellent or Good. At Company nr 2, 65 % of the participants responded that they consider their physical health as Excellent or Good and 84% consider their mental health as Excellent or Good. The study also found that more than half of the participants in the two companies had a BMI (Body Mass Index) greater than 26. The conclusion from this is that the health benefits offered at Company nr 1 is used sparingly and that more than half of the participants at both companies consider their physical and mental health as Excellent or Good.