Barriers to participation in a worksite wellness program

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dc.contributor.authorPerson, Ashley Lynneen_US
dc.contributor.authorColby, Sarah E.en_US
dc.contributor.authorBulova, Jessica Annen_US
dc.contributor.authorEubanks, Janie Whitehursten_US
dc.date.accessioned2011-01-21T20:43:21Zen_US
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-16T23:17:48Z
dc.date.available2011-01-21T20:43:21Zen_US
dc.date.available2011-05-16T23:17:48Z
dc.date.issued2010-04en_US
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this research was to determine barriers that prevent participation in an employee wellness program, Wellness Wednesdays: â Eat & Meetâ About Healthy Living, conducted at East Carolina University (ECU) in Greenville, North Carolina. All ECU ARAMARK employees (n = 481) over the age of 18 were eligible to participate in the wellness program. Weekly 30 minute classes, taught by a Registered Dietitian, on various nutrition- and health-related topics were conducted for 10-weeks. Five question knowledge quizzes were administered to participants at the end of each class to determine the comprehension of material presented. Qualitative interviews (n = 19) were conducted with employees (participants and non-participants) and the program organizer after the completion of the 10-week program to identify barriers to program participation. A total of 50 (10.4% of the total number of potential participants) ECU ARAMARK employees, managers, and leadership team directors attended Wellness Wednesdays at least once during the 10-week program. Employees, on average, scored 71-100% on the weekly knowledge quizzes administered at the end of each class. The most common barriers to participation reported included (most often to least often reported): insufficient incentives, inconvenient locations, time limitations, not interested in topics presented, undefined reasons, schedule, marketing, health beliefs, and not interested in the program. Results showed that employee wellness programs can be effective in increasing knowledge of employees on nutrition- and health-related topics. However, program planning that addresses identified barriers including insufficient incentives, inconvenient locations, and time limitations may facilitate higher participation in future worksite wellness opportunities. Originally published Nutrition Research and Practice, Vol. 4, No. 2, April 2010en_US
dc.identifier.citationNutrition Research and Practice; 4:2 p. 149-154en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.4162/nrp.2010.4.2.149
dc.identifier.pmidPMC2867226en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10342/3070en_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherEast Carolina Universityen_US
dc.relation.urihttp://synapse.koreamed.org/DOIx.php?id=10.4162/nrp.2010.4.2.149en_US
dc.subjectEmployee wellnessen_US
dc.subjectBarriersen_US
dc.subjectParticipation ratesen_US
dc.titleBarriers to participation in a worksite wellness programen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
ecu.journal.issue2
ecu.journal.nameNutrition Research and Practice
ecu.journal.pages149-154
ecu.journal.volume4

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