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. 2023 Apr 13;114(2):e2023017. doi: 10.23749/mdl.v114i2.14417

Table S5.

Analyses of the differences with respect to have been organizing HP interventions.

Number of responses No, N = 143 Yes, N = 192 p-value
Gender 335 0.127
Female 53 (37%) 56 (29%)
Male 90 (63%) 136 (71%)
Age 335 0.020
< 39 years 20 (14%) 21 (11%)
40-49 years 19 (13%) 40 (21%)
50-59 years 28 (20%) 56 (29%)
=> 60 years 76 (53%) 75 (39%)
OP activity 335
Yes 143 (100%) 192 (100%)
In how many companies are you currently appointed as OP? 331 0.043
≤ 25 enterprises 75 (53%) 122 (64%)
>25 enterprises 66 (47%) 68 (36%)
Number of employees in the enterprises where the OPs performed their professional activity 328 <0.001
≤ 49 employees 57 (40%) 125 (67%)
>49 employees 84 (60%) 62 (33%)
Number of followed workers per OP 327 <0.001
≤500 47 (33%) 31 (17%)
> 500 94 (67%) 155 (83%)
Following the enactment of Legislative Decree 81/2008 and subsequent amendments, occupational HP programs have increased 334 0.164
Do not agree at all 14 (9.8%) 11 (5.8%)
Disagree 45 (31%) 43 (23%)
Quite agree 61 (43%) 102 (53%)
Very much agree 15 (10%) 24 (13%)
Totally agree 8 (5.6%) 11 (5.8%)
Occupational HP programs should be understood as an integral part of a system for protecting workers’ health and psycho-physical integrity 335 0.052
Do not agree at all 0 (0%) 2 (1.0%)
Disagree 4 (2.8%) 4 (2.1%)
Quite agree 38 (27%) 28 (15%)
Very much agree 53 (37%) 84 (44%)
Totally agree 48 (34%) 74 (39%)
Occupational HP programs should be supported by collaboration with other health professionals (general practitioners, specialists in other disciplines) 335 0.054
Do not agree at all 0 (0%) 3 (1.6%)
Disagree 3 (2.1%) 4 (2.1%)
Quite agree 47 (33%) 45 (23%)
Very much agree 47 (33%) 88 (46%)
Totally agree 46 (32%) 52 (27%)
Based on your work experience, generally, the interest of employers in implementing HP programs is: 334 <0.001
Insufficient 17 (12%) 10 (5.2%)
Poor 53 (37%) 59 (31%)
Sufficient 51 (36%) 57 (30%)
Good 20 (14%) 56 (29%)
High 1 (0.7%) 10 (5.2%)
In the last 5 years, during your work as OP, have you had the opportunity to collaborate to HP interventions? 333 <0.001
No 114 (80%) 37 (19%)
Yes 28 (20%) 154 (81%)
How do you evaluate the workers’participation in such voluntary interventions? 273 <0.001
Insufficient 6 (7.4%) 0 (0%)
Poor 19 (23%) 21 (11%)
Sufficient 35 (43%) 66 (34%)
Good 19 (23%) 86 (45%)
High 2 (2.5%) 19 (9.9%)
How do you evaluate the effectiveness of the HP interventions adopted? 266 <0.001
Not effective at all 23 (30%) 23 (12%)
Not very effective 51 (66%) 123 (65%)
Quite effective 3 (3.9%) 36 (19%)
Very effective 0 (0%) 7 (3.7%)
Have effectiveness indicators been adopted (e.g. Key Performance Indicators – KPI)? 270 0.001
No 53 (67%) 127 (66%)
I don’t know 20 (25%) 22 (12%)
Yes 6 (7.6%) 42 (22%)

HP, health promotion; OP, occupational physician.