Table 2.
Evaluation and advice for improvement – areas of interest. The number of employees (n) and corresponding percentage (%) out of the total number of employees who responded to questions about evaluations received in the various areas of health, lifestyle and working conditions on Q2 after an HRA-F and HRA-S. The content of advice in the various areas of health, lifestyle and working conditions, and the corresponding percentages of the total amount of advice reported by employees on Q2 after an HRA-F and HRA-S. Questions about the specific content of advice provided during HRAs were open-ended. Responses to these questions were categorized. One employee could report multiple pieces of advice such that the total amount of advice in the area of lifestyle exceeded the number of employees
| EVALUATION | ADVICE1) | ||||||||||||
| HRA-F | HRA-S | HRA-F | HRA-S | ||||||||||
| n | % | Tot | n | % | Tot | n | % | Tot | n | % | Tot | ||
| Health | Health | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 31 | 17 | 185 | 22 | 48 | 46 | Weight counseling | 5 | 6 | 84 | 7 | 17 | 42 |
| Blood2) | 24 | 13 | 185 | 17 | 37 | 46 | Blood parameter advice | – | 84 | 6 | 14 | 42 | |
| Physical status3) | 5 | 3 | 185 | 15 | 33 | 46 | Physical activity advice | 25 | 30 | 84 | 11 | 26 | 42 |
| Sleep | – | – | – | – | 46 | Nutrition counselling | 30 | 36 | 84 | 14 | 33 | 42 | |
| Hearing/eyesight | – | – | – | – | 46 | Referral to medical center | 17 | 20 | 84 | 4 | 10 | 42 | |
| Specific diseases4) | – | – | – | – | 46 | Stress management | 2 | 2 | 84 | – | – | 42 | |
| Stress-related symptoms | – | – | 185 | 3 | 7 | 46 | Tobacco cessation | 1 | 1 | 84 | – | – | 42 |
| Musculoskeletal symptoms | 4 | 2 | 185 | 7 | 15 | 46 | Alcohol detox | 3 | 4 | 84 | – | – | 42 |
| Other | 10 | 5 | 185 | 17 | 37 | 46 | Other | 1 | 1 | 84 | – | – | 42 |
| Lifestyle | Lifestyle | ||||||||||||
| Physical Activity | 58 | 31 | 185 | 21 | 46 | 46 | Physical activity advice | 62 | 38 | 164 | 24 | 46 | 52 |
| Tobacco use5) | 15 | 8 | 185 | 7 | 15 | 46 | Tobacco cessation5) | 15 | 9 | 164 | 5 | 10 | 52 |
| Alcohol consumption | 12 | 6 | 185 | 0 | 0 | 46 | Alcohol detox | 13 | 8 | 164 | – | 52 | |
| Stress | 17 | 9 | 185 | 17 | 37 | 46 | Stress management | 13 | 8 | 164 | 6 | 12 | 52 |
| Nutritional habits | 58 | 31 | 185 | 10 | 22 | 46 | Counselling for reduced | 8 | 5 | 164 | 6 | 12 | 52 |
| musculoskeletal symptoms | |||||||||||||
| Nutrition counseling | 53 | 32 | 164 | 11 | 21 | 52 | |||||||
| Working conditions | Working conditions | ||||||||||||
| Ergonomics6) | 11 | 6 | 185 | – | 46 | Ergonomic advisory6) | 9 | 38 | 24 | 7 | 37 | 19 | |
| Stress7) | 8 | 4 | 185 | 8 | 17 | 46 | Stress management7) | 4 | 17 | 24 | 3 | 16 | 19 |
| Physical environment8) | 6 | 3 | 185 | 4 | 9 | 46 | Physical environment advice8) | 4 | 17 | 24 | 2 | 11 | 19 |
| Organizational issues9) | 6 | 3 | 185 | – | – | 46 | Organizational management consultance9) | 6 | 25 | 24 | 3 | 16 | 19 |
| Threats and violence10) | – | – | 185 | – | – | 46 | Threats and violence10) | – | – | 24 | – | – | 19 |
| Other | 1 | 1 | 185 | 1 | 2 | 46 | Other | 1 | 4 | 24 | 4 | 21 | 19 |
1) Questions about the specific content of advice provided during HRAs were open-ended. Responses to these questions were categorized accordingly. One employee could report multiple pieces of advice such that the total amount of advice in the area of lifestyle exceeded the number of employees; 2) Systolic/diastolic blood pressure, glucose and/cholesterol levels; 3) e.g. VO2max estimated with Åstrand sub-maximal cycle test; 4) e.g. diabetes mellitus; 5) Smoking and/or snuff use; 6) Physical workload, static muscle activity, sedentary work; 7) Work-related psychosocial factors and concerns; 8) Climate, noise; 9) Enough personnel or time to perform duties; 10) Bullying.