Development of an e-health education program at the workplace using formative research – Technologies for improving quality of life

•The success of an e-health program depends on the abilities of the staff members.•This paper describes the use of formative research to identify education needs.•The focus group method allowed development of an e-health education program. e-Learning, a means by which to expand people’s access to in...

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Published in:Evaluation and program planning 2019-04, Vol.73, p.129-137
Main Authors: Maciel, Roberto Rodrigues Bandeira Tosta, Chiavegato, Luciana Dias, Marin, Luz Stella, Portella, Daniel Deivson Alves, de Souza, Marcio Costa, Camelier, Fernanda Warken Rosa, Padula, Rosimeire Simprini
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Access to information
Body fat
Burnout
Community-based participatory research
Content analysis
Diet
Distance learning
E learning
Educational programs
Focus Groups
Health education
Health promotion
Healthy food
Internet
Internet-based
Labels
Meaning
Mental health
Musculoskeletal diseases
Non-communicable diseases
Occupational health
Petroleum
Quality of life
Relaxation
Relaxation Training
Teams
Telemedicine
Walking
Workplaces
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Summary:•The success of an e-health program depends on the abilities of the staff members.•This paper describes the use of formative research to identify education needs.•The focus group method allowed development of an e-health education program. e-Learning, a means by which to expand people’s access to information can be effective in promoting health in the workplace. This study to present steps in the development of an e-health education program at the workplace. This study aimed to present all steps of develop a telehealth education program for computer users using formative research to identify themes to health education for workers. A team of expert conducted focus groups with administrative workers (n = 36 participants) to identify thematic health to the development of program. Three meetings were audio video recorded, and notes. All data were based on constant analysis, classical content analysis and keywords in-context. The content of the nine audio videos included four musculoskeletal health topics (Walking Program, Back School, Muscle Relaxation Techniques, and Work-related Musculoskeletal Diseases); three to healthy diet (Eating and Commensality, Ultra-processed Food and Food labeling, and Oil and Fat); two to mental health (Burnout Syndrome and the Meaning of work). The proposed steps in the development of a workplace e-health education program were successfully achieved. The engagement of the workers’ staged focus groups was fundamental to the choice of themes relevant to the population in question.
ISSN:0149-7189
1873-7870
DOI:10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2018.12.009