Evaluación de la promoción de la salud en empresas afiliadas a la Cámara de Industrias de Costa Rica
Year: 2019
Type: article
Abstract: The workplace is considered an ideal setting to conduct diet and lifestyle interventions to prevent non-communicable chronic diseases, the main cause of death and disability in Latin America (1-3. The objective of this study was to evaluate the status of health promotion at work among companies affiliated to the Camara de Industrias de Costa Rica. Methods: An electronic survey that inquired about the infrastructure and health promotion strategies in place was sent to 765 companies affiliated to the Chamber of Commerce of Costa Rica. A total of 224 companies (29.4%) responded: n=126 micro and small (<30 employees), n=44 medium (30 to 100 employees) and large (> 100 employees). Results: Less than 38% of micro and small companies and <55% of medium and large companies reported having assessed diet, obesity, stress, or posture problems. Sick leave was considered the main cause of absenteeism: 53% in micro and small 65.9% in medium and 70.9% in large companies. The causes of absenteeism that were considered most frequent were due to muscle (7.9-27.3%) or digestive (10.3-23.6%) problems, while absenteeism due to mental health or chronic diseases was lower, <8%. Medium and large companies reported having green areas (54%), sports facilities (24%), gym (14%), swimming pool (8%), company physician (70%), as well as nutritional (30%) and psychological (15%) services, and private insurance (40%). Conclusions: There is a large gap in the facilities and access to health promotion programs among the evaluated companies.
Institution: Harvard University
Language: Spanish
Subfield: General Health Professions
Field: Health Professions
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2974296378