Adapting Citizen Science to Improve Health in an Occupational Setting
Preliminary Results of a Qualitative Study
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Health interventions often do not reach blue-collar workers. Citizen science engages target groups in the design and execution of health interventions, but has not yet been applied in an occupational setting. This preliminary study determines barriers and facilitators and feasible elements for citizen science to improve the health of blue-collar workers. The study was conducted in a terminal and construction company by performing semi-structured interviews and focus groups with employees, company management and experts. Interviews and focus groups were analyzed using thematic content analysis and the elements were pilot tested. Workers considered work pressure, work location and several personal factors as barriers for citizen science at the worksite, and (lack of) social support and (negative) social culture both as barriers and facilitators. Citizen science to improve health at the worksite may include three elements: (1) knowledge and skills, (2) social support and social culture, and (3) awareness about lifestyle behaviors. Strategies to implement these elements may be company specific. This study provides relevant indications on feasible elements and strategies for citizen science to improve health at the worksite. Further studies on the feasibility of citizen science in other settings, including a larger and more heterogeneous sample of blue-collar workers, are necessary
Business · Citizen science · Focus group · Medical education · Occupational safety and health · Political science · Psychological intervention · Public relations · Qualitative research · Sample (material · Social science · Sociology · Thematic analysis · Work (physics · Applied Psychology · Community Health and Development · Dermatological diseases and infestations · Engineering · Medicine · Psychology · Public Health Policies and Education · Marketing
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