title: Constituents of healthy workplaces.
abstract: The aim of the study presented here was to identify and characterize the constituents of a healthy workplace from the viewpoints of employees at four different companies with low rate of absenteeism due to illness. A non-randomized, purposive selection was made of 27 respondents -- four department heads, 16 white-collar workers, and seven blue-collar employees. The respondents were told to describe in writing how they experience factors contributing to good health at their workplace. The data analysis was carried out with a phenomenographic approach. Four main categories of health-related factors emerged: Good Work Environment, Active Keep-Fit Measures, Functional Leadership and Individual Responsibility. The employers fulfil demands for a good physical working environment, but the need for improvements in the psychosocial environment remains. The most promising finding is that the respondents' accept personal responsibility for maintaining their own good health.
authors.affiliation: Samrehab, Västervik Hospital, SE-593 81 Västervik, Sweden.
authors.forename: Ingrid Lindin
authors.initials: IL
authors.lastname: Arwedson
authors.forename: Susanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Roos
authors.forename: Anita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Björklund
mesh_terms: D000041:Absenteeism; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016272:Occupational Health; D013548:Sweden; D017132:Workplace / Q000458:organization & administration*