title: Preventive behaviour at work - A concept analysis.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Preventive behaviour is a significant intervention target in order to promote health at work, but has never been discussed in an occupational perspective.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To clarify the concept of preventive behaviour at work.
  
  
  METHODS
  The Walker and Avant (2011) method was used to conduct the study.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The attributes of the concept are: (1) compliance with safety rules and procedures, (2) proactivity, participation, engagement and initiatives related to prevention, (3) maintenance of physical environment, (4) concern for social environment and (5) reflexivity and analytical skills of work situations. The analysis also identified the antecedents and the consequences of the concept that are all related to either the person, the environment or the occupation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Preventive behaviour occurs when a worker shows an active involvement to comply with safety rules and procedures of his trade, takes initiatives to improve prevention, preserves his physical environment, communicates with his peers and analyses work situations before committing to it.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Occupational therapists have a central role in primary prevention of work injuries and have the expertise to help develop each of the five attributes of the concept of preventive behaviour.
authors.affiliation: a Département d'ergothérapie , Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières , Trois-Rivières , Canada.|b Laboratoire de recherhe en ergologie , Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières , Trois-Rivières , Canada.
authors.forename: Alexandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lecours
authors.affiliation: a Département d'ergothérapie , Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières , Trois-Rivières , Canada.|b Laboratoire de recherhe en ergologie , Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières , Trois-Rivières , Canada.|c Centre for Research and Expertise in Social Gerontology (CREGÉS) , Montreal , Canada.
authors.forename: Pierre-Yves
authors.initials: PY
authors.lastname: Therriault
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D016272:Occupational Health / Q000592:standards*; D009788:Occupational Therapy; D012931:Social Environment; D017132:Workplace / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: Occupational health and safety; health at work; primary prevention