{"title":"[Between claim and reality: Why WHP offers often go unused and how managers can change this].","authors":"Katharina Flaig, Madeleine Renyi, Kirsten Steinhausen, Nathalie Haas","doi":"10.1055/a-2918-6596","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Workplace health promotion (WHP) is essential to counter rising work-related stress, yet participation remains low. This study aimed to identify barriers and facilitators for WHP uptake and derive actionable recommendations.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Mixed-methods design combining an online survey (n=103) and three workshops (n=23).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Lack of time, inflexible programmes and insufficient managerial support emerged as key barriers. Employees preferred flexible, working-time-integrated offers, company fitness, bonus schemes and digital formats.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Managers are pivotal; a combined action bundle including incentives, leadership training and tailored programmes is recommended.</p>","PeriodicalId":47653,"journal":{"name":"Gesundheitswesen","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1000,"publicationDate":"2026-08-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Gesundheitswesen","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2918-6596","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Background: Workplace health promotion (WHP) is essential to counter rising work-related stress, yet participation remains low. This study aimed to identify barriers and facilitators for WHP uptake and derive actionable recommendations.
Methods: Mixed-methods design combining an online survey (n=103) and three workshops (n=23).
Results: Lack of time, inflexible programmes and insufficient managerial support emerged as key barriers. Employees preferred flexible, working-time-integrated offers, company fitness, bonus schemes and digital formats.
Conclusion: Managers are pivotal; a combined action bundle including incentives, leadership training and tailored programmes is recommended.
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