Affiliations: Samrehab, Västervik Hospital, SE-593 81
Västervik, Sweden | Samrehab Nordväst, Vimmerby Healthcare Centre,
Drottninggatan 22, SE-598 84 Vimmerby, Sweden | School of Health Sciences, Department of
Rehabilitation, Jönköping, Sweden
Note: [] Address for correspondence: Anita Björklund, School of
Health Sciences, Department of Rehabilitation, Box 1026, SE-551 11
Jönköping, Sweden. Tel.: +46 36 101265/+46 708 261250; Fax: +46 33
269706; E-mail: Anita.Bjorklund@hhj.hj.se
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.
