Health practices of Social Security System personnel : basis for identification of focus areas of wellness program : basis for identification of focus areas of wellness program / 6
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Maria Luisa C. Aguada
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Thesis (M.A.) -- Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila, Intramuros, Manila, 2003.;A thesis presented to the faculty of Graduate School of Arts, Sciences, Education, and Nursing, Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Nursing.
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ABSTRACT. This study aimed to identify the health practices of SSS personnel as basis for identification of focused areas of wellness program. Specifically, it sought to answer the following sub-problems 1. What is the socio-demographic profile variable of the respondents in terms of age, gender, civil status, and work category? 2. What are the health practices of the respondents based on the areas of the behavioral wheel? 2.1 Mental Health 2.2 Family and Social Health 2.3 Growth and Development 2.4 Nutritional Health 2.5 Physical Fitness 2.6 Control of Substance Abuse 2.6 Consumer and Personal Health 2.8 Safety and First Aid 2.9 Community and Environmental Health 3. Is there a significant difference between the health practices of the respondents when grouped according to? 3.1 Age 3.2 Gender 3.3 Civil Status 3.4 Work Category 4. What are the areas in the behavioral wheel that needed to be strengthened? Stratified sampling technique was used to give equal chance to each and every individual in the population to be drawn into the sample. Twenty five rank and file and 25 executives were taken as samples in the 4 divisions in the SSS office mainly: Corporate Affairs, Investment and Information, Technology Management Group, and Branch Operation to compose the 200 respondents Questionnaire served as the main data gathering tool wherein the respondents were asked to rate each statement using the 5 Point Likert Scale, frequency and percentage, weighted mean, and t-test were the statistical treatment used to analyze the data Findings: 1.1 The middle adulthood (above 40 years old), obtained 53.48%. The lower number belongs to the age group of young adult (below 40) comprised 46.52% of the population. 1.2 There are more female employees (n=103) which is equivalent to 55.08% than male employees (n=84), 44.92% of the population. 1.3 Sixty two point zero three percent of the respondents are married, 37.97% are single. The researcher had distributed 100 questionnaires for both category but the returned questionnaire for rank and file is 49.73% while the executive has 50.27%. The health practices of the respondents on the nine areas of the behavioral wheel are with the following general weighted mean and descriptive value. 2.1 Mental Health 3.48 (AA). 2.2 Family and Social Health 3.41 (AA). 2.3 Growth and Development 3.64 (AA). 2.4 Nutritional Health 3.33 (A). 2.5 Physical Fitness 3.04 (A). 2.6 Consumer and Personal Health 4.71 (E). 2.8 Safety and First Aid 2.75 (A). 2.9 Community and Environmental Health 2.97 (A). An above average level of health practices in all areas of the Behavioral wheel with a weighted mean of 3.43%. 3.1 There is a significant difference in the health practices of the respondent when group according to civil status. 3.2 There is no significant difference in the health practices of the respondents when group according to age, gender, and work category. 4. Safety and first aid and community and environmental health have a weighted means of less than 3.00 which are considered problem area. Conclusions: Based on the above findings of the study, the following were concluded: 1. The respondents have above average health practices although improvement in the areas of safety and first aid and community and environmental health should be prioritized. 2. The null hypothesis is accepted. Therefore, there is no significant difference between the health practices of the respondents when group according to age, gender, and work category. For civil status, the null hypothesis is rejected. That there is a significant difference in the health practices of the respondent when group according to civil status Recommendations: In the light of the above conclusions, the following were recommended: 1. Formulation of wellness program should be initiated by the health department of the agency to reduce the incidence of fire or other work related accidents or injuries. That fire drill should be implemented quarterly on the company. 2. The health department should make constant communication and coordination with different agencies that may affect the health status of the employees prior to implementation of the proposed wellness program like the Bureau of Fire and Protection, DENR (Department of Environment and Natural Resources), OSH (Occupational Safety and Health) and DOH. 3. Similar study may be conducted by other to other branches of the SSS to compare the results of the study more general. 4. Other agencies, government or non-government, may also be involved in the same study since wellness concepts evolved over a century ago in 1879, when Pullman Company formed such a program but still many in the third world country has limited knowledge on the importance of wellness program. 5. Recognition/citation should be given to individuals/department to encourage high level of enthusiasm and increase number of participants during the implementation process of the programs that will be implemented.