Authors (including presenting author) :
Wong YF
Wong MSM
Affiliation :
Occupational Health Centre
Introduction :
A work and well being survey was performed in the HKEC by the Health and Well-being Team of OSH committee in 2014. Various staff well-being health activities were held since then, in response to the result of the survey.
Objectives :
To gain a better understanding of current staff health status and to gauge effectiveness of those activities, a survey was performed in 2021 as a follow up and update.
Methodology :
A questionnaire containing 37 health-related questions was designed. Basic occupational information and epidemiological data were also collected. Questions on health habits data included smoking, alcohol consumption, exercise, vegetables/fruits intakes, and sugar/fat eating habits. Staff were also asked to evaluate their own physical and mental well-being status [by World Health Organisation (Five) Well-Being Index]. Furthermore, opinions on seasonal influenza vaccination were collected. 9050 questionnaires were distributed to all HKEC staff between 16/8/2021 and 27/9/2021 by means of a slip containing link to Google Form, intranet and option of hard copy on request
Result & Outcome :
5089 questionnaires were returned. 5047 valid questionnaires were analyzed. 130(2.6%) were reported to be smokers. 633(12.5%) consumed alcohol. 2399(47.5%) exercised less than 30 minutes per week. 738(14.6%) reported eating at least three servings of vegetables per day, while 1381(27.3%) reported eating at least two servings of fruits per day. Staff reckoned activities like “Healthy Fruit Day” enhance their knowledge on nutritional fruit value. Those who had ever joined fruit day had better knowledge of fruits and vegetables intake (1446/2018, 72% of correct answer). 3130(62%) reported their health condition as “fair”, while 2646(52.4%) claimed having any pain/swelling/stiffness in muscles and joints. Comparisons of selected items were made to the 2014 survey. For 2021/2022 seasonal influenza vaccine, 2950(58.4%) expressed plan to receive it. Perceiving to have a low risk for seasonal influenza was selected by most (683 [32.6%]) as the reason of not receiving it. Provision of time off/leave after injection was selected as the top motivator(917[43.7%]) of injection.
