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Quality changes of workplace health promotion in Austrian companies over time Open
Background Workplace health promotion (WHP) is effective when it is implemented in a high-quality and sustainable manner. Companies in the Austrian quality management system can apply for a WHP quality certificate every three years. More a…
Factors associated with the implementation of health-promoting telework from the perspective of company decision makers after the first COVID-19 lockdown Open
Aim Owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, many companies shifted to telework, with few insights into its implementation, organisational conditions or the role of workplace health promotion and management. This study focused on a multifactorial i…
Factors influencing (health-promoting) telework during COVID-19: A company sample in Austria Open
Background Many companies had to switch to teleworking (TW) due to COVID-19 pandemic in spring 2020. However, TW conditions (home office) are not always health promoting. The question was: To what extent companies enabled TW before, during…
Challenges and opportunities of digitalization for health and well-being at work Open
Background Developments in the working world (e.g. digitalization) are imposing new demands on employees. However, it remains unclear how digitalization affects health and well-being at work and how companies can respond to emerging challe…
Testing a self-assessment tool for HP competencies with participants of training courses in Austria Open
Background High quality health promotion (HP) depends on a competent workforce for which professional development programmes for practitioners are essential. The “CompHP Core Competencies Framework in HP” defines crucial competency domains…
Abuse and violence against older women living in the community: a synopsis of results from the multi-national avow study Open
Altough there are primary studies, literature reviews and meta-analyses available using samples of older women, only some of them have the focus on violence. Therefore the objective of the present paper is to contribute to the disseminatio…
Risk factors of severity of abuse against older women in the home setting: A multinational European study Open
This article examines the ecological risk factors of abuse against older women. Data from 2,880 older women were randomly collected in five European countries (Austria, Belgium, Finland, Lithuania, and Portugal) using a standardized questi…