Understanding the needs of employees with non-communicable diseases regarding physical activity-related workplace health promotion programs: a qualitative study

8 Oktober 2026

The prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCD) is rising and increasingly affects people of working age. Workplace Health Promotion (WHP) is considered promising to improve and maintain employee health and physical activity (PA)-related WHP programs constitute a main area of action. This study aimed to better understand the needs employees with NCD have with regard to PA related WHP programs. In an exploratory approach, qualitative partly structured interviews were conducted with 15 employees with NCD. The interviews were analyzed using structuring content analysis with concurrent deductive and inductive main categories, dimensions and expressions. Based on the interviews, four main categories were identified: “subjective health concept”, “workplace-related health challenges and coping strategies”, “experiences with WHP” and “wishes and needs in terms of PA-related WHP”. The findings provide insights into the experiences and needs of employees with NCD regarding PA-related WHP and provides recommendations for the further development of WHP tailored to specific target groups.

DOI:

10.3389/fpubh.2026.1919436

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