Title
Workforce wellness and preventive health culture: A pilot study on structured training for self-management of physical and mental well-being among healthcare providers
Authors
Jinesh Kizhakoodan Sasidharan1,*, Deborah Karen Manalo Nazareno1, Jollanar Zafer Khankan1, Lishadevi Sabeer2, Mini Varghese3, Mokhtar Ahmad Edrees1 & Nangelyn Estioco Macatangay1
Affiliation
1Department of Wellness, Preventative Health - Wellness Programs, Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC), Qatar; 2Department of Operations, Clinical Psychologist, Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC), Qatar; 3Department of Operations, Nursing, Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC), Qatar; *Corresponding author
Jinesh Kizhakoodan Sasidharan - E-mail: drjineshks@gmail.com
Deborah Karen Manalo Nazareno - E-mail: dknazareno@gmail.com
Jollanar Zafer Khankan - E-mail: jollanar-kh@hotmail.com
Lishadevi Sabeer - E-mail: lisha.psy@gmail.com
Mini Varghese - E-mail: mvarghese@phcc.gov.qa
Mokhtar Ahmad Edrees - E-mail: mokhed390@gmail.com
Nangelyn Estioco Macatangay - E-mail: nanjestioco@yahoo.com
Article Type
Research Article
Date
Received July 1, 2026; Revised July 31, 2026; Accepted July 31, 2026, Published July 31, 2026
Abstract
Healthcare professionals are at high risk of physical strain, stress and burnout; yet structured workplace wellness programs remain limited. Therefore, it is of interest to evaluate the effectiveness of the Staff Wellness Enhancement Program (SWEP) in improving knowledge, practical skills and confidence for self-management of physical fitness, dietary practices and mental well-being. Hence, ten healthcare professionals completed a 16-hour structured training program with two weeks of mentoring and pre- and post-intervention assessments. Knowledge, skills and confidence improved by 37.6%, 40.9% and 35.0%, respectively, while all participants achieved the predefined good competency level. Thus, data shows that SWEP promise for strengthening workforce resilience and promoting a preventive health culture, although larger controlled studies with longer follow-up are needed to confirm its long-term effectiveness.
Keywords
Staff wellness enhancement program (SWEP), workforce wellness, healthcare professionals, self-management, workplace wellness, preventive health culture, workforce resilience
Citation
Sasidharan et al. Bioinformation 22(7): 4108-4115 (2026)
Edited by
Hiroj Bagde
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
License
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
