경찰관의 건강관리 경험과 지원요구에 대한 초점집단 면접연구

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to suggest a more effective direction for improving the health and occupational welfare of police officers by analyzing their work experiences and the support needs for health care at the organizational level. The focus group interview was used, and 3 major categories and 13 subcategories derived from the interview findings. As results of our study, first, among the health risk factors for police officers, three things were pointed out as the main factors: which were shift work, different occupational disease by job characteristics, and difficulties in continuous health management. Second, among the police officer’s support needs for health management, the study participants emphasized which were the high quality of special health checkups, the need for expanding police hospital services, and the services of ‘Mind Support Center’ for mental health promotion. Third, among policy supports, adjustment of overtime work patterns, expansion of health and welfare benefits, securing the number of regional base hospitals, provision of useful health management information, and improvement of occupational welfare systems were derived. In conclusion, the improvement of the work environment, which appears to be effective for the health management of police officers, and the strengthening support policies for organizational health management can maintain a stable professional life of police officers.