Objectives: To examine the scope of strategic wellness management (SWM)
in Finland. To measuremanagement of wellness a strategic wellness management
index (SWMI) was developed. Methods: On the basis of the developed
SWM model an Internet questionnaire was conducted for randomly selected
employers representing seven business areas and three size categories. Corporate
activities and SWMI for each employer and for business area and size
groups were calculated. Results: Results highlighted relatively good activity
in strategic wellness (SW) processes and fairly low level of SWM procedures.
The average values (±SD) of SWMI were 53.6 ± 12.3 for large,
42.8 ± 11.7 for medium-size, and 32.8 ± 12.1 for small companies.
Conclusions: SWMI can be a positive new, strong concept to measure SW
processes and thus improve both the well-being of the employees and the
productivity of the enterprise.