Qualitative participatory needs assessment in long-term care facilities: groundwork for a workplace health promotion program based on traditional, complementary and integrative medicine (TCIM)

The RPA-based NA is an effective, resource-efficient way of exploring target group- and setting-specific data on health-related challenges and potential in long-term care facilities. These results form a crucial basis for a context-adapted WHP program, with TCIM-related resources and strategies guiding the development and implementation of the planned TCIM-based WHP. TCIM approaches offer sustainable, low-threshold, and resource-efficient health promotion measures that can enhance staff health, care quality, and patient safety in long-term care and are also relevant for primary health care professionals broadly. Furthermore, the NA, with its participatory elements based on RPA recommendations, supports continuous target group involvement and provides a basis for consistent nursing staff participation in a WHP program.