Physical activity and health promotion programs in the workplace: A meta-analysis of effectiveness in European organizations

IF 1.5 Q3 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Journal of Workplace Behavioral Health Pub Date : 2020-10-01 DOI:10.1080/15555240.2020.1720515

Víctor Jiménez Díaz-Benito, F. Vanderhaegen, María Isabel Barriopedro Moro

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Abstract

Abstract Scientific literature shows numerous examples of the influence of physical activity on people’s health. Other reviews have focused on physical activity in the workplace, but none of them deals exclusively with European companies and interventions. The aim of this study was to analyze the effects of physical activity and health interventions conducted within European companies. A meta-analysis was conducted, which assessed 661 relevant studies found through both electronic and manual search. An electronic search was conducted through the use of several databases. A manual search was conducted through the consultation of references from other reviews and experts who are a reference in the field of physical activity, health and companies. Once the main variables were clustered, the effect size of such interventions was calculated. The methodological quality was rated using the PEDro scale, based on the Delphi list. In 18 analyzed studies, a small effect of the programs over the variables, in general, was found (ES = 0.21; CI 95% 0.07–0.35). Additionally, the effect of the interventions on some of the predominant variables was also small. These results suggest a high variability. It would be useful to develop more interventions in the future, as well as to obtain global health indicators that may help clear such variability and move toward designing successful approaches.

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工作场所的体育活动和健康促进计划:欧洲组织有效性的荟萃分析

科学文献展示了许多体育活动对人们健康影响的例子。其他一些评论关注的是工作场所的身体活动，但没有一项专门针对欧洲公司和干预措施。这项研究的目的是分析在欧洲公司进行的体育活动和健康干预的影响。我们进行了荟萃分析，评估了通过电子和人工检索找到的661项相关研究。通过使用几个数据库进行了电子检索。通过咨询其他审查的参考文献和在体育活动、健康和公司领域具有参考价值的专家，进行了人工检索。一旦主要变量被聚类，这些干预措施的效应大小就被计算出来了。采用基于德尔菲表的PEDro量表对方法学质量进行评定。在18项被分析的研究中，通常发现程序对变量的影响很小(ES = 0.21;Ci 95% 0.07-0.35)。此外，干预措施对一些主要变量的影响也很小。这些结果表明有很高的可变性。今后拟订更多的干预措施，以及获得可能有助于消除这种可变性并朝着设计成功办法的方向发展的全球健康指标，将是有益的。

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Journal of Workplace Behavioral Health PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH-

CiteScore

2.40

自引率

6.70%

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Workplace Behavioral Health, retitled from Employee Assistance Quarterly to better reflect its expanded focus, presents innovative research, applied theory, and practical information to keep workplace human service administrators, counselors, and consultants up to date on the latest developments in the field. This refereed journal is an essential guide to best practice and research issues faced by EAP professionals who deal with work-related and personal issues including workplace and family wellness, employee benefits, and organizational development.