Screening for noncommunicable disease risk factors at a workplace in India: A physiotherapy initiative in a healthcare setting

IF 0.9 Q4 REHABILITATION

Hong Kong Physiotherapy Journal Pub Date : 2015-06-01 DOI:10.1016/j.hkpj.2014.12.001

Aditi Ravindra Ketkar MPT, Sundar Kumar Veluswamy MPTh, PhD, Nivedita Prabhu MPT, Arun Gundmi Maiya PhD

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Abstract

Background

Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) account for two-thirds of all deaths globally. Physiotherapists have the requisite expertise to initiate and lead NCD risk factor screening and prevention programmes. The workplace can provide an ideal setting for physiotherapists to screen for risk factors and implement prevention programmes.

Objective

This study was designed to identify the common modifiable risk factors for NCD among employees of a healthcare institution.

Methods

A cross-sectional study of NCD risk factors was conducted in a large healthcare teaching institution. Employees from four of the seven constituent institutes of the healthcare institution were evaluated using the World Health Organisation STEPS Instrument (Steps I and II). Continuous variables were expressed as mean ± standard deviation. Categorical variables and the prevalence of risk factors were expressed as frequencies and percentages.

Results

A total of 247 employees (response rate 68.2%) participated in the study. Poor dietary habits, suboptimal blood pressure, and physical inactivity were identified as the most common modifiable NCD risk factors in this population.

Conclusion

Knowledge of NCD risk factors can be used by physiotherapists to implement health promotion programmes in the workplace as a means of reducing NCD-related economic and social burdens in India.

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在印度工作场所筛查非传染性疾病风险因素:医疗保健环境中的物理治疗倡议

背景非传染性疾病(NCDs)占全球所有死亡人数的三分之二。物理治疗师具有启动和领导非传染性疾病风险因素筛查和预防规划所需的专业知识。工作场所可以为物理治疗师提供理想的环境，以筛选风险因素和实施预防方案。目的本研究旨在确定医疗机构员工非传染性疾病的常见可改变危险因素。方法对某大型卫生教学机构的非传染性疾病危险因素进行横断面调查。使用世界卫生组织STEPS仪器(步骤一和步骤二)对医疗机构七个组成研究所中的四个研究所的员工进行评估。连续变量以平均值±标准差表示。分类变量和危险因素的流行程度用频率和百分比表示。结果共有247名员工参与调查，回复率为68.2%。不良的饮食习惯、次优血压和缺乏运动被确定为该人群中最常见的可改变的非传染性疾病危险因素。结论物理治疗师可以利用对非传染性疾病危险因素的了解，在工作场所实施健康促进计划，作为减少印度非传染性疾病相关经济和社会负担的一种手段。

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Hong Kong Physiotherapy Journal REHABILITATION-

CiteScore

2.30

自引率

6.70%

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审稿时长

24 weeks

期刊介绍： The Hong Kong Physiotherapy Journal is the official journal of the Hong Kong Physiotherapy Association Limited (HKPA Ltd). This peer-reviewed journal aims to contribute to and document the advancements in the principles and practice of physiotherapy in Hong Kong.The Hong Kong Physiotherapy Journal is published annually and papers are categorized into research reports, treatment reports, technical reports, literature reviews, and letters to the editor.