Factors associated with blue-collar workers' participation in Worksite Health Promotion Programs: a scoping literature review

MAW Damen, SI Detaille, SJW Robroek… - Health Promotion …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
A growing number of employers implement worksite health promotion programs (WHPPs). In
particular, blue-collar workers may benefit from these WHPPs. However, they are less likely …

The effectiveness of physical activity monitoring and distance counseling in an occupational setting–Results from a randomized controlled trial (CoAct)

K Reijonsaari, A Vehtari, OP Kahilakoski… - BMC Public Health, 2012 - Springer
Background Lack of physical activity (PA) is a known risk factor for many health conditions.
The workplace is a setting often used to promote activity and health. We investigated the …

The motivating power of gamification: Does the inclusion of game elements increase the effectiveness of worksite health promotion programs?

LM Lier, C Breuer - International Journal of Workplace Health …, 2020 - emerald.com
Purpose An increasing number of firms have implemented workplace health promotion
programmes (WHPPs). However, such programmes can only be effective and economically …

Socioeconomic inequalities in the effectiveness of workplace health promotion programmes on body mass index: An individual participant data metaanalysis

SJW Robroek, KM Oude Hengel… - Obesity …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
This individual participant data metaanalysis assessed the effectiveness of workplace
health promotion programmes on body mass index (BMI) across socioeconomic groups …

Intelligent physical exercise training in a workplace setting improves muscle strength and musculoskeletal pain: a randomized controlled trial

T Dalager, JB Justesen… - BioMed Research …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose. To assess effects of 1year Intelligent Physical Exercise Training (IPET) on
musculoskeletal health. Methods. Office workers were randomized 1: 1 to a training group …

The role of peer physical activity champions in the workplace: a qualitative study

S Edmunds, A Clow - Perspectives in Public Health, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Aims: Peer health champions have been suggested as an important component of multilevel
workplace interventions to promote healthy behaviours such as physical activity (PA). There …

Effects of a 12 week community-based high-level mobility programme on sustained participation in physical activity by adolescents with cerebral palsy: A single …

G Kilgour, NS Stott, M Steele, B Adair… - Disability and …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose To assess if a high-level mobility programme (HLMP) can promote sustained
participation in physical activity by adolescents with cerebral palsy. Methods Eight …

Employee perceived barriers to participation in worksite health promotion

E Nöhammer, H Stummer, C Schusterschitz - Journal of Public Health, 2014 - Springer
Aim Many employers offer worksite health promotion (WHP), but a high percentage of the
workforce does not participate. As the employees' perspective regarding potential barriers to …

Changes in work affect in response to lunchtime walking in previously physically inactive employees: A randomized trial

C ThøgersenNtoumani, EA Loughren… - … Journal of Medicine …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Physical activity may regulate affective experiences at work, but controlled studies are
needed and there has been a reliance on retrospective accounts of experience. The …

Health promotion in the Danish maritime setting: challenges and possibilities for changing lifestyle behavior and health among seafarers

L Hjarnoe, A Leppin - BMC public health, 2013 - Springer
Background Seafaring is a risky occupation when compared to land-based industries as
incidence rates of mortality and morbidity are higher. This trend is partly due to a higher …