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Trial reportHealth education research2012

Cost-effectiveness of a long-term Internet-delivered worksite health promotion programme on physical activity and nutrition: a cluster randomized controlled trial.

Suzan J W Robroek, Suzanne Polinder, Folef J Bredt, Alex Burdorf

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Trial report in Health education research, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02980237 (Effectiveness of an e-Health Program at Workplace in the Promotion of Quality of Life of Office Workers), which is not on this map. Cited by 25 papers, 11 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT02980237 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2017, after this paper: background citation

Effectiveness of an e-Health Program at Workplace in the Promotion of Quality of Life of Office Workers: Protocol of a Randomized Controlled Trial by Cluster

TypeinterventionalSponsorRosimeire Simprini PadulaRan2017 to 2018Enrolled384ConditionsHealth BehaviorArmseHealth_additional support, eHealth_program
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Suzan J W RobroekDepartment of Public Health, Erasmus Medical Center, PO Box 2040, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Suzanne Polinder
Folef J Bredt
Alex Burdorf

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study aims to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of a long-term workplace health promotion programme on physical activity (PA) and nutrition. In total, 924 participants enrolled in a 2-year cluster randomized controlled trial, with departments (n = 74) within companies (n = 6) as the unit of randomization. The intervention was compared with a standard programme consisting of a physical health check with face-to-face advice and personal feedback on a website. The intervention consisted of several additional website functionalities: action-oriented feedback, self-monitoring, possibility to ask questions and monthly e-mail messages. Primary outcomes were meeting the guidelines for PA and fruit and vegetable intake. Secondary outcomes were self-perceived health, obesity, elevated blood pressure, elevated cholesterol level and maximum oxygen uptake. Direct and indirect costs were calculated from a societal perspective, and a process evaluation was performed. Of the 924 participants, 72% participated in the first and 60% in the second follow-up. No statistically significant differences were found on primary and secondary outcomes, nor on costs. Average direct costs per participant over the 2-year period were €376, and average indirect costs were €9476. In conclusion, no additional benefits were found in effects or cost savings. Therefore, the programme in its current form cannot be recommended for implementation.

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DietExerciseInternetWorkplaceAdultCost-Benefit AnalysisCosts and Cost AnalysisCost SavingsFeedbackFemaleHealth PromotionHealth StatusHealth Status IndicatorsHumansInterpersonal RelationsMale

Identifiers

PMID22350194
PMCPMC3337425

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