Trial reportPloS one2016
Impact of a Workplace Health Promotion Program on Employees' Blood Pressure in a Public University.
Trial report in PloS one, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02960750 (Effectiveness of a Workplace "Sit Less and Move More" Web-based Program), which is not on this map. Cited by 23 papers.
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Effectiveness of a Workplace "Sit Less and Move More" Web-based Program (Walk@WorkSpain) on Occupational Sedentary Behavior, Habitual Physical Activity, Physical Risk Factors for Chronic Disease and Efficiency-related Outcomes in Spanish Office Employees
Who cites it
23 citing papers in PubMed, 65 citations in OpenAlex.
- Workplace-based primary prevention intervention reduces incidence of hypertension: a post hoc analysis of cluster randomized controlled study.BMC medicine · 2023Trial
- Effect of a Workplace-Based Multicomponent Intervention on Hypertension Control: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA cardiology · 2020Trial
- Beyond medication: factors contributing to uncontrolled hypertension from the 2023 Indonesian health survey.Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension · 2026Article
- Identification and follow up of cardiovascular disease risk factors among participants at a pharmacy student-led screening program.Exploratory research in clinical and social pharmacy · 2025Article
- Workplace-Based Education Interventions for Managing Metabolic Syndrome in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Realist Review.Public health challenges · 2024Review
- Unleashing the potential of Health Promotion in primary care-a scoping literature review.Health promotion international · 2024Article
- Cost-Effectiveness of a Workplace-Based Hypertension Management Program in Real-World Practice in the Kailuan Study.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2024Article
- Job stress, a source of hypertension among workers in Sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review.BMC public health · 2023Article
- The effects of long-term physical activity interventions in communities: Scoping review in the Nordic countries.Scandinavian journal of public health · 2022Article
- Seven-action approaches for the management of hypertension in Asia - The HOPE Asia network.Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.) · 2022Review
- Effectiveness and response differences of a multidisciplinary workplace health promotion program for healthcare workers.Frontiers in medicine · 2022Article
- The role of the occupational physician in controlling gastric cancer attributable toPreventive medicine reports · 2021Review
- Undiagnosed Hypertension in a Workplace: The Case of a Logistics Company in Gauteng, South Africa.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Contributions of the health-promoting universities' movement: An integrative literature review.Journal of education and health promotion · 2021Review
- Changes in risk factors for non-communicable diseases associated with the 'Healthy choices at work' programme, South Africa.Global health action · 2020Article
- Workers' Healthcare Assistance Model (WHAM): Development, Validation, and Assessment of Sustainable Return on Investment (S-ROI).International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Activate Your Health, a 3-year, multi-site, workplace healthy lifestyle promotion program: study design.BMC public health · 2019Article
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- The effect of short-term exposure to red and blue light on the autonomic tone of the individuals with newly diagnosed essential hypertension.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2019Article
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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
introductionWorkplace health promotion is important in the prevention of non-communicable diseases among employees. Previous workplace health programs have shown benefits such as lowered disease prevalence, reduced medical costs and improved productivity. This study aims to evaluate the impact of a 6-year workplace health promotion program on employees' blood pressure in a public university.
methodsIn this prospective cohort study, we included 1,365 employees enrolled in the university's workplace health promotion program, a program conducted since 2008 and using data from the 2008-2013 follow-up period. Participants were permanent employees aged 35 years and above, with at least one follow up measurements and no change in antihypertensive medication during the study period. Baseline socio-demographic information was collected using a questionnaire while anthropometry measurements and resting blood pressure were collected during annual health screening. Changes in blood pressure over time were analyzed using a linear mixed model.
resultsThe systolic blood pressure in the hypertension subgroup decreased 2.36 mmHg per year (p<0.0001). There was also significant improvement in systolic blood pressure among the participants who were at risk of hypertension (-0.75 mmHg, p<0.001). The diastolic blood pressure among the hypertensive and at risk subgroups improved 1.76 mmHg/year (p<0.001) and 0.56 mmHg/year (p<0.001), respectively. However, there was no change in both systolic and diastolic blood pressure among participants in the healthy subgroup over the 6-year period.
conclusionThis study shows that continuing participation in workplace health promotion program has the potential to improve blood pressure levels among employees.
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