Trial reportBMC public health2017
A cost-analysis of complex workplace nutrition education and environmental dietary modification interventions.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 21 citations in OpenAlex.
- The effectiveness of workplace nutrition and physical activity interventions in improving productivity, work performance and workability: a systematic review.BMC public health · 2019Pooled it
- Strategies to improve the implementation of workplace-based policies or practices targeting tobacco, alcohol, diet, physical activity and obesity.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018Pooled it
- Economic Evaluation of an Intervention Promoting Adoption of Occupational Sun Protection Policies.Journal of occupational and environmental medicine · 2019Trial
- Having lunch at the staff canteen and plant food consumption among 19-39-year-old Finnish employees.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Employer Actions in Office Settings and Women's Perception of the Workplace as Supportive of Healthy Eating: A Cross-Sectional Pilot Study.Nutrients · 2024Article
- Evaluation of efforts to reduce sodium and ensure access to healthier beverages in four healthcare settings in Massachusetts, US 2016-2018.Preventive medicine reports · 2022Article
- Incremental Costs and Diners' Satisfaction Associated with Improvement in Nutritional Value of Catering Dishes.Nutrients · 2022Article
- Characteristics of Canteens at Elementary Schools, Upper Secondary Schools and Workplaces that Comply with Food Service Guidelines and Have a Greater Focus on Food Waste.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Design of ChooseWell 365: Randomized controlled trial of an automated, personalized worksite intervention to promote healthy food choices and prevent weight gain.Contemporary clinical trials · 2018Article
- Cost-effectiveness of a complex workplace dietary intervention: an economic evaluation of the Food Choice at Work study.BMJ open · 2018Article
- Designing equitable workplace dietary interventions: perceptions of intervention deliverers.BMC public health · 2017Article
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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundThe workplace has been identified as a priority setting to positively influence individuals' dietary behaviours. However, a dearth of evidence exists regarding the costs of implementing and delivering workplace dietary interventions. This study aimed to conduct a cost-analysis of workplace nutrition education and environmental dietary modification interventions from an employer's perspective.
methodsCost data were obtained from a workplace dietary intervention trial, the Food Choice at Work Study. Micro-costing methods estimated costs associated with implementing and delivering the interventions for 1 year in four multinational manufacturing workplaces in Cork, Ireland. The workplaces were allocated to one of the following groups: control, nutrition education alone, environmental dietary modification alone and nutrition education and environmental dietary modification combined. A total of 850 employees were recruited across the four workplaces. For comparison purposes, total costs were standardised for 500 employees per workplace.
resultsThe combined intervention reported the highest total costs of €31,108. The nutrition education intervention reported total costs of €28,529. Total costs for the environmental dietary modification intervention were €3689. Total costs for the control workplace were zero. The average annual cost per employee was; combined intervention: €62, nutrition education: €57, environmental modification: €7 and control: €0. Nutritionist's time was the main cost contributor across all interventions, (ranging from 53 to 75% of total costs).
conclusionsWithin multi-component interventions, the relative cost of implementing and delivering nutrition education elements is high compared to environmental modification strategies. A workplace environmental modification strategy added marginal additional cost, relative to the control. Findings will inform employers and public health policy-makers regarding the economic feasibility of implementing and scaling dietary interventions.
trial registrationCurrent Controlled Trials: ISRCTN35108237 . Date of registration: The trial was retrospectively registered on 02/07/2013.
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