SynthesisRevista espanola de salud publica2018
Physical activity as a tool to reduce disease-related work absenteeism in sedentary employees: A systematic review
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.
- Physical Fitness and Device-Based Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity and Risk of Long-Term Sickness Absence-A Prospective Cohort Study With 8-Year Follow-Up.European journal of sport science · 2026Article
- Effectiveness of Multicomponent Interventions and Physical Activity in the Workplace to Reduce Obesity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Lifestyle, Type of Work, and Temporary Disability: An Incidence Study of the Working Population.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Gender Differences in the Association between Physical Inactivity and Mental-Health Conditions in People with Vision or Hearing Impairment.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Workplace physiotherapy for musculoskeletal pain-relief in office workers: A pilot study.Journal of education and health promotion · 2021Article
- Evaluation of a Workplace Active Rest Program in Office Workers With Comparison of a Prospective and Retrospective Survey.Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financingArticle
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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
Funding
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Abstract
backgroundPhysical Activity (PA) programs have been suggested to lower absenteeism due to illness in sedentary employees. The aim of this review was to examine available scientific literature in order to study PA effects in workplace absenteeism taking the program design into consideration.
methodsA search through 4 databases (Medline, Sportdiscus, Web of Science and Embase), from inception to December 2017, was conducted to identify control intervention and observational studies about PA and absenteeism published in either English or Spanish language using PRISMA procedures.
resultsA total of 10 published studies between 1981 and 2017 met the inclusion criteria. Evidence from the review suggested that PA is effective in reducing illness-related absence. Likelihood of being off from workplace reported with sedentary workers reach more probabilities when compared with exercisers.
conclusionsGeneral PA is considered paramount in order to lower employees' absenteeism, which could be more related to vigorous training. However, there is a lack of rigorous and more specific studies about the issue. More focused on PA effect on absenteeism, adjusted by intervention variables, research would be desirable.
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