SynthesisBMC public health2019
The effectiveness of workplace nutrition and physical activity interventions in improving productivity, work performance and workability: a systematic review.
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- A Systematic Review of Workplace Physical Activity Coaching.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2023Pooled it
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- Educational Workplace Dietary Interventions and Occupational Well-Being Among Healthcare Professionals: A Scoping Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
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- Supporting Nutritional Health of the UK Food Manufacturing Workforce: A Qualitative Study Exploring Insights From Employees.Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association · 2026Article
- Workplace Interventions to Improve Physical Activity, Reduce Sedentary Behavior, and Promote Healthy Diet Among Employees in Low- and Middle- Income Countries: A Systematic Review.Research square · 2026Article
- The Effects of Occupational and Leisure Time Physical Activity on Health-Related Quality of Life: A Repeated-Measures Longitudinal Study.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2026Article
- Effects of 12-month combined aerobic and resistance training on physical fitness, cardiometabolic health and quality of life in middle-aged adults with overweight/obesity at high risk of metabolic syndrome in Poland.Preventive medicine reports · 2026Article
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Abstract
backgroundHealthy lifestyles play an important role in the prevention of premature death, chronic diseases, productivity loss and other social and economic concerns. However, workplace interventions to address issues of fitness and nutrition which include work-related outcomes are complex and thus challenging to implement and appropriately measure the effectiveness of. This systematic review investigated the impact of workplace nutrition and physical activity interventions, which include components aimed at workplace's physical environment and organizational structure, on employees' productivity, work performance and workability.
methodsA systematic review that included randomized controlled trials and or non-randomized controlled studies was conducted. Medline, EMBASE.com, Cochrane Library and Scopus were searched until September 2016. Productivity, absenteeism, presenteeism, work performance and workability were the primary outcomes of our interest, while sedentary behavior and changes in other health-related behaviors were considered as secondary outcomes. Two reviewers independently screened abstracts and full-texts for study eligibility, extracted the data and performed a quality assessment using the Cochrane Collaboration Risk-of-Bias Tool for randomized trials and the Risk-of-Bias in non-randomized studies of interventions. Findings were narratively synthesized.
resultsThirty-nine randomized control trials and non-randomized controlled studies were included. Nearly 28% of the included studies were of high quality, while 56% were of medium quality. The studies covered a broad range of multi-level and environmental-level interventions. Fourteen workplace nutrition and physical activity intervention studies yielded statistically significant changes on absenteeism (n = 7), work performance (n = 2), workability (n = 3), productivity (n = 1) and on both workability and productivity (n = 1). Two studies showed effects on absenteeism only between subgroups.
conclusionsThe scientific evidence shows that it is possible to influence work-related outcomes, especially absenteeism, positively through health promotion efforts that include components aimed at the workplace's physical work environment and organizational structure. In order to draw further conclusions regarding work-related outcomes in controlled high-quality studies, long-term follow-up using objective outcomes and/or quality assured questionnaires are required.
trial registrationRegistration number: PROSPERO CRD42017081837.
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