SynthesisObesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity2020
Socio-economic inequalities in the effectiveness of workplace health promotion programmes on body mass index: An individual participant data meta-analysis.
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- Effectiveness of workplace wellness programmes for dietary habits, overweight, and cardiometabolic health: a systematic review and meta-analysis.The Lancet. Public health · 2021Pooled it
- Socio-economic inequalities in the effectiveness of workplace health promotion programmes on body mass index: An individual participant data meta-analysis.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2020Pooled it
- Effectiveness of an integrated approach for workplace health promotion on lifestyle of employees: results of a cluster randomized controlled trial.BMC public health · 2025Trial
- From checkups to change: Longitudinal changes in lifestyle-related factors following repeated occupational health assessments among 106 005 Swedish workers.Scandinavian journal of work, environment & health · 2026Article
- Effectiveness of workplace interventions for health promotion.The Lancet. Public health · 2025Review
- Giving voice to employees in low-skilled jobs works: Effect and process evaluation of a participatory sustainable employability intervention.Work (Reading, Mass.) · 2024Article
- Reach and effectiveness of a worksite health promotion program combining a preventive medical examination with motivational interviewing; a quasi-experimental study among workers in low socioeconomic position.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Assessing the Impact of Workforce Nutrition Programmes on Nutrition, Health and Business Outcomes: A Review of the Global Evidence and Future Research Agenda.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Review
- Effectiveness of Multicomponent Interventions and Physical Activity in the Workplace to Reduce Obesity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Responsive evaluation: an innovative evaluation methodology for workplace health promotion interventions.BMJ open · 2022Review
- Changes in Fruit and Vegetable Consumption and Leisure Time Physical Exercise after a Citizen Science-Based Worksite Health Promotion Program for Blue-Collar Workers.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Perceptions of employees with a low and medium level of education towards workplace health promotion programmes: a mixed-methods study.BMC public health · 2022Article
- A study protocol of the adaptation and evaluation by means of a cluster-RCT of an integrated workplace health promotion program based on a European good practice.BMC public health · 2022Article
- Stakeholder dialogue on dilemmas at work as a workplace health promotion intervention including employees with a low SEP: a Responsive Evaluation.BMC public health · 2022Article
- Decades of workplace health promotion research: marginal gains or a bright future ahead.Scandinavian journal of work, environment & health · 2021Article
- Effects of Nurse-Led Intervention Programs Based on Goal Attainment Theory: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- Equity-specific effects of interventions to promote physical activity among middle-aged and older adults: results from applying a novel equity-specific re-analysis strategy.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2021Article
- The effectiveness of workplace health promotion programs on self-perceived health of employees with a low socioeconomic position: An individual participant data meta-analysis.SSM - population health · 2021Review
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Abstract
This individual participant data meta-analysis assessed the effectiveness of workplace health promotion programmes on body mass index (BMI) across socio-economic groups and whether study and intervention characteristics explained inequalities in effectiveness. Studies were eligible if they assessed the effect of a workplace health promotion programme on BMI in the Netherlands, included workers of at least two different socio-economic positions (SEPs) and had a study design with premeasurement and postmeasurement and control condition. Data of 13 studies presenting 16 interventions (5183 participants) were harmonized. In a two-stage meta-analysis, the interaction between intervention and SEP on BMI was tested with linear mixed models for each study. Subsequently, the interaction terms were pooled. The influence of study and intervention characteristics on the effectiveness of workplace health promotion programmes was evaluated using meta-regression analyses. Compared with control conditions, workplace health promotion programmes overall showed a statistically non-significant 0.12 kg/m
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