SynthesisThe international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity2020
Socioeconomic inequalities in effectiveness of and compliance to workplace health promotion programs: an individual participant data (IPD) meta-analysis.
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- A systematic review of the efficacy, effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of workplace-based interventions for the prevention and treatment of problematic substance use.Frontiers in public health · 2022Pooled it
- The Feasibility of an App-Based Worksite Health Promotion Program to Improve Mental Well-Being and Work-Related Vitality in University Hospital Workers: Process and Preliminary Effect Evaluation Study.JMIR formative research · 2026Article
- 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
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- Organizational facilitators and barriers for participation in workplace health promotion in healthcare: A qualitative interview study among nurses.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- 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
- Stakeholders' Perceptions Regarding Adaptation and Implementation of Existing Individual and Environmental Workplace Health Promotion Interventions in Blue-Collar Work Settings.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
- A review of harmonization methods for studying dietary patterns.Smart health (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2022Article
- Impacts of a Workplace-Based Weight-Control Intervention on Objective and Perceived Physical Activity among a Subgroup of Workers.Journal of healthy eating and active living · 2022Article
- Decades of workplace health promotion research: marginal gains or a bright future ahead.Scandinavian journal of work, environment & health · 2021Article
- Parental Compliance towards Oral Health Education among Preschoolers with Special Healthcare Needs.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- 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
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Abstract
backgroundThis individual patient data (IPD) meta-analysis aimed to investigate socioeconomic inequalities in effectiveness on healthy behavior of, and compliance to, workplace health promotion programs.
methodsDutch (randomized) controlled trials were identified and original IPD were retrieved and harmonized. A two-stage meta-analysis was conducted where linear mixed models were performed per study (stage 1), after which individual study effects were pooled (stage 2). All models were adjusted for baseline values of the outcomes, age and gender. Intervention effects were assessed on physical activity, diet, alcohol use, and smoking. Also, we assessed whether effects differed between participants with low and high program compliance and. All analyses were stratified by socioeconomic position.
resultsData from 15 studies (n = 8709) were harmonized. Except for fruit intake (beta: 0·12 [95% CI 0·08 0·15]), no effects were found on health behaviors, nor did these effects differ across socioeconomic groups. Only participants with high compliance showed significant improvements in vigorous and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, and in more fruit and less snack intake. There were no differences in compliance across socioeconomic groups.
conclusionsWorkplace health promotion programs were in general not effective. Neither effectiveness nor compliance differed across socioeconomic groups (operationalized by educational level). Even though stronger effects on health behavior were found for participations with high compliance, effects remained small. The results of the current study emphasize the need for new directions in health promotion programs to improve healthy behavior among workers, in particular for those in lower socioeconomic position.
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