SynthesisJournal of epidemiology and community health2021
Behavioural interventions for CVD risk reduction for blue-collar workers: a systematic review.
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- Contextual factors in systematic reviews: understanding public health interventions in low socioeconomic status and disadvantaged populations.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2025Pooled it
- Dietary outcomes of community-based CVD preventive interventions: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Public health nutrition · 2023Pooled it
- Epidemiological and Clinical Profile of Acute Stroke in Young Adults from a Tertiary Stroke Center in Abu Dhabi-A Retrospective Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Workplace Health Interventions Targeting Cardiovascular Diseases and Diabetes Mellitus for Blue-Collar Workers: Protocol for a Scoping Review.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
- Effectiveness of workplace interventions for health promotion.The Lancet. Public health · 2025Review
- Feasibility and Acceptability of Behavioral Weight Loss Programs for Men in Trade and Labor Occupations: A Pilot Study.Obesity science & practice · 2025Article
- Perceived Factors Influencing Blue-Collar Workers' Participation in Worksite Health Promotion Programs in Freight Transport: A Qualitative Investigation Using the TDF and COM-B.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Diabetic Kidney Disease Prevention Care Model Development.Clinical diabetes : a publication of the American Diabetes Association · 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
- Factors associated with blue-collar workers' participation in Worksite Health Promotion Programs: a scoping literature review.Health promotion international · 2023Article
- Clustering of the Adult Population According to Behavioural Health Risk Factors as the Focus of Community-Based Public Health Interventions in Poland.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Weight Loss Program Preferences of Men Working in Blue-Collar Occupations: A Qualitative Inquiry.American journal of men's healthArticle
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Abstract
objectivesIndividuals working in blue-collar occupations experience high rates of cardiovascular disease (CVD). The purpose of this systematic review is to describe the characteristics and efficacy of behavioural interventions that have targeted CVD risk factors in this high-risk group.
methodsFollowing Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines, we searched seven databases to find interventions focused on changing the following: blood pressure, cholesterol, diet, physical activity, smoking or weight. Eligible studies tested a behavioural intervention (not exclusively policy, environmental, or pharmaceutical), in individuals working in blue-collar occupations using a randomised study design. Study quality was evaluated using the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's study quality assessment tool.
results22 studies evaluating 31 interventions were included: 11 were rated as 'good' or 'fair' quality. Intervention intensity ranged from a single contact via a mailed letter to studies that included individual-level contacts at multiple time points between staff and participants. Studies that included at least some individual contact generally yielded the greatest effects. Interventions had the greatest observed effects on self-report changes in diet, regardless of intervention intensity. Four of the five higher quality studies that explicitly tailored the intervention to the occupational group were successful at reducing at least one risk factor.
conclusionsInterventions that used individual contact and tailored the intervention to the occupational setting yielded the greatest effects on CVD risk-factor reduction in individuals working in blue-collar occupations. Generally, studies were low quality but showed promising effects for reaching this high-risk population. Future work should incorporate these promising findings in higher quality studies. PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER: CRD42019136183.
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