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Trial reportAmerican journal of public health1998

The effects of a health promotion-health protection intervention on behavior change: the WellWorks Study.

G Sorensen, A Stoddard, M K Hunt, J R Hebert, J K Ockene, J S Avrunin, J Himmelstein, S K Hammond

Abstract readClinical TrialMulticenter StudyRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in American journal of public health, 1998. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 54 papers, 10 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

54 citing papers in PubMed, 10 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  4. Healthy food procurement and nutrition standards in public facilities: evidence synthesis and consensus policy recommendations.Health promotion and chronic disease prevention in Canada : research, policy and practice · 2018
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  6. Healthy food procurement policies and their impact.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2014
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  7. Workplace interventions for smoking cessation.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2014
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  12. Comparing Strategies for Recruiting Small, Low-Wage Worksites for Community-Based Health Promotion Research.Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education · 2018
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

G SorensenDana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02115, USA. glorian_sorensen@dfci.harvard.edu
A Stoddard
M K Hunt
J R Hebert
J K Ockene
J S Avrunin
J Himmelstein
S K Hammond

Funding

WORKSITE CANCER PREVENTION PROJECTSU01CA051686 · NCI · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI SORENSEN, GLORIAN C · 1989 to 1993
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NCI NIH HHS UO1 CA51686
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThis study assessed the effects of a 2-year integrated health promotion-health protection work-site intervention on changes in dietary habits and cigarette smoking.

methodsA randomized, controlled intervention study used the work site as the unit of intervention and analysis; it included 24 predominantly manufacturing work sites in Massachusetts (250-2500 workers per site). Behaviors were assessed in self-administered surveys (n = 2386; completion rates = 61% at baseline, 62% at final). Three key intervention elements targeted health behavior change: (1) joint worker-management participation in program planning and implementation, (2) consultation with management on work-site environmental changes, and (3) health education programs.

resultsSignificant differences between intervention and control work sites included reductions in the percentage of calories consumed as fat (2.3% vs 1.5% kcal) and increases in servings of fruit and vegetables (10% vs 4% increase). The intervention had a significant effect on fiber consumption among skilled and unskilled laborers. No significant effects were observed for smoking cessation.

conclusionsAlthough the size of the effects of this intervention are modest, on a populationwide basis effects of this size could have a large impact on cancer-related and coronary heart disease end points.

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DietHealth BehaviorSmoking PreventionFemaleHealth EducationHealth PromotionHumansMaleMassachusettsOccupational Health ServicesProgram EvaluationSurveys and QuestionnairesWorkplace

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PMID9807537
PMCPMC1508574

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