Title of article :
Physical Activity andExercise Interventions in theWorkplace Impacting WorkOutcomes: A Stakeholder-Centered Best Evidence Synthesis of Systematic Reviews
Author/Authors :
White، MI نويسنده , , Dionne، CE نويسنده , , Wärje، O نويسنده , , Koehoorn، M نويسنده , , Wagner، SL نويسنده , , Schultz، IZ نويسنده , , Koehn، C نويسنده , , Williams-Whitt، K نويسنده , , Harder، HG نويسنده , , Pasca، R نويسنده , , Hsu، V نويسنده , , McGuire، L نويسنده , , Schulz، W نويسنده , , Kube، D نويسنده , , Wright، MD نويسنده ,
Issue Information :
فصلنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2016
Abstract :
Background: The prevention of work disability is beneficial to employees and employers,
and mitigates unnecessary societal costs associated with social welfare. Many service providers
and employers have initiated workplace interventions designed to reduce unnecessary
work disability.
Objective: To conduct a best-evidence synthesis of systematic reviews on workplace interventions
that address physical activities or exercise and their impact on workplace absence,
work productivity or financial outcomes.
Methods: Using a participatory research approach, academics and stakeholders identified
inclusion and exclusion criteria, built an abstraction table, evaluated systematic review quality
and relevance, and interpreted the combined findings. A minimum of two scientists participated
in a methodological review of the literature followed by a consensus process.
Results: Stakeholders and researchers participated as a collaborative team. 3363 unique
records were identified, 115 full text articles and 46 systematic reviews were included, 18 assessed
the impact of physical fitness or exercise interventions. 11 focused on general workers
rather than workers who were absent from work at baseline; 16 of the reviews assessed work
absence, 4 assessed productivity and 6 assessed financial impacts.
Conclusion: The strongest evidence supports the use of short, simple exercise or fitness
programs for both workers at work and those absent from work at baseline. For workers at
work, simple exercise programs (1–2 modal components) appear to provide similar benefits
to those using more complex multimodal interventions. For workers off-work with subacute
low back pain, there is evidence that some complex exercise programs may be more effective than simple exercise interventions, especially if they involve workplace stakeholder engagement,
communication and coordination with employers and other stakeholders. The development
and utilization of standardized definitions, methods and measures and blinded evaluation
would improve research quality and strengthen stakeholder-centered guidance.
Keywords :
Exercise , physical activity , efficiency , Costs and cost analysis , Presenteeism
Journal title :
International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (IJOEM)
Journal title :
International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (IJOEM)