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Daniels K, Watson D, Nayani R, Tregaskis O, Hogg M, Etuknwa A, Semkina A. Implementing practices focused on workplace health and psychological wellbeing: A systematic review. Soc Sci Med 2021; 277:113888. [PMID: 33865095 DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.113888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Revised: 01/21/2021] [Accepted: 03/27/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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RATIONALE Workplace health and wellbeing practices (WHWPs) often fail to improve psychological health or wellbeing because of implementation failure. Thus, implementation should be evaluated to improve the effectiveness of WHWPs. OBJECTIVE We conducted a systematic review to identify critical success factors for WHWP implementation and gaps in the evidence. Doing so provides a platform for future theoretical development. METHODS We reviewed 74 separate studies that assessed the implementation of WHWPs and their effects on psychological health or psychological wellbeing. Most studies were from advanced industrial Western democracies (71). Intervention types included primary (e.g., work redesign, 37 studies; and health behavior change, 8 studies), secondary (e.g., mindfulness training, 11 studies), tertiary (e.g., focused on rehabilitation, 9 studies), and multifocal (e.g., including components of primary and secondary, 9 studies). RESULTS Tangible changes preceded improvements in health and wellbeing, indicating intervention success cannot be attributed to non-specific factors. Some interventions had beneficial effects through mechanisms not planned as part of the intervention. Three factors were associated with successful WHWP implementation: continuation, learning, and effective governance. CONCLUSIONS The review indicates future research could focus on how organizations manage conflict between WHWP implementation and existing organizational processes, and the dynamic nature of organizational contexts that affect and are affected by WHWP implementation. This systematic review is registered [PROSPERO: the International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews ID: CRD42019119656].
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- Kevin Daniels
- Employment Systems and Institutions Group, Norwich Business School, University of East Anglia, NR4 7TJ, United Kingdom.
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- Employment Systems and Institutions Group, Norwich Business School, University of East Anglia, NR4 7TJ, United Kingdom
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- Employment Systems and Institutions Group, Norwich Business School, University of East Anglia, NR4 7TJ, United Kingdom
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- Employment Systems and Institutions Group, Norwich Business School, University of East Anglia, NR4 7TJ, United Kingdom
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- Employment Systems and Institutions Group, Norwich Business School, University of East Anglia, NR4 7TJ, United Kingdom
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- Employment Systems and Institutions Group, Norwich Business School, University of East Anglia, NR4 7TJ, United Kingdom
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- Employment Systems and Institutions Group, Norwich Business School, University of East Anglia, NR4 7TJ, United Kingdom
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Sioula EK, Tigani X, Artemiadis AK, Vlachakis D, Chrousos GP, Darviri C, Alexopoulos EC. An 8-week Stress Management Program in Information Technology Professionals and the Role of a New Cognitive Behavioral Method: a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR BIOCHEMISTRY 2020; 9:22-31. [PMID: 33520743 PMCID: PMC7842355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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AIM The aim of this study is to compare and evaluate the sort-term benefits of the effects of an 8-week stress management techniques in information technology professionals. METHODS In this parallel randomized controlled trial, participants were randomly assigned to either the stress management group (n=40; relaxation breathing, progressive muscle relaxation, guided imagery) or in the Pythagorean Self awareness group (n=41). Self-reported validated measures were used to evaluate perceived stress, health locus of control, anxiety and depression. RESULTS All groups were found with significantly better cognitive speed and verbal memory at the end of the follow-up. Taking into account the group by time interaction coefficients, PSAT was found significantly superior to standard SM with regards to depression, emotional intelligence, lifestyle and personal control and verbal memory suggesting that verbal memory improvement through time should be mostly attributed to PSAT. On the other hand, the cognitive speed improvement during follow-up should be attributed to both interventions. CONCLUSIONS These findings provide important insight into the role of stress management. Future studies should focus on randomized, controlled trials with larger samples and longer follow-up times.
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- Evangelia K Sioula
- Postgraduate Course Stress Management and Health Promotion, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 4 Soranou Ephessiou Str., 11527, Athens, Greece
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- Postgraduate Course Stress Management and Health Promotion, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 4 Soranou Ephessiou Str., 11527, Athens, Greece
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- Postgraduate Course Stress Management and Health Promotion, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 4 Soranou Ephessiou Str., 11527, Athens, Greece
- Medical School, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, 2029, Cyprus
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens, Athens 11527, Greece
- Laboratory of Genetics, Department of Biotechnology, School of Food, Biotechnology and Development, Agricultural University of Athens, 75 Iera Odos, 11855, Athens, Greece
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- Postgraduate Course Stress Management and Health Promotion, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 4 Soranou Ephessiou Str., 11527, Athens, Greece
- First Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital Aghia Sofia, School of Medicine, University of Athens, 1 Thivon Str., 11527, Athens, Greece
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- Postgraduate Course Stress Management and Health Promotion, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 4 Soranou Ephessiou Str., 11527, Athens, Greece
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- Postgraduate Course Stress Management and Health Promotion, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 4 Soranou Ephessiou Str., 11527, Athens, Greece
- Occupational Health Department, Metropolitan General Hospital, 15562 Athens, Greece
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Steenaart E, Crutzen R, de Vries NK. Implementation of an interactive organ donation education program for Dutch lower-educated students: a process evaluation. BMC Public Health 2020; 20:739. [PMID: 32434504 PMCID: PMC7238559 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-020-08900-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2019] [Accepted: 05/12/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND As organ donation registration rates remain low, especially among lower-educated people, it is important to support this group in making their registration decision. To prepare lower-educated students in the Netherlands for making a well-informed decision, an interactive educational program was developed. We aim to understand both the (quality of) implementation as well as to contextualize the effects of this program in a lower-educated school setting. METHODS The process evaluation was part of a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial, in which 11 schools for Intermediate Vocational Education throughout the Netherlands participated. Teachers who taught a course on Citizenship delivered three intervention elements (i.e. video fragments and discussion, quizzes with tailored feedback and an exercise filling out a registration form) to their students. Implementation was assessed by interviews with teachers, questionnaires from students, logbooks from teachers and user data from Google Analytics. RESULTS The program was well received and implemented, but on-the-spot adaptations were made by teachers to fit their students better. Within the lower-educated target group, differences between students are high in terms of active participation, reading abilities, knowledge and attention span. The program fit well within their regular teaching activities, but the topic of organ donation is not always prioritized by teachers. CONCLUSIONS We see opportunities to disseminate the program on a larger scale and reach a group that has been neglected in organ donation education before. Within the program, there are possibilities to increase the effectiveness of the program, such as alternative delivery methods for the elements with a lot of text, the addition of booster sessions and guidelines for teachers to adapt the program to students of different levels within Intermediate Vocational Education. Moreover, in order to have an impact on a national level, strategies need to be employed to reach high numbers of students and, therefore, support on a higher level is needed (both within schools and at policy level). TRIAL REGISTRATION Dutch Trial Register, NTR6771. Prospectively registered on 24 October 2017.
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- Esther Steenaart
- Department of Health Promotion, CAPHRI Maastricht University, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Health Promotion, CAPHRI Maastricht University, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Health Promotion, CAPHRI Maastricht University, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Damen I, Brombacher H, Lallemand C, Brankaert R, Brombacher A, van Wesemael P, Vos S. A Scoping Review of Digital Tools to Reduce Sedentary Behavior or Increase Physical Activity in Knowledge Workers. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2020; 17:ijerph17020499. [PMID: 31941096 PMCID: PMC7014464 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17020499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2019] [Revised: 12/13/2019] [Accepted: 01/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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Background: There is increasing interest in the role that technology can play in improving the vitality of knowledge workers. A promising and widely adopted strategy to attain this goal is to reduce sedentary behavior (SB) and increase physical activity (PA). In this paper, we review the state-of-the-art SB and PA interventions using technology in the office environment. By scoping the existing landscape, we identified current gaps and underexplored possibilities. We discuss opportunities for future development and research on SB and PA interventions using technology. Methods: A systematic search was conducted in the Association for Computing Machinery digital library, the interdisciplinary library Scopus, and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Xplore Digital Library to locate peer-reviewed scientific articles detailing SB and PA technology interventions in office environments between 2009 and 2019. Results: The initial search identified 1130 articles, of which 45 studies were included in the analysis. Our scoping review focused on the technologies supporting the interventions, which were coded using a grounded approach. Conclusion: Our findings showed that current SB and PA interventions using technology provide limited possibilities for physically active ways of working as opposed to the common strategy of prompting breaks. Interventions are also often offered as additional systems or services, rather than integrated into existing office infrastructures. With this work, we have mapped different types of interventions and provide an increased understanding of the opportunities for future multidisciplinary development and research of technologies to address sedentary behavior and physical activity in the office context.
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- Ida Damen
- Department of Industrial Design, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands; (H.B.); (C.L.); (R.B.); (A.B.)
- Correspondence: (I.D.); (S.V.)
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- Department of Industrial Design, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands; (H.B.); (C.L.); (R.B.); (A.B.)
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- Department of Industrial Design, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands; (H.B.); (C.L.); (R.B.); (A.B.)
- HCI Research Group, University of Luxembourg, 4365 Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
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- Department of Industrial Design, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands; (H.B.); (C.L.); (R.B.); (A.B.)
- School for Allied Health Professions, Fontys University of Applied Sciences, 5600 AH Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Department of Industrial Design, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands; (H.B.); (C.L.); (R.B.); (A.B.)
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- Department of the Built Environment, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands;
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- Department of Industrial Design, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands; (H.B.); (C.L.); (R.B.); (A.B.)
- School of Sport Studies, Fontys University of Applied Sciences, 5644 HZ Eindhoven, The Netherlands
- Correspondence: (I.D.); (S.V.)
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The SHIELD (Safety & Health Improvement: Enhancing Law Enforcement Departments) Study: Mixed Methods Longitudinal Findings. J Occup Environ Med 2018; 58:492-8. [PMID: 27158956 DOI: 10.1097/jom.0000000000000716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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The SHIELD (Safety & Health Improvement: Enhancing Law Enforcement Departments) Study is a worksite wellness team-based intervention among police and sheriff departments assessing the program's effectiveness to reduce occupational risks and unhealthy lifestyle behaviors. The SHIELD program focused on improving diet, physical activity, body weight and sleep, and reducing the effects of unhealthy stress and behaviors, such as tobacco and substance abuse. The SHIELD team-based health promotion program was found to be feasible and effective at 6 months in improving diet, sleep, stress, and overall quality of life of law enforcement department personnel. Both intervention and control groups were followed for 24 months, and we report those durability findings, along with qualitative group interview results that provide insight into the changes of the long-term outcomes. Long-term effects were observed for consumption of fruits and vegetables, and there was some evidence for effects on tobacco and alcohol use. Assessment of dietary habits, physical activity behaviors, weight loss maintenance, and substance use is rare more than 1 year following an intervention, and in general, initial positive changes do not persist in prior research. The SHIELD program was feasible, effective, and durable for improving dietary changes.
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Berkland BE, Werneburg BL, Jenkins SM, Friend JL, Clark MM, Rosedahl JK, Limburg PJ, Riley BA, Lecy DR, Sood A. A Worksite Wellness Intervention: Improving Happiness, Life Satisfaction, and Gratitude in Health Care Workers. Mayo Clin Proc Innov Qual Outcomes 2017; 1:203-210. [PMID: 30225418 PMCID: PMC6132199 DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocpiqo.2017.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Objective To assess the effect of a 12-week Stress Management and Resilience Training (SMART) program on happiness, life satisfaction, gratitude, mindfulness, spirituality, and stress in health care workers. Participants and Methods Participants were members of an employee wellness center at an academic health care center. Participants were enrolled as cohorts of 12 to 18 individuals and received the intervention at an employee wellness center from February 19, 2013, to February 27, 2017. The study was designed as a prospective, nonrandomized, single-arm clinical trial that included a 3-month in-person SMART program (defined as the intervention), with an additional 3-month postintervention follow-up period (6 months total). Outcomes were assessed at baseline (T0), end of intervention (T3), and after the postintervention follow-up period (T6) and included Subjective Happiness Survey, Satisfaction with Life Scale, Gratitude Scale, Mindful Attention Awareness Scale, Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy - Spiritual Well-Being, and Perceived Stress Scale. Results Of the 110 participants who enrolled and provided consent, 98 participants (89%) completed the T0 and T3 assessments and 85 participants (77%) completed the T0, T3, and T6 assessments. On comparing the T0 and T6 responses, we observed statistically significant improvements (P<.001) in all the domains studied: subjective happiness (baseline average, 4.6; T6 average, 5.5; average difference, 0.9; 95% CI, 0.6-1.0), life satisfaction (baseline average, 22.8; T6 average, 27.5; average difference, 4.7; 95% CI, 3.6-5.9); gratitude (baseline average, 35.8; T6 average, 39.3; average difference, 3.5; 95% CI, 2.6-4.5), mindfulness (baseline average, 3.5; T6 average, 4.2; average difference, 0.7; 95% CI, 0.6-0.9), Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy - Spiritual Well-Being (baseline average, 29.9; T6 average, 37.4; average difference, 7.5; 95% CI, 6.0-9.2), and percentage of people reporting high stress (baseline, 97.6%; T6, 67.1%). Similar results were observed when comparing the T0 and T3 responses. Conclusion In health care workers, training in the SMART program was associated with statistically significant improvements in happiness, satisfaction with life, gratitude, mindfulness, spirituality, and stress (P<.001). Given the importance of stress in the workplace, larger randomized trials and broader dissemination of the program in health care workers is warranted.
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- Bridget E Berkland
- Department of Human Resources-Employee Wellness, Dan Abraham Healthy Living Center, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Department of Medicine, Healthy Living Program, Dan Abraham Healthy Living Center, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Division of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics, Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Department of Medicine, Healthy Living Program, Dan Abraham Healthy Living Center, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Department of Medicine, Healthy Living Program, Dan Abraham Healthy Living Center, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.,Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Division of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics, Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Department of Human Resources-Employee Wellness, Dan Abraham Healthy Living Center, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.,Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Department of Human Resources-Employee Wellness, Dan Abraham Healthy Living Center, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Department of Human Resources-Employee Wellness, Dan Abraham Healthy Living Center, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Department of General Internal Medicine and Complementary and Integrative Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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Marhefka SL, Turner D, Lockhart E, Rivara A, Wang W, Shuter J. Meeting Our Patients "Where They Are": Video-Group Smoking Cessation for People Living With HIV. J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care 2017; 29:338-344. [PMID: 29033093 DOI: 10.1016/j.jana.2017.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2017] [Accepted: 09/22/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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