Effects of six month personalized endurance training on work ability in middle-aged sedentary women: a secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial
Abstract Background To test the effects of guided endurance training on work ability in middle-aged female hospital workers of various occupations. Methods We randomized 265 healthy, sedentary, middle-aged women (45–65 years) to an endurance training group (EG 210 min/week) or a wait-list control gr...
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| author | Hedwig T. Stenner Julian Eigendorf Arno Kerling Momme Kueck Alexander A. Hanke Johanna Boyen Anne-Katrin Nelius Anette Melk Dietmar Boethig Christoph Bara Andres Hilfiker Dominik Berliner Johann Bauersachs Denise Hilfiker-Kleiner Jörg Eberhard Meike Stiesch Cordula Schippert Axel Haverich Uwe Tegtbur Sven Haufe |
| author_facet | Hedwig T. Stenner Julian Eigendorf Arno Kerling Momme Kueck Alexander A. Hanke Johanna Boyen Anne-Katrin Nelius Anette Melk Dietmar Boethig Christoph Bara Andres Hilfiker Dominik Berliner Johann Bauersachs Denise Hilfiker-Kleiner Jörg Eberhard Meike Stiesch Cordula Schippert Axel Haverich Uwe Tegtbur Sven Haufe |
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| description | Abstract Background To test the effects of guided endurance training on work ability in middle-aged female hospital workers of various occupations. Methods We randomized 265 healthy, sedentary, middle-aged women (45–65 years) to an endurance training group (EG 210 min/week) or a wait-list control group (CG). At baseline and at 6-month follow-up, we assessed work ability (Work Ability Index [WAI]), physical activity (Freiburger activity questionnaire) and peak oxygen uptake (VO2peak) by cardiopulmonary exercise testing. To examine the influence of baseline work ability, participants were divided into poor-moderate (WAI 1, 7–36 points, n = 83), good (WAI 2, 37–43 points, n = 136) and excellent (WAI 3, 44–49 points, n = 46) WAI subgroups. Results Cardiorespiratory fitness improved significantly after 6 months in the EG but not in the CG. The WAI total score increased significantly in the EG (38.3 ± 5.0 to 39.8 ± 4.9 points) but not in the CG (39.4 ± 4.7 to 39.3 ± 4.9 points), with a significant difference between groups (p < 0.01). In the EG, only the poor-moderate subgroup (WAI 1, 33.0 ± 2.9 to 36.6 ± 4.8 points, p < 0.05) increased the WAI total score, with this increase being significantly higher compared to the good (WAI 2, 40.2 ± 2.1 to, 40.4 ± 3.7 points) and excellent (WAI 3, 45.6 ± 1.5 to 45.7 ± 1.8 points) subgroup. Conclusions A 6-month guided exercise training intervention significantly increases cardiorespiratory fitness with concomitant improvements in work ability in middle-aged previously sedentary hospital employees. Women with low baseline work ability seem to particularly benefit from the intervention, which implies that similar interventions may be particularly beneficial for this group of individuals. Trial registration German Clinical Trails Register Identifier: DRKS00005159 . Registered 25 September 2013. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4996c1a5b14c4d589bce432f6c01f7d12022-12-22T04:01:19ZengBMCJournal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology1745-66732020-05-0115111010.1186/s12995-020-00261-4Effects of six month personalized endurance training on work ability in middle-aged sedentary women: a secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trialHedwig T. Stenner0Julian Eigendorf1Arno Kerling2Momme Kueck3Alexander A. Hanke4Johanna Boyen5Anne-Katrin Nelius6Anette Melk7Dietmar Boethig8Christoph Bara9Andres Hilfiker10Dominik Berliner11Johann Bauersachs12Denise Hilfiker-Kleiner13Jörg Eberhard14Meike Stiesch15Cordula Schippert16Axel Haverich17Uwe Tegtbur18Sven Haufe19Institute of Sports Medicine, Hannover Medical SchoolInstitute of Sports Medicine, Hannover Medical SchoolInstitute of Sports Medicine, Hannover Medical SchoolInstitute of Sports Medicine, Hannover Medical SchoolInstitute of Sports Medicine, Hannover Medical SchoolInstitute of Sports Medicine, Hannover Medical SchoolInstitute of Sports Medicine, Hannover Medical SchoolDepartment of Pediatric Kidney, Liver and Metabolic Diseases, Hannover Medical SchoolDepartment of Cardiac, Thoracic, Transplantation and Vascular Surgery, Hannover Medical SchoolDepartment of Cardiac, Thoracic, Transplantation and Vascular Surgery, Hannover Medical SchoolDepartment of Cardiac, Thoracic, Transplantation and Vascular Surgery, Hannover Medical SchoolDepartment of Cardiology and Angiology, Hannover Medical SchoolDepartment of Cardiology and Angiology, Hannover Medical SchoolDepartment of Cardiology and Angiology, Hannover Medical SchoolDepartment of Prosthetic Dentistry and Biomedical Material Sciences, Hannover Medical SchoolDepartment of Prosthetic Dentistry and Biomedical Material Sciences, Hannover Medical SchoolDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hannover Medical SchoolDepartment of Cardiac, Thoracic, Transplantation and Vascular Surgery, Hannover Medical SchoolInstitute of Sports Medicine, Hannover Medical SchoolInstitute of Sports Medicine, Hannover Medical SchoolAbstract Background To test the effects of guided endurance training on work ability in middle-aged female hospital workers of various occupations. Methods We randomized 265 healthy, sedentary, middle-aged women (45–65 years) to an endurance training group (EG 210 min/week) or a wait-list control group (CG). At baseline and at 6-month follow-up, we assessed work ability (Work Ability Index [WAI]), physical activity (Freiburger activity questionnaire) and peak oxygen uptake (VO2peak) by cardiopulmonary exercise testing. To examine the influence of baseline work ability, participants were divided into poor-moderate (WAI 1, 7–36 points, n = 83), good (WAI 2, 37–43 points, n = 136) and excellent (WAI 3, 44–49 points, n = 46) WAI subgroups. Results Cardiorespiratory fitness improved significantly after 6 months in the EG but not in the CG. The WAI total score increased significantly in the EG (38.3 ± 5.0 to 39.8 ± 4.9 points) but not in the CG (39.4 ± 4.7 to 39.3 ± 4.9 points), with a significant difference between groups (p < 0.01). In the EG, only the poor-moderate subgroup (WAI 1, 33.0 ± 2.9 to 36.6 ± 4.8 points, p < 0.05) increased the WAI total score, with this increase being significantly higher compared to the good (WAI 2, 40.2 ± 2.1 to, 40.4 ± 3.7 points) and excellent (WAI 3, 45.6 ± 1.5 to 45.7 ± 1.8 points) subgroup. Conclusions A 6-month guided exercise training intervention significantly increases cardiorespiratory fitness with concomitant improvements in work ability in middle-aged previously sedentary hospital employees. Women with low baseline work ability seem to particularly benefit from the intervention, which implies that similar interventions may be particularly beneficial for this group of individuals. Trial registration German Clinical Trails Register Identifier: DRKS00005159 . Registered 25 September 2013.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12995-020-00261-4Physical activityWorkplace interventionWork ability indexSubgroups |
| spellingShingle | Hedwig T. Stenner Julian Eigendorf Arno Kerling Momme Kueck Alexander A. Hanke Johanna Boyen Anne-Katrin Nelius Anette Melk Dietmar Boethig Christoph Bara Andres Hilfiker Dominik Berliner Johann Bauersachs Denise Hilfiker-Kleiner Jörg Eberhard Meike Stiesch Cordula Schippert Axel Haverich Uwe Tegtbur Sven Haufe Effects of six month personalized endurance training on work ability in middle-aged sedentary women: a secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology Physical activity Workplace intervention Work ability index Subgroups |
| title | Effects of six month personalized endurance training on work ability in middle-aged sedentary women: a secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial |
| title_full | Effects of six month personalized endurance training on work ability in middle-aged sedentary women: a secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial |
| title_fullStr | Effects of six month personalized endurance training on work ability in middle-aged sedentary women: a secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effects of six month personalized endurance training on work ability in middle-aged sedentary women: a secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial |
| title_short | Effects of six month personalized endurance training on work ability in middle-aged sedentary women: a secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial |
| title_sort | effects of six month personalized endurance training on work ability in middle aged sedentary women a secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial |
| topic | Physical activity Workplace intervention Work ability index Subgroups |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12995-020-00261-4 |
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