Describing workplace interventions aimed to improve health of staff in hospital settings – a systematic review
Abstract Background A large proportion of staff working in hospital settings are overweight or obese, have poor dietary habits and low physical activity levels. The workplace is a priority setting for health promotion. This systematic review will describe dietary and physical activity workplace inte...
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| description | Abstract Background A large proportion of staff working in hospital settings are overweight or obese, have poor dietary habits and low physical activity levels. The workplace is a priority setting for health promotion. This systematic review will describe dietary and physical activity workplace interventions that have aimed to improve the health of staff in hospital settings; and the barriers and enablers of implementing these interventions. Methods A systematic search retrieved 551 studies from 2004 to 2020 using the following databases CINAHL Complete, MEDLINE Complete, Academic Search Complete, Global Health, Health Source Nursing/Academic Edition and PsycINFO. Studies were included if they: (1) took place in a hospital setting; (2) employed a physical activity or dietary intervention to improve the well-being of staff; (3) the intervention duration was 12 weeks or over; (4) used a control group. The Integrated quality Criteria for the Review of Multiple Study designs (ICROMS) and National Institute of Health’s National Heart Lung and Blood Institute Quality Assessment Tools for Observational Cohort and Cross-Sectional Studies tools were used to assess quality of included studies. A narrative review was conducted. Results Quality analysis identified six studies of high quality, nine moderate quality, and three low quality. Of these 18 studies, 15 reported at least one positive health outcome. The evidence revealed that multi-component strategies, financial incentives and motivational strategies were the most effective approaches to improve health behaviours of hospital staff. Conclusion Hospital-based dietary and physical activity workplace interventions show promise as an effective strategy for improving health behaviours of hospital staff. Methodological limitations highlight the need for more research from high-quality, randomised control trials, to gain further insight into the benefits of workplace interventions in hospital settings. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cc1b7ce55079421cb4985508d2b09afb2022-12-21T17:57:34ZengBMCBMC Health Services Research1472-69632022-04-0122111710.1186/s12913-021-07418-9Describing workplace interventions aimed to improve health of staff in hospital settings – a systematic reviewVerity Worley0Penny Fraser1Steven Allender2Kristy A. Bolton3Global Obesity Centre, Institute for Health Transformation, School of Health and Social Development, Deakin UniversityGlobal Obesity Centre, Institute for Health Transformation, School of Health and Social Development, Deakin UniversityGlobal Obesity Centre, Institute for Health Transformation, School of Health and Social Development, Deakin UniversityGlobal Obesity Centre, Institute for Health Transformation, School of Health and Social Development, Deakin UniversityAbstract Background A large proportion of staff working in hospital settings are overweight or obese, have poor dietary habits and low physical activity levels. The workplace is a priority setting for health promotion. This systematic review will describe dietary and physical activity workplace interventions that have aimed to improve the health of staff in hospital settings; and the barriers and enablers of implementing these interventions. Methods A systematic search retrieved 551 studies from 2004 to 2020 using the following databases CINAHL Complete, MEDLINE Complete, Academic Search Complete, Global Health, Health Source Nursing/Academic Edition and PsycINFO. Studies were included if they: (1) took place in a hospital setting; (2) employed a physical activity or dietary intervention to improve the well-being of staff; (3) the intervention duration was 12 weeks or over; (4) used a control group. The Integrated quality Criteria for the Review of Multiple Study designs (ICROMS) and National Institute of Health’s National Heart Lung and Blood Institute Quality Assessment Tools for Observational Cohort and Cross-Sectional Studies tools were used to assess quality of included studies. A narrative review was conducted. Results Quality analysis identified six studies of high quality, nine moderate quality, and three low quality. Of these 18 studies, 15 reported at least one positive health outcome. The evidence revealed that multi-component strategies, financial incentives and motivational strategies were the most effective approaches to improve health behaviours of hospital staff. Conclusion Hospital-based dietary and physical activity workplace interventions show promise as an effective strategy for improving health behaviours of hospital staff. Methodological limitations highlight the need for more research from high-quality, randomised control trials, to gain further insight into the benefits of workplace interventions in hospital settings.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-021-07418-9Workplace interventionHospitalStaffHealth behavioursSystematic review |
| spellingShingle | Verity Worley Penny Fraser Steven Allender Kristy A. Bolton Describing workplace interventions aimed to improve health of staff in hospital settings – a systematic review BMC Health Services Research Workplace intervention Hospital Staff Health behaviours Systematic review |
| title | Describing workplace interventions aimed to improve health of staff in hospital settings – a systematic review |
| title_full | Describing workplace interventions aimed to improve health of staff in hospital settings – a systematic review |
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| title_short | Describing workplace interventions aimed to improve health of staff in hospital settings – a systematic review |
| title_sort | describing workplace interventions aimed to improve health of staff in hospital settings a systematic review |
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