Worksite health promotion using individual counselling and the effectiveness on sick leave; results of a randomised controlled trial.

The (cost-)effectiveness of an individually tailored long-term worksite health promotion programme on physical activity and nutrition: design of a pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial

BACKGROUND Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of disability and mortality in most Western countries. The prevalence of several risk factors, most notably low physical activity and poor nutrition, is very high. Therefore, lifestyle behaviour changes are of great importance. The worksite offers an efficient structure to reach large groups and to make use of a natural social network. This...

The effectiveness of a prevention programme at construction worksites on work ability, health and sick leave: results from a cluster randomised controlled trial

Objective: To investigate the effectiveness of a prevention programme at construction worksites on work ability, health and sick leave. Methods: A total of 15 departments (n=297 workers) from six construction companies participated in this cluster randomized controlled trial, and were randomly allocated to the intervention group (eight departments; n=171 workers) or control group (seven departm...

Effectiveness of a worksite mindfulness-related multi-component health promotion intervention on work engagement and mental health: results of a randomised controlled trial

Effectiveness of the population-based Check your health preventive programme conducted in primary care with 4 years follow-up [the CORE trial]: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

BACKGROUND The periodic health check-up has been a fundamental part of routine medical practice for decades, despite a lack of consensus regarding its value in health promotion and disease prevention. A large-scale Danish population-based preventive programme 'Check your health' was developed based on available evidence of screening and successive accepted treatment, prevention for diseases and...

Working on wellness (WOW): A worksite health promotion intervention programme

BACKGROUND Insufficient PA has been shown to cluster with other CVD risk factors including insufficient fruit and vegetable intake, overweight, increased serum cholesterol concentrations and elevated blood pressure. This paper describes the development of Working on Wellness (WOW), a worksite intervention program incorporating motivational interviewing by wellness specialists, targeting employe...