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Title | Year | Author | Study design | Sample size (workers) | Conclusions | |
[8] | A Workplace Demonstration of a Proposed Alternative Strategy to Incentivize Workers to Engage in Physical Activity. Workplace Health. | 2019 | Reutman S | Quasi-experimental | 8 | The program participants were successful at promoting physical activity of workers for 2 weeks. Future worksite health promotion projects with this type of incentive strategy are indicated. |
[9] | Effectiveness of an Energy Management Training Course on Employee Well-Being: A Randomized Controlled Trial. | 2019 | Das SK | RCT | 220 | An intensive 2.5-day intervention showed improvement in employee Quality of live and well-being over 6 months. |
[10] | Evaluation of Worksite Wellness Nutrition and Physical Activity Programs and Their Subsequent Impact on Participants’ Body Composition. | 2018 | Sandercock V | Systematic review | 23 studies | Evidence supports that worksite wellness programs that are designed using a motivational theory and content based on participants’ needs and that has frequent interactions with participants may result in a change in body composition. |
[11] | Efficacy of a Multicomponent Intervention to Reduce Workplace Sitting Time in Office Workers: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial. | 2018 | Maylor BD | RCT | 89 | Multicomponent workplace intervention was successful in reducing prolonged sitting and increasing physical activity in the workplace. |
[12] | Year-round effects of a four-week randomized controlled trial using different types of feedback on employees’ physical activity. | 2018 | Van Hoye K | RCT | 227 | It is recommended the feedback with a personal coaching in order to facilitate long-term behavioral change. When it comes to increasing minutes of daily moderate-to-vigorous physical activity or total energy expenditure, a pedometer constitutes a sufficient tool. |
[13] | Feasibility and Effect of a Peer Modeling Workplace Physical Activity Intervention for Women. | 2018 | Rowland SA | RCT | 52 | Although physical activity increased health parameters in both groups, The Intervention Group showed a greater improvement in fitness and cardiovascular risk. |
[14] | Promoting physical activity in worksite settings: results of a German pilot study of the online intervention Healingo fit. | 2017 | Dadaczynski K | RCT | 144 | Pedometer-based interventions using gamification can have positive effects on health promotion and can also lead to an increase in physical activity behavior. The online format of Healingo Fit is suitable for achieving population effects. |
[15] | Moving to business – changes in physical activity and sedentary behavior after multilevel intervention in small and medium-size workplaces. | 2017 | Aittasalo M | Quasi-experimental | 296 | Employees’ physical activity increased and sedentary behavior reduced at work during the intervention. |
[16] | Insights for Exercise Adherence From a Minimal Planning Intervention to Increase Physical Activity. | 2015 | Chapman J | RCT | 254 | A minimal, online planning intervention on physical activity may be useful for preventing long-term relapse and assisting people to improve regular exercise routines. |