Physical exercise at the workplace prevents deterioration of work ability among healthcare workers: cluster randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Imbalance between individual resources and work demands can lead to musculoskeletal disorders and reduced work ability. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of workplace- versus home-based physical exercise on work ability among healthcare workers.

Methods

Two hundred female healthcare workers (Age: 42.0, BMI: 24.1, work ability index [WAI]: 43.1) from 18 departments at three Danish hospitals participated (Copenhagen, Denmark, Aug 2013-Jan 2014). Participants were randomly allocated at the cluster level to 10 weeks of: 1) workplace physical exercise (WORK) performed during working hours for 5x10 min per week and up to 5 group-based coaching sessions on motivation for regular physical exercise, or 2) home-based physical exercise (HOME) performed

SUBMITTER: Jakobsen MD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4658806 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature