Supporting active ageing before retirement: a systematic review and meta-analysis of workplace physical activity interventions targeting older employees.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

With the growing representation of older adults in the workforce, the health and fitness of older employees are critical to support active ageing policies. This systematic review aimed to characterise and evaluate the effects on physical activity (PA) and fitness outcomes of workplace PA interventions targeting older employees.

Design

We searched Medline, PreMedline, PsycInfo, CINAHL and the Cochrane Controlled Register of Trials (CENTRAL) for articles published from inception to 17 February 2020. Eligible studies were of any experimental design, included employees aged ≥50 years, had PA as an intervention component and reported PA-related outcomes.

Results

Titles and abstracts of 8168 records were screened, and 18 unique interventions were included (3309 pa

SUBMITTER: Merom D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8246361 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature