Health Promotion in the Operating Room

Brunges, Michele; Avigne, Gail; Wasik, Mike

doi:10.1016/s0001-2092(06)60238-x

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“…A total of 10 studies report the impact of interventions to improve the physical health of health care employees . One study was rated good and another 5 were rated as fair in quality .…”

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confidence: 99%

“…One study was rated good and another 5 were rated as fair in quality . Four studies were quality assessed as poor …”

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confidence: 99%

“…Of the 10 interventions aimed at improving the physical health of health care employees, 7 considered only volunteer participants and so are open to considerable selection bias . Positive findings were found by studies offering progressive exercise programs and improved nutrition, though results are tempered by small study sizes in each case . Additionally, results from Hewitt et al may also be skewed by participants all being drawn from the cytology department, a more sedentary role in comparison with others within a hospital, and therefore potentially not representative of health care employees in general.…”

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Interventions to improve employee health and well‐being within health care organizations: A systematic review

Williams

Malik

Nicolay

et al. 2017

J of Healthc Risk Manag

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In response to an increasing body of evidence on the importance of employee health and well-being (HWB) within health care, there has been a shift in focus from both policymakers and individual organizations toward improving health care employee HWB. However, there is something of a paucity of evidence regarding the impact and value of specific HWB interventions within a health care setting. The aim of this article was to systematically review the literature on this topic utilizing the EMBASE, Global Health, Health Management Information Consortium, MEDLINE, and PsycINFO databases. Forty-four articles were identified and, due to a large degree of heterogeneity, were considered under different headings as to the type of intervention employed: namely, those evaluating changing ways of working, physical health promotion, complementary and alternative medicine, and stress management interventions, and those utilizing multimodal interventions. Our results consider both the efficacy and reliability of each intervention in turn and reflect on the importance of careful study design and measure selection when evaluating the impact of HWB interventions.

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“…A total of 10 studies report the impact of interventions to improve the physical health of health care employees . One study was rated good and another 5 were rated as fair in quality .…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…One study was rated good and another 5 were rated as fair in quality . Four studies were quality assessed as poor …”

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confidence: 99%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Interventions to improve employee health and well‐being within health care organizations: A systematic review

Williams

Malik

Nicolay

et al. 2017

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“…Employee health programs are workplace programs that address disease management, case management of complicated occupational and non-occupational illnesses and injuries, health promotion, and employee assistance programs that address alcohol and substance abuse and emotional health issues (Goetze I et aI., 2007). However, few published studies exist demonstrating statistically significant positive effects of employee programs (Brunges, Avigne, & Wasik, 2006;Pelletier, 2005).…”

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Structuring Successful Interventions in Employee Health Programs

Johnson¹,

Denham²

2008

AAOHN Journal

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This literature review explored common characteristics of successful health promotion interventions that have produced positive outcomes for the diverse populations studied. Health education interventions delivered in structured environments with quarterly monitoring produced the most positive outcomes. Interventions delivered to employees in a "team" format were as successful as interventions delivered one on one. Single disease-or health behavior-focused interventions were more successful than multifocused interventions. Review findings indicate that academic or consultant researchers may lend expertise to research methods and informed consent as employers create health promotion programs they wish to evaluate. Employers may find benefits in conducting health-related studies developed through partnerships or collaborations with academic researchers.

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“…One published quality improvement project utilized the hospital's physical therapy department equipment to encourage staff members to participate in regular physical exercise. 8 This project demonstrated improved BMI and waist circumference measurements after 1 year and recommended that hospitals advance health promotion activities for employees year-round.…”

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