Evidence of Workplace Interventions—A Systematic Review of Systematic Reviews
Abstract
:1. Introduction
- for the prevention of musculoskeletal diseases;
- for the prevention of mental disorders;
- for the strengthening of older employees;
- on the economic impact of workplace interventions?
2. Methods
2.1. Search Process
2.2. Eligibility Criteria
2.3. Data Extraction and Study Quality Appraisal
- High—The systematic review provides an accurate and comprehensive summary of the results of the available studies that address the question of interest.
- Moderate—The systematic review has more than one weakness, but no critical flaws. It may provide an accurate summary of the results of the available studies that were included in the review.
- Low—The review has a critical flaw and may not provide an accurate and comprehensive summary of the available studies that address the question of interest.
- Critically low—The review has more than one critical flaw and should not be relied on to provide an accurate and comprehensive summary of the available studies.
3. Results
3.1. Search Results
3.2. Main Outcome Categories
3.3. Mental Health
3.4. Musculoskeletal System
3.5. Older Employees
3.6. Economic Effects
4. Discussion
4.1. Limitations and Strengths
4.2. Findings
4.3. General Recommendations and Practical Messages
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- Practitioners should consider implementing stretching exercise programs, vibration feedback on mouse use or workstation forearm supports in practices to prevent musculoskeletal disorders, if applicable to the work context.
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- We recommend implementing workplace-based cognitive-behavioral and job-stress management programs to prevent and manage stress and mental disorders.
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- Multi-component programs are to be preferred to single-component programs.
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- When adopting interventions across diverse occupational groups and workplace settings, it is important to take into account both generic principles and to those principles that are specific to the given setting.
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- A participative approach that engages employees, employers and management structures in communication and joint participation, appears to be an important success factor for the development and implementation of interventions for disease prevention and health promotion in the workplace.
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- Prevention and health promotion interventions in the workplace often involve new approaches. Therefore, it can be necessary to make organizational changes.
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- Still, this systematic review mainly identified individual focused interventions. Employers should significantly expand their programs on the organizational level.
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Aims/Outcome | Quality Rating | |||
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High n (%) | Moderate n (%) | Low & Very Low n (%) | N.A. n (%) | |
Mental disorders (n = 38) | 7 | 12 | 17 | 2 |
(18%) | (32%) | (45%) | (5%) | |
Musculosceletal disorders (n = 23) | 6 | 9 | 7 | 1 |
(26%) | (39%) | (30%) | (4%) | |
Older employees (n = 4) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
(0%) | (100%) | (0%) | (0%) | |
Economic impact (n = 10) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
(40%) | (20%) | (20%) | (20%) |
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Pieper C, Schröer S, Eilerts A-L. Evidence of Workplace Interventions—A Systematic Review of Systematic Reviews. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2019; 16(19):3553. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16193553
Chicago/Turabian StylePieper, Claudia, Sarah Schröer, and Anna-Lisa Eilerts. 2019. "Evidence of Workplace Interventions—A Systematic Review of Systematic Reviews" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16, no. 19: 3553. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16193553