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Workplace Exercise Health Promotion Plan

An Evidence-Based Practice

Description

108 male workers were selected from among 1,300 employees of a petroleum complex to participate in an exercise program to reduce the incidence of diseases related to lifestyle. Selected individuals had two or more risk factors for circulatory disorders including hypertension, hyperlipidemia, obesity, and hyperglycemia. These conditions were confirmed by the annual health checkups at the workplace in 1996; all men were cleared for exercise.

The participants were randomly assigned to one exercise group (54 men) and one control group (54 men). The exercise group was instructed to take 20 minutes' walking exercise on a treadmill, three times a week for six months. The walking exercise occurred during normal work hours.

Goal / Mission

The goal of this exercise program was to reduce the incidence of diseases related to lifestyle, such as cerebrovascular diseases and ischemic heart diseases, and to preserve and promote workers' health.

Impact

The exercise program proved to be effective in increasing adaptive walking speed and in lowering waist to hip ratio.

Results / Accomplishments

At baseline, there were no significant differences between the exercise group and the control group. Three months following the intervention, the exercise group had a significant reduction in the mean waist to hip ratio as compared to the control group (p<.001). Significant increases in HDL and HDL2C was observed in the exercise group. The HDL2C/HDL3 cholesterol ratio increased in the exercise group and decreased in the control group.

About this Promising Practice

Organization(s)
Showa Denko Corporation and Oita Medical University
Primary Contact
Masaru Fukahori
Center of Industrial Health
Showa Denko Coporation
Oita Plant, Nakanosu
870-0111 Oita, Japan
Topics
Health / Physical Activity
Environmental Health / Toxins & Contaminants
Organization(s)
Showa Denko Corporation and Oita Medical University
Source
Journal of Occupational Health
Date of publication
1999
Location
Oita, Japan
For more details
https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/joh1996/41/2/...
Target Audience
Adults, Men

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An Evidence-Based Practice meets the following HCI criteria:

  1. The program description includes at a minimum: the sponsoring organization, program goals, program implementation steps, and outcomes that have demonstrated program success in achieving the program goal in one or more localities.
  2. The results from an evaluation of the program include quantitative measures showing improvement in the outcome(s) of interest after the implementation of the program (i.e. increase in smoking cessation, not just the delivery of a smoking cessation program). The outcome measure(s) is/are compared at relevant time periods before and after the intervention or program implementation. Alternatively, the evaluation study compares the outcome(s) between an intervention group and an appropriate control group.
  3. The study is of peer-review quality and presents numbers in a scientific manner; measurements of precision and reliability are included (e.g. confidence intervals, standard errors), results from statistical tests show a significant difference or change in the outcome measure(s), and relevant point estimates and p-values are presented. Note: if the results from an evaluation of a program are presented in a scientific manner and the outcome measure is improved compared to the baseline measurement or the control group but the difference is not statistically significant, the practice is classified as effective and not evidence-based.