Health Promotion in Small Business

McCoy, Kira; Stinson, Kaylan; Scott, Kenneth; Tenney, Liliana; Newman, Lee S.

doi:10.1097/JOM.0000000000000171

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Health Promotion in Small Business

Published Date:

Jun 2014

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0000000000000171 New Site Icon

Source:

J Occup Environ Med. 2014; 56(6):579-587.

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Alternative Title:

J Occup Environ Med

Personal Author:

McCoy, Kira ; Stinson, Kaylan ; Scott, Kenneth ; Tenney, Liliana ; Newman, Lee S. ;

Description:

Objective

To assess the evidence regarding the adoption and efficacy of worksite health promotion programs (WHPPs) in small businesses.

Methods

Peer-reviewed research articles were identified from a database search. Included articles were published before July 2013, described a study that used an experimental or quasiexperimental design and either assessed adoption of WHPPs or conducted interventions in businesses with fewer than 500 employees. A review team scored the study’s rigor using the WHO-adapted GRADEprofiler “quality of evidence” criteria.

Results

Of the 84 retrieved articles, 19 met study inclusion criteria. Of these, only two met criteria for high rigor.

Conclusions

Fewer small businesses adopt WHPPs compared with large businesses. Two high-rigor studies found that employees were healthier postintervention. Higher quality research is needed to better understand why small businesses rarely adopt wellness programs and to demonstrate the value of such programs.

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Pubmed ID:

24905421

Pubmed Central ID:

PMC4471849

Document Type:

Journal Article

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T42 OH009229/OH/NIOSH CDC HHS/United States

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CDC Public Access

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