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Alternative Title:
J Occup Environ Med
Publisher's site:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0000000000000171
Personal Author:
McCoy, Kira ; Stinson, Kaylan ; Scott, Kenneth ; Tenney, Liliana ; Newman, Lee S.
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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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Health Promotion
Health Services Research
Humans
Occupational Health Services
Treatment Outcome
Workplace

Source:
J Occup Environ Med. 2014; 56(6):579-587.
Pubmed ID:
24905421
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC4471849
Document Type:
Journal Article
Funding:
T42 OH009229/OH/NIOSH CDC HHS/United States
Collection(s):
CDC Public Access
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:46d5c5f50dc60f5b47d3376376fc6e1b2f6470484b5029e153a645a444448646
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