Health promotion across occupational groups: one size does not fit all

Tsiga, Evangelia; Panagopoulou, Efharis; Niakas, Dimitris

doi:10.1093/occmed/kqv097

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“…change in consumption of fruit/vegetables eaten in workplace canteen meals), (b) objective measures of food choice (e.g., snack choice), (c) objective measures of food consumed (e.g., amount of fruit and vegetables consumed), (d) observational measures of food choice (e.g., snack choice), (e) subjective measures of eating behaviour (e.g., self‐reported fruit/vegetables consumed at work, self‐report of eating habits at work, e.g., eating lunch with colleagues/eating alone), and (f) subjective measures of change in eating behaviour (e.g., self‐reported increase of fruit consumed at work). Any studies based in an office but which had assessed eating behaviours generally, with no reference to eating behaviours in the workplace, were excluded . Studies investigating physical activity alongside eating or multicomponent lifestyle interventions were included as long as eating behaviours at work were reported separately in the results section. Only peer‐reviewed, published articles were included.…”

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Factors influencing employees' eating behaviours in the office‐based workplace: A systematic review

2019

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Employees spend a large proportion of their time at work and typically consume a third of their total calories during the working day. Research suggests that the workplace environment can affect employees' eating behaviours, leading to various related health consequences. This systematic review aimed to identify and synthesize the evidence surrounding factors influencing eating behaviours within an office-based workforce. The literature search was restricted to studies published in English between January 2008 and April 2018. A total of 5,017 articles were screened and assessed for eligibility, of which 22 articles (n=23 studies) were included in the review. All included studies were subjected to quality assessment and were summarized into groups (themes) of "factors" affecting any aspect of eating behaviour at work. The findings revealed a number of factors influencing eating behaviours at work relating to the job role, workplace food environment, and social aspects of the office-based workplace. Most of the existing research implies the office-based workplace has a negative influence on eating behaviours. The findings of this review provide an evidence based, comprehensive summary of the possible determinants of eating behaviours in the workplace, which may help researchers to identify factors that are potential targets for intervention.

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Factors influencing employees' eating behaviours in the office‐based workplace: A systematic review

2019

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“…The questionnaire consisted of nine parts. For parts 1 to 7 the Greek versions of the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10) [ 33 , 34 ], Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) [ 35 – 37 ], Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) [ 38 , 39 ], the Beier-Sternberg Discord Questionnaire (DQ) [ 40 ], the Positive and Negative Affect Schedules (PANAS) [ 41 ], the Pennebaker Inventory of Limbic Languidness (PILL) [ 42 ], and the Health Behavior Inventory (HBI) [ 43 , 44 ] were used to assess perceived stress, anxiety and depression, social support, marital discord, positive and negative affect, common somatic symptoms, and health behaviors, respectively. Part 8 consisted of a body diagram with all main joints to estimate the frequency of musculoskeletal pain in a scale of 1 to 10 based on the Nordic questionnaire [ 45 ] (MS scale) and part 9 consisted of demographic and medical history information.…”

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Consequences of Job Insecurity on the Psychological and Physical Health of Greek Civil Servants

Nella

Panagopoulou

Galanis

et al. 2015

BioMed Research International

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The aim of this study was to estimate the short term consequences of job insecurity associated with a newly introduced mobility framework in Greece. In specific, the study examined the impact of job insecurity on anxiety, depression, and psychosomatic and musculoskeletal symptoms, two months after the announcement of the mobility framework. In addition the study also examined the “spill over” effects of job insecurity on employees not directly affected by the mobility framework. Personal interviews using a structured questionnaire were conducted for 36 university administrative employees awaiting repositioning, 36 coworkers not at risk, and 28 administrative employees of a local hospital not at risk. Compared to both control groups the employees in the anticipation phase of labor mobility had significantly worse scores for perceived stress, anxiety, depression, positive affect, negative affect, social support, marital discord, common somatic symptoms, and frequency of musculoskeletal pain. This study highlights the immediate detrimental effects of job insecurity on the physical, psychological, and social functioning of employees. There is a need for the development of front line interventions to prevent these effects from developing into chronic conditions with considerable cost for the individual and society in general.

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“…The Health Behaviors Questionnaire is a validated questionnaire that has been used previously with healthcare professionals and civil servants (Moustou et al 2010;Nella et al 2015;Tsiga et al 2015). It measures protective health behaviors (e.g., exercise, healthy eating) and risk health behaviors (e.g., drinking alcohol, smoking, unhealthy eating, self-medication).…”

Section: Health Behaviorsmentioning

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Burnout and health behaviors in health professionals from seven European countries

Alexandrova-Karamanova

Todorova

Montgomery

et al. 2016

Int Arch Occup Environ Health

115

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Burnout and risk health behaviors among health professionals are important both in the context of health professionals' health and well-being and as factors contributing to medical errors and inadequate patient safety. Organizational interventions should incorporate early identification of such behaviors together with programs promoting health and aimed at the reduction of burnout and work-related stress.

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Health promotion across occupational groups: one size does not fit all

Abstract: The results of the study highlight key priorities for health promotion for different occupational groups which need to be taken into consideration in policy making and developing workplace interventions.

Cited by 22 publications

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Factors influencing employees' eating behaviours in the office‐based workplace: A systematic review

Factors influencing employees' eating behaviours in the office‐based workplace: A systematic review

Consequences of Job Insecurity on the Psychological and Physical Health of Greek Civil Servants

Burnout and health behaviors in health professionals from seven European countries

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