Short-term effects of a randomized controlled worksite relaxation intervention in Greece

Alexopoulos, Evangelos C.; Zisi, Marilena; Manola, Georgia; Darviri, Christina

doi:10.5604/1232-1966.1108609

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“…This can be achieved by implementing health-related programs in the working-age population. A recent systematic review of intervention studies on workplace health promotion for older workers has shown that well planned programs may improve health and productivity of workers [54][55][56].…”

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Social costs of loss in productivity-related absenteeism in Poland

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Fryc

Pinkas³

et al. 2016

Int J Occup Med Environ Health

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Social costs of loss in productivity-related absenteeism in Poland

Genowska

Fryc

Pinkas³

et al. 2016

Int J Occup Med Environ Health

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“…Other factors known to influence dietary behavior including socio-economic factors, stress and organizational factors (increased work demands, low skills motivation, overtime employment) were not analyzed in our study 22 , 23 but in our setting, the population was highly homogeneous and most of these factors are not anticipated to have a significant discriminatory impact. However, recent findings show that these interventions can be easily incorporated into the daily working routine programs, and if combined with stress management programs, may result in better outcomes 24 , 25 .…”

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Implementation of a worksite educational program focused on promoting healthy eating habits

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Objective: To estimate the effectiveness of a short-term educational-counseling worksite program focused on lipid intake, by monitoring the possible change on nutrition knowledge and eating habits. Methods: an 8-week educational program based on the Health Belief Model was implemented in a honey packaging and sales company in Greece. 20 out of the 29 employees initially enrolled completed the program. Knowledge level and eating habits were evaluated prior and after the intervention by the “Nutrition Knowledge Questionnaire” and the “Food Habits Questionnaire”. ANOVA, Spearman rho test and paired Wilcoxon test were employed in statistical analysis. Results: Non smokers and those with higher educational level had healthier eating habits. Knowledge following the intervention was significantly improved concerning recommendations and basic food ingredients but as far as eating habits were concerned, scores were not improved significantly, while intake of fried food was increased. Conclusions and Implications: Short-term interventions may produce substantial improvement in knowledge but not necessarily modifications in unhealthy eating habits.

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“…At least two studies assessing the effectiveness of DBE in the workplace have been published to date ( Alexopoulos et al, 2014 ; Sundram et al, 2014 ), neither of which reported sufficient methodological details (e.g., breathing rate) to replicate the intervention. However, what we can pull from these investigations is that lack of supervisor support and high work-load are major barriers to regular DBE participation ( Sundram et al, 2014 ).…”

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Deep breathing exercise at work: Potential applications and impact

Tavoian

Craighead²

2023

Front. Physiol.

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Hypertension is a major contributor to cardiovascular disease and daily deep breathing exercise (DBE) is a promising intervention to reduce blood pressure and stress in adults. DBE is simple, time-efficient, and does not require specialized equipment, allowing participation in a wide variety of settings. The workplace is an ideal setting to implement DBE at the national level for several reasons, including a large proportion of waking hours spent in the workplace, high levels of sedentary time at work, prevalence of work-related stress, and regular breaks throughout the day potentially reducing worker error. While the degree of adherence to daily workplace DBE will be the responsibility of the individual, employers and managers can (and should) do much to remove barriers to participation. Specifically, this could include: implementing regular short breaks or classes to perform DBE throughout the day, covering subscription costs for smartphone applications that guide DBE, and creating incentive programs for continuing DBE participation. Implementing DBE in the workplace is a pragmatic approach to provide a low-cost blood pressure and stress reduction therapy to a substantial portion of the adult population in the US, at least 50% of whom have high blood pressure.

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Short-term effects of a randomized controlled worksite relaxation intervention in Greece

Abstract: Simple relaxation training (diaphragmatic breathing and progressive muscle relaxation) could benefit employees and it is strongly proposed that these and other similar techniques should be tested in various labour settings.

Cited by 13 publications

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Social costs of loss in productivity-related absenteeism in Poland

Social costs of loss in productivity-related absenteeism in Poland

Implementation of a worksite educational program focused on promoting healthy eating habits

Deep breathing exercise at work: Potential applications and impact

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