Exercise Training During Working Hours at a Hospital Department: A Pilot Study
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Exercise Training During Working Hours at a Hospital Department : A Pilot Study. / Molsted, Stig; Justesen, Just Bendix; Møller, Sofie Fønsskov; Særvoll, Charlotte Ahlgren; Krogh-Madsen, Rikke; Pedersen, Bente Klarlund; Fischer, Thea Kølsen; Dalager, Tina; Lindegaard, Birgitte.
In: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Vol. 64, No. 11, 2022, p. E744-E750.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Exercise Training During Working Hours at a Hospital Department
T2 - A Pilot Study
AU - Molsted, Stig
AU - Justesen, Just Bendix
AU - Møller, Sofie Fønsskov
AU - Særvoll, Charlotte Ahlgren
AU - Krogh-Madsen, Rikke
AU - Pedersen, Bente Klarlund
AU - Fischer, Thea Kølsen
AU - Dalager, Tina
AU - Lindegaard, Birgitte
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Objectives This pilot study tested the use of an exercise offer to hospital employees during working hours and changes in work and health parameters. Methods Employees (n = 214) from a medical department on a Danish hospital were invited to 30 minutes' exercise training twice weekly for 12 weeks. Outcomes included health- and work-related parameters. Results Eighty employees (mean age, 44.4 [SD, 10.7] years; 81.3% women) completed the study. Intervention adherence was 36.3% (SD, 25.1%). Aerobic capacity increased from 34.6 (95% confidence interval [CI], 32.3 to 36.9) to 36.7 (95% CI, 34.1 to 39.4) mL O2/min per kilogram, P = 0.004. Blood pressure decreased from 120 (95% CI, 117 to 123)/79 (95% CI, 76 to 81) to 116 (95% CI, 112 to 120)/76 (95% CI, 74 to 79) mm Hg, P = 0.003. Waist circumference and musculoskeletal pain decreased. Well-being, social capital, and quality of life increased. Conclusions Despite low training adherence, completers improved outcomes related to metabolic and self-rated health.
AB - Objectives This pilot study tested the use of an exercise offer to hospital employees during working hours and changes in work and health parameters. Methods Employees (n = 214) from a medical department on a Danish hospital were invited to 30 minutes' exercise training twice weekly for 12 weeks. Outcomes included health- and work-related parameters. Results Eighty employees (mean age, 44.4 [SD, 10.7] years; 81.3% women) completed the study. Intervention adherence was 36.3% (SD, 25.1%). Aerobic capacity increased from 34.6 (95% confidence interval [CI], 32.3 to 36.9) to 36.7 (95% CI, 34.1 to 39.4) mL O2/min per kilogram, P = 0.004. Blood pressure decreased from 120 (95% CI, 117 to 123)/79 (95% CI, 76 to 81) to 116 (95% CI, 112 to 120)/76 (95% CI, 74 to 79) mm Hg, P = 0.003. Waist circumference and musculoskeletal pain decreased. Well-being, social capital, and quality of life increased. Conclusions Despite low training adherence, completers improved outcomes related to metabolic and self-rated health.
KW - exercise training
KW - hospital
KW - musculoskeletal pain
KW - productivity
KW - quality of life
KW - well-being
KW - workplace intervention
U2 - 10.1097/JOM.0000000000002686
DO - 10.1097/JOM.0000000000002686
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 35993610
AN - SCOPUS:85141889736
VL - 64
SP - E744-E750
JO - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
JF - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
SN - 1076-2752
IS - 11
ER -
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