- Title
- The efficacy of workplace interventions on improving the dietary, physical activity and sleep behaviours of school and childcare staff: a systematic review
- Creator
- Nathan, Nicole; Murawski, Beatrice; Hope, Kirsty; Young, Sarah; Sutherland, Rachel; Hodder, Rebecca; Booth, Debbie; Toomey, Elaine; Yoong, Sze Lin; Reilly, Kathryn; Tzelepis, Flora; Taylor, Natalie; Wolfenden, Luke
- Relation
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Vol. 17, Issue 14, p. 1-24
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17144998
- Publisher
- MDPI AG
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2020
- Description
- There is a need for effective interventions that improve the health and wellbeing of school and childcare staff. This review examined the efficacy of workplace interventions to improve the dietary, physical activity and/or sleep behaviours of school and childcare staff. A secondary aim of the review was to assess changes in staff physical/mental health, productivity, and students' health behaviours. Nine databases were searched for controlled trials including randomised and non-randomised controlled trials and quasi-experimental trials published in English up to October 2019. PRISMA guidelines informed screening and study selection procedures. Data were not suitable for quantitative pooling. Of 12,396 records screened, seven articles (based on six studies) were included. Most studies used multi-component interventions including educational resources, work-based wellness committees and planned group practice (e.g., walking groups). Multiple outcomes were assessed, findings were mixed and on average, there was moderate risk of bias. Between-group differences in dietary and physical activity behaviours (i.e., fruit/vegetable intake, leisure-time physical activity) favoured intervention groups, but were statistically non-significant for most outcomes. Some of the studies also showed differences favouring controls (i.e., nutrient intake, fatty food consumption). Additional robust studies testing the efficacy of workplace interventions to improve the health of educational staff are needed.
- Subject
- workplace; health promotion; school staff; physical activity; diet; sleep health
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1432013
- Identifier
- uon:39012
- Identifier
- ISSN:1661-7827
- Rights
- © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
- Language
- eng
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