Effects of occupational health promotion interventions on health-related outcomes among employees of small businesses and self-employed individuals: A systematic review.
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; 2024 May 31.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Compared to workers of larger companies it is less clear what health promoting interventions might be beneficial for employees of small businesses and self-employed individuals.OBJECTIVE:
Our aim was to critically appraise trials investigating health promotion programs among small business workers and self-employed individuals, by means of a systematic review.METHODS:
We conducted a search of primary studies using MEDLINE, Web of Science, LIVIVO and the Cochrane library. Our assessment followed the recommendations of the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions and PRISMA.RESULTS:
We identified six trials including 5,854 participants from Asia, North America and Australia. Most were of moderate methodological quality, only one was of low quality. Some of the supervised psycho-educational lifestyle programs focusing on individual behavior changes showed benefits in terms of stress reduction and increased physical activity levels among small enterprise employees.CONCLUSIONS:
There is a huge knowledge gap on evidence-based health promotion interventions for self-employed and for small business workers, especially in Europe.
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MEDLINE
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Work
Asunto de la revista:
MEDICINA OCUPACIONAL
Año:
2024
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Article
País de afiliación:
Alemania