- Title
- The impact of a workplace-based weight loss program on work-related outcomes in overweight male shift workers
- Creator
- Morgan, Philip J.; Collins, Clare E.; Plotnikoff, Ronald C.; Cook, Alyce T.; Berthon, Bronwyn; Mitchell, Simon; Callister, Robin
- Relation
- Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine Vol. 54, Issue 2, p. 122-127
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0b013e31824329ab
- Publisher
- Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2012
- Description
- Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of a workplace-based weight loss program (Workplace POWER [Preventing Obesity Without Eating like a Rabbit]) for male shift workers on a number of work-related outcomes. Methods: A total of 110 overweight/obese (body mass index = 25–40) (mean [SD] age = 44.3 [8.6] years; body mass index = 30.5 [3.6]) male employees at Tomago Aluminium (New South Wales, Australia) were randomized to either (i) Workplace POWER program (n = 65) or (ii) a 14-week wait-list control group (n = 45). Men were assessed at baseline and 14-week follow-up for weight, quality of life, sleepiness, productivity at work (presenteeism), absenteeism, and workplace injuries. Results: Retention was 81%. Intention-to-treat analysis using linear mixed models revealed a significant intervention effect for weight, quality of life (mental), presenteeism, absenteeism, and injuries. Conclusions: The Workplace POWER weight loss program improved a number of important work-related outcomes in male shift workers.
- Subject
- Preventing Obesity Without Eating like a Rabbit (POWER); shift work; Tomago Aluminium, N.S.W.; work-related outcomes
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1036035
- Identifier
- uon:13201
- Identifier
- ISSN:1076-2752
- Rights
- This is a non-final version of an article published in final form in Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
- Language
- eng
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