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Effects of occupational health promotion interventions on health-related outcomes among employees of small businesses and self-employed individuals: A systematic review

Published:2024-05-31 Issue: Volume: Page:1-17
ISSN:1051-9815
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Author:

Willeke Kristina¹²,Janson Patrick¹²,Kirchner Anna¹²,Tischer Christina¹³,D’Souza Arun¹²,Heuschmann Peter U.²⁴,Zapf Andreas⁵⁶,Wildner Manfred¹⁶,Stupp Carolin¹²,Keil Thomas¹²⁷

Affiliation:

1. State Institute of Health I, Bavarian Health and Food Safety Authority, Erlangen, Germany

2. Institute of Clinical Epidemiology and Biometry, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany

3. Department of Health Security, Finnish Institute of Health and Welfare, Kuopio, Finland

4. Clinical Trial Center Würzburg, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany

5. Bavarian State Ministry of the Environment and Consumer Protection, Munich, Germany

6. Pettenkofer School of Public Health, University of Munich, Munich, Germany

7. Institute of Social Medicine, Epidemiology and Health Economics, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany

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.

Publisher

IOS Press

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