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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Silva, Jonhatan Magno Norte da
• Gontijo, Leila Amaral
• Vieira, Elamara Marama de Araujo
• Leite, Wilza Karla dos Santos
• Colaço, Geraldo Alves
• Carvalho, Victor Diogho Heuer de
• Souza, Erivaldo Lopes de
• Silva, Luiz Bueno da

Titel

A worksite physical activity program and its association with biopsychosocial factors: An intervention study in a footwear factory

Ist Teil von

• International journal of industrial ergonomics, 2019-01, Vol.69, p.73-79

Ort / Verlag

Amsterdam: Elsevier B.V

Erscheinungsjahr

2019

Quelle

Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of a worksite physical activity program on psychophysiological and social factors. A worksite physical activity program included 1113 workers from a footwear factory in northeastern Brazil. The participants were classified based on their frequency of attendance in the program. The dependent variables were psychophysiological factors, including the relief of musculoskeletal pain, the improvement of physical and psychological well-being, perceived difficulty in performing tasks, and willingness to work; and social factors related to interpersonal relationships among employees. The obtained data were processed, and the analysis of the correlations between the variables was modeled using ordinal logistic regression. The frequency of physical activity was a determining factor for the effectiveness of the intended outcomes for all analyzed variables. The participants who attended more weekly exercise sessions were twice as likely to experience relief of musculoskeletal pain, 74% more likely to report psychophysiological well-being, 30% less likely to have difficulties in performing tasks, and 87% more likely to perceive improved interpersonal relations. Regular physical activity is associated with consistent benefits for work dynamics and the health status of employees and effectively and rapidly improves the desired outcomes. Worksite physical activity programs are used as strategies to prevent diseases and address complications caused by exposure to occupational risk factors. However, data on the effects of these interventions that consider the frequency of physical activity and work-related social factors are inconsistent. •The results indicated that the desired outcomes of a worksite physical activity intervention were strongly affected by the frequency of application of this intervention.•Workers who participate in exercises more often might experience up to twice as much relief from musculoskeletal pain.•In addition, these workers also experience improvements in other parameters, including willingness to work, psychophysiological well-being, and interpersonal work relations.