Composite cardiovascular risk outcomes of a work-site intervention trial

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ID11036237
AuthorsM Gomel (The University of Sydney), M K Gomel, Brian Oldenburg (0000-0002-7712-5413), Joseph M Simpson (0000-0001-5172-3004), Mark Chilvers (0000-0003-2020-9429), Neville Owens (0000-0003-2784-4820), N Owen
Year1997
Volume87
Issue4
Pages673-676
Publication date1997-04-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.87.4.673
PMID9146453
OpenAlexW1996044297
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited9

OBJECTIVES: Two composite outcome measures were used to assess the efficacy of work-site risk factor interventions: the Framingham multiple logistic function and a standardized composite equation that was an unweighted combination of risk factors. METHODS: Twenty-eight work sites in Sydney, Australia, were randomly assigned to health risk assessment, risk factor education, behavioral counseling, or behavioral counseling plus incentives. RESULTS: Over 12 months, scores on the multiple logistic function increased for the behavioral counseling plus incentives condition relative to the other conditions. Standardized scores decreased for behavioral counseling relative to the incentive condition and the average of all other conditions. CONCLUSIONS: Behavioral counseling produces larger changes in the life-style behaviors contributing to coronary heart disease risk than other commonly used interventions

Confidence interval · Incentive · Intervention (counseling) · Logistic regression · Physical therapy · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Relative risk · Risk factor · Clinical Psychology · Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Physical Activity and Health · Workplace Health and Well-being · Gerontology

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