Changes in Fruit and Vegetable Consumption and Leisure Time Physical Exercise after a Citizen Science-Based Worksite Health Promotion Program for Blue-Collar Workers

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ID15484123
AuthorsSophie van der Feltz (0000-0001-8005-9317, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam), Henk F van der Molen (0000-0002-0719-2020, Netherlands Center for Occupational Diseases), Lisa Lelie (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam), Carel Hulshof (0000-0002-2720-456X, Netherlands Center for Occupational Diseases), Allard J van der Beek (0000-0002-4672-9062, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam), Karin I Proper (0000-0001-7016-1625, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, corresponding author)
Year2022
Volume19
Issue20
Pages13652-13652
Publication date2022-10-21
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph192013652
PMID36294231
OpenAlexW4307262660
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited16

Blue-collar workers have, on average, poorer health than white-collar workers. Existing worksite health promotion programs (WHPPs) are often not successful among blue-collar workers. This study evaluates the effect of the Citizen Science-based WHPP on the targeted lifestyle behaviors among construction workers. The data of 114 participants were retrieved from questionnaires before (T0) and after (T1) the WHPP. Outcome measures were mean and categorical changes in daily fruit and vegetable intake and weekly leisure time physical exercise. Changes were tested using Wilcoxon signed rank tests and McNemar tests. No statistically significant changes were found between T0 and T1. In total, 73.7% of the participants felt involved in the WHPP. Changes in the outcome measures were not significantly different between subgroups based on age, nor in subgroups based on feelings of involvedness. The low intensity of the developed program could be an explanation for this lack of significant change. Future studies using the Citizen Science approach in an occupational setting should aim at developing a more intensified program and should test its effectiveness by comparing changes in a (randomized) controlled trial

Blue collar · Collar · Consumption (sociology · Environmental health · Health promotion · McNemar's test · Physical therapy · Public health · Randomized controlled trial · Test (biology · Climate Change and Health Impacts · Engineering · Medicine · Nursing · Occupational Health and Safety Research · Psychology · Workplace Health and Well-being · Gerontology

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