Program Development and Effectiveness of Workplace Health Promotion Program for Preventing Metabolic Syndrome among Office Workers

• Published in: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Vol. 14; no. 8; p. 878
• Main Authors: Ryu, Hosihn, Jung, Jiyeon, Cho, Jeonghyun, Chin, Dal
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 04.08.2017; MDPI
• Subjects: Adult; Adults; Blood Glucose; Blood Glucose - analysis; Cardiovascular disease; Diabetes; Disease prevention; Exercise; Female; Fitness training programs; Focus Groups; Health Behavior; Health Education; Health Promotion; Humans; Male; Metabolic Syndrome; Metabolic Syndrome - prevention & control; metabolic syndrome; office workers; intervention program; effectiveness; Middle Aged; Nursing; Physical fitness; Population; Prevention programs; Program Development; Risk factors; Surveys and Questionnaires; Waist Circumference; Weight control; Workplace; effectiveness; intervention program; metabolic syndrome; office workers

This paper aims to develop and analyze the effects of a socio-ecological model-based intervention program for preventing metabolic syndrome (MetS) among office workers. The intervention program was developed using regular health examinations, a “health behavior and need” assessment survey among work...