Trial reportPloS one2014
Effects of the Workplace Health Promotion Activities Soccer and Zumba on Muscle Pain, Work Ability and Perceived Physical Exertion among Female Hospital Employees.
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 42 citations in OpenAlex.
- Dance for Chronic Pain Conditions: A Systematic Review.Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) · 2022Pooled it
- A Systematic Review of Workplace Interventions to Rehabilitate Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Employees with Physical Demanding Work.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2020Pooled it
- Long-Term Health Effects of Football and Zumba Among Norwegian Female Hospital Employees: A 4-Year Follow-Up of a Cluster-Randomized Trial.European journal of sport science · 2025Trial
- Football and Zumba Training in Female Hospital Staff: Effects after 12 and 40 Weeks on Self-Reported Health Status, Emotional Wellbeing, General Self-Efficacy and Sleep Problems.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Trial
- Workplace-Based Exercise Intervention Improves Work Ability in Office Workers: A Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Trial
- Impact of Zumba on Cognition and Quality of Life is Independent of APOE4 Carrier Status in Cognitively Unimpaired Older Women: A 6-Month Randomized Controlled Pilot Study.American journal of Alzheimer's disease and other dementiasTrial
- Salutogenic Principles in Workplace Health Promotion Interventions: A Scoping Review.Journal of prevention (2022) · 2026Article
- "Back Health 24/7/365"-A Novel, Comprehensive "One Size Fits All" Workplace Health Promotion Intervention for Occupational Back Health among Hospital Employees.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Effectiveness of Workplace Interventions to Improve Health and Well-Being of Health and Social Service Workers: A Narrative Review of Randomised Controlled Trials.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- The effects of counseling via a smartphone application on microentrepreneurs' work ability and work recovery: a study protocol.BMC public health · 2020Article
- What Are the Key Workplace Influences on Pathways of Work Ability? A Six-Year Follow Up.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Effects of recreational football on women's fitness and health: adaptations and mechanisms.European journal of applied physiology · 2018Review
- It's Time to Start Changing the Game: A 12-Week Workplace Team Sport Intervention Study.Sports medicine - open · 2017Article
- Association between V̇OBMC public health · 2017Article
- What are the Facilitators and Obstacles to Participation in Workplace Team Sport? A Qualitative Study.AIMS public health · 2017Article
- ZumBeat: Evaluation of a Zumba Dance Intervention in Postmenopausal Overweight Women.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2016Article
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3 authors at 2 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
objectivesThis 40-week workplace physical training RCT investigated the effect of soccer and Zumba, respectively, on muscle pain intensity and duration, work ability, and rating of perceived exertion (RPE) during work among female hospital employees.
methods107 hospital employees were cluster-randomized into two training groups, and a control group. The training was conducted outside working hours as two-three 1-h sessions per week for the first 12 weeks, and continued as one-two 1-h sessions per week for the last 28 weeks. Muscle pain intensity and duration, work ability, and RPE during work were measured at baseline and after 12 and 40 weeks.
resultsAfter 12 weeks, both the soccer (-1.9, 95% CI, -3.0, -0.8, P = 0.001) and the Zumba group (-1.3, 95% CI, -2.3, -0.3, P = 0.01) reduced the pain intensity (on a scale from 0 to 10) in the neck-shoulder region (eta squared = 0.109), whereas only the soccer group (-1.9, 95% CI, -3.2, -0.7, P = 0.002, eta squared = 0.092) showed a reduction after 40 weeks referencing the control group. After 40 weeks, both the soccer (-16.4 days, 95% CI, -29.6, -3.2, P<0.02) and the Zumba group (-16.6 days, 95% CI, -28.9, -4.2, P<0.01) reduced the pain duration during the past 3 months in the neck-shoulder region (eta squared = 0.077). No significant effects on intensity or duration of pain in the lower back, RPE during work or work ability were found.
conclusionsThe present study indicates that workplace initiated soccer and Zumba training improve neck-shoulder pain intensity as well as duration among female hospital employees.
trial registrationInternational Standard Randomized Controlled Trial Number Register ISRCTN 61986892.
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