- In the context of workplace health promotion, physical activity programs have been shown to reduce musculoskeletal diseases and stress, and to improve the quality of life. The aim of this study was to examine the effects of using the “five-Business” stretch training device for office workers on their quality of life. A total of 313 office workers (173m/137f) participated voluntarily in this intervention–control study with an average age of 43.37 ± 11.24 (SD) years, 175.37 ± 9.35 cm in height and 75.76 ± 15.23 kg in weight, with an average BMI of 24.5 ± 3.81 kg/m2. The participants completed the stretch training twice a week for approximately 10 minutes for a duration of 12 weeks. The SF-36 questionnaire was used to evaluate the effectiveness of the intervention at baseline and after 12 weeks. Significantly improved outcomes in mental sum score (p = 0.008), physical functioning (p < 0.001), bodily pain (p = 0.01), vitality (p = 0.025), role limitations due to physical problems (p = 0.018) and mental health (p = 0.012) were shown after the stretching training. The results suggest that a 12-week stretching program for office desk workers is suitable to improve significantly their health-related quality of life.
MetadatenAuthor: | Fabian Christian HolzgreveORCiDGND, Laura MaltryGND, Jasmin HänelORCiDGND, Helmut Schmidt, Andreas Bader, Markus Frei, Natalie FilmannORCiDGND, Jan David Alexander GronebergORCiDGND, Daniela Maren OhlendorfORCiDGND, Anke van Mark |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-547266 |
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DOI: | https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17124522 |
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DOI: | https://doi.org/1661-7827 |
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ISSN: | 1660-4601 |
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Pubmed Id: | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32586026 |
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Parent Title (English): | International journal of environmental research and public health |
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Publisher: | MDPI AG |
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Place of publication: | Basel |
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Document Type: | Article |
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Language: | English |
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Year of Completion: | 2020 |
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Date of first Publication: | 2020/06/23 |
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Publishing Institution: | Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg |
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Release Date: | 2020/07/01 |
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Tag: | Five-Konzept; SF-36; musculoskeletal disorders; occupational health; quality of life; stretching; workplace health promotion |
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Volume: | 17 |
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Issue: | 12, Art. 4522 |
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Page Number: | 16 |
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First Page: | 1 |
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Last Page: | 16 |
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Note: | This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited |
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HeBIS-PPN: | 467138109 |
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Institutes: | Medizin / Medizin |
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Dewey Decimal Classification: | 6 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften / 61 Medizin und Gesundheit / 610 Medizin und Gesundheit |
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Sammlungen: | Universitätspublikationen |
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Open-Access-Publikationsfonds: | Medizin |
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Licence (German): | Creative Commons - Namensnennung 4.0 |
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