Why the study?
Does the American Heart Association's Heart At Work program improve cardiovascular disease risk factor awareness, self-efficacy, and health behaviors in factory employees?
Does the American Heart Association's Heart At Work program improve cardiovascular disease risk factor awareness, self-efficacy, and health behaviors in factory employees?
The American Heart Association's Heart At Work program effectively improves cardiovascular risk factor awareness and promotes positive health behaviors among factory employees.
May support workplace CVD education in factories; hypothesis-generating pending randomized confirmation of clinical outcomes.
This study evaluates the effects of the American Heart Association's Heart At Work program on cardiovascular disease risk factor awareness, self-efficacy, and health behaviors. A prospective, quasi-experimental research design was used to assess the impact of the program at two factory sites (one intervention and one control). A total of 633 employees participated. Intervention site respondents significantly improved their knowledge of blood pressure management, the relationship between nutrition and cardiovascular disease, and heart attack risk factors. They also were more likely to begin treatment for hypertension, to report fewer sick days, and to have plans to improve their diet and lose weight. These findings suggest that the Heart At Work program had a favorable overall impact.
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