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Lifestyle health promotion interventions for the nursing workforce: a systematic review

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  • Choi Wan Chan
  • Lin Perry

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Aims and objectives. Study aims were to identify the efficacy of lifestyle health promotion interventions intended to improve behavioural health risk factors and/or behavioural or clinical outcomes of working‐age nurses. Background. Nurses constitute around half the health workforce but global shortages and an ageing profile challenge future supply. The occupational hazards and stresses of nursing are well known. Health promotion, possibly workplace‐based, presents opportunities to safeguard the health of nurses. Design. This was a systematic review undertaken in line with guidance for reviews in health care. Methods. Seven electronic databases were searched from 2000–2011 and references of relevant papers. Two reviewers independently reviewed and critiqued retrieved papers and extracted data. Methodological features were described using the CONSORT checklists; risk of bias was assessed using the Cochrane Handbook classification. Results. With design inclusion criteria relaxed to include an uncontrolled trial, only three intervention studies were retrieved, from the United States, Canada and Taiwan. All had limitations and high risk of bias, but benefits were reported. Outcomes included fewer cigarettes smoked during the intervention period, down from mean (SD) 20 (8)–12 (9) per day (p

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  • Choi Wan Chan & Lin Perry, 2012. "Lifestyle health promotion interventions for the nursing workforce: a systematic review," Journal of Clinical Nursing, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 21(15‐16), pages 2247-2261, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:jocnur:v:21:y:2012:i:15-16:p:2247-2261
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2012.04213.x
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