Impact of Employee Wellness Programme

June 20, 2012 updated by: Naila Edries, University of Cape Town

The Impact of an Employee Wellness Programme in Clothing/Textile Manufacturing Companies: A Randomised Control Trial

The introduction of a wellness programme for workers employed in a clothing factory will improve quality of life, pain, attendance at work and levels of physical activity.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Introduction: The prevalence of health risk behaviours is growing amongst South African employees. Health risk behaviours have been identified as a major contributor to reduced health related quality of life (HRQoL) and the increase prevalence of non-communicable diseases. Worksite wellness programmes promise to promote behaviour changes amongst employees and to improve their HRQoL.

Aims: The aim of this study was to evaluate the short-term efficacy of an employee wellness programme on HRQoL, health behaviour change, levels of self efficacy, pain intensity, body mass index (BMI) and absenteeism amongst clothing and textile manufacturing employees.

Methods: The study was a randomised control trial consisting of 80 participants from three clothing manufacturing companies in South Africa. The experimental group was subjected to a wellness programme based on the principles of cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) as well as weekly supervised exercise classes over six weeks. The control group received a once-off health promotion talk and various educational pamphlets, with no further intervention. Measurements were recorded at baseline and at six weeks post-intervention. Outcome measures used included the EQ-5D, Brief Pain Inventory-SF, Stanford Exercise Behaviours Scale, Stanford Self-Efficacy Scale, Stanford Self-Rated Health Scale, BMI and absenteeism.

Data Analysis: All the data were analysed with the Statistica-8 software program. Although t-tests are the most commonly used statistical method for evaluating the differences in the means between two groups (e.g. control and experimental), it assumes that the variable is normally distributed. Thus, because the ordinal data were not normally distributed, non-parametric tests were used to evaluate the differences in the medians between the two groups and to determine the level of significance. The Sign test was used in place of the paired t-test to determine the within group changes. The Mann-Whitney U test was used in place of the independent t-test to determine the difference between the two groups.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

80

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • South Africa
    • Observatory
      • Cape Town, Observatory, South Africa, 7925
        • Clothing Factories

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 60 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • All factory workers who volunteered to take part in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Subjects were excluded from the study if they reported uncontrolled diabetes and hypertension, coronary heart disease or any other illness that rendered participation in the exercise component unsafe.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Intervention
Participated in weekly educational workshops
Behavioral: Employee wellness programme
The experimental group was subjected to a wellness programme based on the principles of cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) as well as weekly supervised exercise classes over six weeks.
Other Names:
  • Exercise classes
Active Comparator: Control group
Received once off educational session and materials
Behavioral: Comparator (Once off educational session and educational materials)
Once off educational session and educational materials
Other Names:
  • Health education

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
EQ-5D
Time Frame: Baseline, change in EQ-5D at 6 weeks
Generic Health Related Quality of Life measure
Baseline, change in EQ-5D at 6 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Stanford Exercise Behaviour Scale
Time Frame: Baseline, change in stanford exercise behaviour at 6 weeks
Self reported participation in different forms of physical exercise
Baseline, change in stanford exercise behaviour at 6 weeks
Body Mass Index
Time Frame: Baseline, Change in BMI at 6 weeks
Measurement of height and weight using standardized scales.
Baseline, Change in BMI at 6 weeks
Absenteeism from work
Time Frame: All absenteeism during the six weeks prior, during the six weeks of intervention and six weeks post intervention
Scrutiny of attendance records
All absenteeism during the six weeks prior, during the six weeks of intervention and six weeks post intervention

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University of Cape Town

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Naila Edries, BSc, University of Cape Town

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

January 1, 2008

Primary Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2009

Study Completion (Actual)

November 1, 2009

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 12, 2012

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 20, 2012

First Posted (Estimate)

June 21, 2012

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

June 21, 2012

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 20, 2012

Last Verified

June 1, 2012

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 1

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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