Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Torino, 10123 Torino, Italy.
University Service Center in Hygiene and Sport Sciences (SUISM), University of Torino, Via Marenco 32, 10126 Torino, Italy.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2024 Jul 30;21(8):1003. doi: 10.3390/ijerph21081003.
As Workplace Health Promotion is spreading among several working environments, the university context seems to be one of the best to apply primary prevention activities. Working in this direction, the University of Torino led the Wellness@Work for UniTo Project (W@W), with the aim of promoting employees' health. Internal university professionals assessed body composition and adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MD), giving on-target advice for improving lifestyle. The aim of this paper is to evaluate the effectiveness of the W@W Project after a 4-month intervention period. This project was addressed to university employees, who could participate on a voluntary basis. Researchers assessed (T1) socio-demographic information and collected anthropometric variables. Body composition was evaluated through Classic and Specific Bioelectrical impedance Vector Analysis (BIVA). Adherence to the MD was assessed through the Medi-Lite questionnaire. After the assessments, participants were given 5-min counselling from internal professionals. After about 4 months, participants were supposed to undergo same assessments (T2). Overall, 479 workers joined the project, and of those, 246 came back for the T2 assessment. Globally, either anthropometric, body composition, or MD variables improved significantly after 4 months, both for male and female samples, suggesting how an easy-to-apply WHP intervention could help to improve workers' health.
随着工作场所健康促进在许多工作环境中得到普及，大学环境似乎是实施初级预防活动的最佳场所之一。都灵大学在 Wellness@Work for UniTo 项目（W@W）中朝着这个方向努力，旨在促进员工的健康。校内专业人员评估身体成分和对地中海饮食（MD）的依从性，并提供有针对性的改善生活方式的建议。本文旨在评估 W@W 项目在 4 个月的干预期后的效果。该项目面向大学员工，他们可以自愿参加。研究人员评估了（T1）社会人口统计学信息并收集了人体测量变量。通过经典和特定生物电阻抗向量分析（BIVA）评估身体成分。通过 Medi-Lite 问卷评估 MD 的依从性。评估后，内部专业人员会为参与者提供 5 分钟的咨询。大约 4 个月后，参与者应进行相同的评估（T2）。共有 479 名员工参加了该项目，其中 246 名员工返回进行 T2 评估。总体而言，无论是男性还是女性样本，在 4 个月后，人体测量、身体成分或 MD 变量都显著改善，这表明易于实施的 WHP 干预措施如何有助于改善员工的健康。
