Title |
Effect of workplace- versus home-based physical exercise on pain in healthcare workers: study protocol for a single blinded cluster randomized controlled trial
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Published in |
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, April 2014
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2474-15-119 |
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Authors |
Markus D Jakobsen, Emil Sundstrup, Mikkel Brandt, Anne Zoëga Kristensen, Kenneth Jay, Reinhard Stelter, Ebbe Lavendt, Per Aagaard, Lars L Andersen |
Abstract |
The prevalence and consequences of musculoskeletal pain is considerable among healthcare workers, allegedly due to high physical work demands of healthcare work. Previous investigations have shown promising results of physical exercise for relieving pain among different occupational groups, but the question remains whether such physical exercise should be performed at the workplace or conducted as home-based exercise. Performing physical exercise at the workplace together with colleagues may be more motivating for some employees and thus increase adherence. On the other hand, physical exercise performed during working hours at the workplace may be costly for the employers in terms of time spend. Thus, it seems relevant to compare the efficacy of workplace- versus home-based training on musculoskeletal pain. This study is intended to investigate the effect of workplace-based versus home-based physical exercise on musculoskeletal pain among healthcare workers. |
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