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Does an exercise intervention improving aerobic capacity among construction workers also improve musculoskeletal pain, work ability, productivity, perceived physical exertion, and sick leave?: a randomized controlled trial.

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Author	Gram, Bibi Holtermann, Andreas Bültmann, Ute Sjøgaard, Gisela Søgaard, Karen
Copyright Year	2012
Abstract	OBJECTIVE To investigate whether an exercise intervention shown to increase aerobic capacity, would also lead to less musculoskeletal pain; improved work ability, productivity, and perceived physical exertion; and less sick leave. METHODS Sixty-seven construction workers were randomized into an exercise group training 3 × 20 minutes per week and a control group. Questionnaires and text messages were completed before and after the 12-week intervention. RESULTS No significant changes were found in musculoskeletal pain, work ability, productivity, perceived physical exertion, and sick leave with the intervention. Questionnaires and text messages provided similar results of pain and work ability. CONCLUSIONS Although the intervention improved aerobic capacity, it was not successful in improving musculoskeletal pain and other work-related factors. A detectable improvement presumably requires a more multifaceted intervention, larger sample size, or longer follow-up. Text messages may be a convenient data-collection method in future studies.
File Format	PDF HTM / HTML
DOI	10.1097/JOM.0b013e318266484a
PubMed reference number	23114388
Journal	Medline
Volume Number	54
Issue Number	12
Alternate Webpage(s)	https://www.rug.nl/research/portal/files/2427385/Gram_2012_J_Occup_Environ_Med.pdf
Alternate Webpage(s)	https://doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0b013e318266484a
Journal	Journal of occupational and environmental medicine
Language	English
Access Restriction	Open
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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