Occupational Health
Conditions
Keywords
Worksite, Cardiovascular, Epidemiology, Risk factors
Brief summary
Introduction: As employees spent most part of their time at the worksite, it provides a venue to address multiple individual risk factors and promote health. The America Heart Association (AHA) defined cardiovascular health using as metrics smoking status, body mass index, physical activity, diet, total cholesterol, blood pressure and fasting blood glucose. Objective: Evaluate Bayer employees' cardiovascular health according to the AHA definition and the acceptance to engage in lifestyle change programs. Methods: By the time of the annual occupational safety periodic medical examination, employees will receive an email with information about the cardiovascular health screening, exams requisition (fasting blood glucose and total cholesterol) and a copy of the written informed consent. If the employee accepts to participate, after providing a written informed consent, he will be evaluated according to the AHA cardiovascular health metrics. Data will be collected at the occupational safety electronic health record. After medical evaluation, employees will receive a printed feedback with their cardiovascular health score and will be referred to indicated lifestyle change programs (healthy weight, smoking cessation, diabetes control, high blood pressure control, dyslipidemia control). After 12 months we will evaluate the percentage of employees who accept to participate; prevalence of the cardiovascular risk factors and distribution according to the AHA classification in ideal, intermediate and poor; adherence to lifestyle change programs.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALExamination and survey
Routine medical examination as required by law and follow-up for lifestyle change program
Sponsors
Bayer
Study design
Observational model
ECOLOGIC_OR_COMMUNITY
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
20 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Employees with 20 years of age or more that daily work at Bayer's site in São Paulo * Provide written informed consent
Exclusion criteria
* Employees that will no longer work for Bayer in 30 days * Employees that are retired from work during the study period
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cardiovascular health metrics on a three-point scale (poor, intermediate, ideal) | 1 day | Metrics are defined by the American Heart Association (AHA) \[Lloyd-Jones and cols, 2010\] |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Number of participants who are suggested to participate in a lifestyle change program and show up for at least one session | Up to 4 weeks after cardiovascular examination |
Countries
Brazil
Outcome results
None listed