The Impact of a Novel Structured Health Intervention for Truckers (SHIFT) on Physical Activity and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors

This article reports on a study that examined the effects of a structured lifestyle health behavior intervention on cardiovascular risk markers in a sample of truck drivers (n = 57 men). The study featured a pre-post evaluation of the multicomponent, 12-week Structured Health Intervention for Truckers (SHIFT). SHIFT includes one-to-one counseling sessions, health coaching, a structured education program, a cab-workout for exercising during appropriate breaks, pedometers for step challenges, and subsidized healthy packed lunches. The sitting, standing, and physical activity of the participating truck drivers was measured objectively. Results found several positive changes in cardiovascular health indicators at the post-intervention evaluation, including in fasting blood glucose, total cholesterol, waist-hip ratio, and waist circumference. The authors estimate that the proportion of participants with a more than 10% risk of a cardiovascular event in the next 10 years was reduced by 12% (P < 0.05). In addition, reductions were observed in the numbers of drivers with pre-diabetes (21% fewer), undiagnosed diabetes (12% fewer), and metabolic syndrome (7.5% fewer). The authors conclude with a discussion of strategies for practical implementation of this type of multicomponent health intervention within the transportation world.

• Record URL:
  https://doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0000000000001128
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• Authors:
  • Mato, Veronica Varela
  • Caddick, Nick
  • King, James A
  • Johnson, Vicki
  • Edwardson, Charlotte
  • Yates, Thomas
  • Stensel, David J
  • Daly, Heather
  • Nimmo, Myra A
  • Clemes, Stacy A
• Publication Date: 2018-4

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 368-376
• Serial:
  • Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
  • Volume: 60
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
  • ISSN: 1076-2752
  • Serial URL: https://journals.lww.com/joem/pages/default.aspx

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Behavior modification; Cardiovascular diseases; Countermeasures; Diabetes; Health hazards; Males; Physical fitness; Truck drivers
• Candidate Terms: Exercise
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01729619
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 29 2020 2:50PM