Work productivity
Interventions in the workplace to improve work productivity
We searched PubMed database on the 25th of January 2023 for studies on interventions that could be implemented in a typical workplace, regardless of employee health, to improve work productivity.
Studies were excluded if they did not assess the impact of an intervention, were not related to a specific subgroup of workers with a health problem, did not assess a general health or lifestyle intervention that was not directly relevant to the workplace, or were not focused on improving work productivity and other work-related outcomes.
Work performance was considered to be a component of productivity unless this was purely designed to enhance occupational skills. However, studies that only assessed absenteeism, presenteeism and employee health or wellbeing, without also assessing productivity of employees while at work, were excluded.
The search identified a total of 2730 abstracts of which 92 were relevant and were indexed to the following fields:
Age group - the age of the subjects in the research.
Country - the geographical location of the study or if not clear, the authors' locations.
Interventions - the interventions assessed in each study.
Occupational group - the type of employment the subjects were in.
Productivity benefit - the benefit obtained from the intervention, in terms of productivity and other work-related outcomes.
Productivity measure - the measure used to measure work productivity as cited in the abstract, where relevant.
Research method - the methodology used by the researchers e.g. Prospective observational study, RCT (randomised controlled trial), SLR (systematic literature review).
Setting - the work place setting where the intervention was made e.g. hospital, office, remote working.
Work place intervention - the interventions assessed in each study.
Year- the publication date of the paper.
