What do systematic reviews say?

Pedometer intervention vs minimal intervention

• Workplace pedometer interventions for increasing physical activity 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 58 participants
  Very low

Multi‐component intervention vs no intervention

Multi‐component intervention showed no clear difference in proportion of participants with low back pain/discomfort compared with no intervention (low certainty).

• Workplace interventions for increasing standing or walking for decreasing musculoskeletal symptoms in sedentary workers 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.93 [0.69, 1.27]
  3 studies · 107 participants
  Low

Multi‐component intervention vs no intervention

Multi‐component intervention showed no clear difference in proportion of participants with upper back pain/discomfort compared with no intervention (low certainty).

• Workplace interventions for increasing standing or walking for decreasing musculoskeletal symptoms in sedentary workers 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.88 [0.4, 1.96]
  2 studies · 40 participants
  Low

Multi‐component intervention vs no intervention

Multi‐component intervention showed no clear difference in proportion of participants with neck pain/discomfort compared with no intervention (low certainty).

• Workplace interventions for increasing standing or walking for decreasing musculoskeletal symptoms in sedentary workers 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1 [0.76, 1.32]
  3 studies · 115 participants
  Low

Multi‐component intervention vs no intervention

It is very uncertain whether multi‐component intervention changes proportion of participants with shoulder pain/discomfort compared with no intervention (very low certainty).

• Workplace interventions for increasing standing or walking for decreasing musculoskeletal symptoms in sedentary workers 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.83 [0.12, 5.8]
  2 studies · 66 participants
  Very low

Multi‐component intervention vs no intervention

• Workplace interventions for reducing sitting at work 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  3 studies · 573 participants
  Very low

Multi‐component intervention vs no intervention

• Workplace interventions for reducing sitting at work 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 studies · 518 participants
  Very low

Multi‐component intervention vs no intervention

• Organisational interventions for improving wellbeing and reducing work‐related stress in teachers 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 1102 participants
  Very low

Multi‐component intervention vs no intervention

• Organisational interventions for improving wellbeing and reducing work‐related stress in teachers 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 881 participants
  Very low

Multi‐component intervention vs no intervention

• Organisational interventions for improving wellbeing and reducing work‐related stress in teachers 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 781 participants
  Very low

An intervention in which one's attention is away from the experience of stress vs no intervention/wait list/placebo/no stress‐reduction intervention

• Individual‐level interventions for reducing occupational stress in healthcare workers 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  35 studies · 2366 participants
  Low
• Individual‐level interventions for reducing occupational stress in healthcare workers 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  6 studies · 427 participants
  Low
• Individual‐level interventions for reducing occupational stress in healthcare workers 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  0 studies · 0 participants
  GRADE not reported

Multicomponent interventions vs practice

• Organisational interventions for preventing and minimising aggression directed towards healthcare workers by patients… 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 209 participants
  Very low

Multicomponent interventions vs physical fitness

Multicomponent intervention showed no clear difference in overall aggression compared with physical fitness (low certainty).

• Organisational interventions for preventing and minimising aggression directed towards healthcare workers by patients… 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  OR 0.85 [0.63, 1.15]
  1 study · 1609 participants
  Low

An intervention in which one's attention is on the experience of stress (feelings, thoughts, behavior) vs no intervention/wait list/placebo/no stress‐reduction intervention

• Individual‐level interventions for reducing occupational stress in healthcare workers 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  41 studies · 3645 participants
  Low
• Individual‐level interventions for reducing occupational stress in healthcare workers 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  19 studies · 1851 participants
  Low
• Individual‐level interventions for reducing occupational stress in healthcare workers 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 68 participants
  Very low

Light interventions (2/7): Bright light alone at night vs normal light (300 lux) plus placebo capsule

• Person‐directed, non‐pharmacological interventions for sleepiness at work and sleep disturbances caused by shift work 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 15 participants
  Very low

Light interventions (2/7): Bright light alone at night vs normal light (300 lux) plus placebo capsule

• Person‐directed, non‐pharmacological interventions for sleepiness at work and sleep disturbances caused by shift work 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 15 participants
  Very low

Light interventions (2/7): Bright light alone at night vs normal light (300 lux) plus placebo capsule

• Person‐directed, non‐pharmacological interventions for sleepiness at work and sleep disturbances caused by shift work 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 14 participants
  Very low

Light interventions (2/7): Bright light alone at night vs normal light (300 lux) plus placebo capsule

• Person‐directed, non‐pharmacological interventions for sleepiness at work and sleep disturbances caused by shift work 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 15 participants
  Very low

Light interventions (5/7): Bright light alone during day vs normal light (300 lux) plus placebo capsule

• Person‐directed, non‐pharmacological interventions for sleepiness at work and sleep disturbances caused by shift work 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 12 participants
  Very low

Light interventions (5/7): Bright light alone during day vs normal light (300 lux) plus placebo capsule

• Person‐directed, non‐pharmacological interventions for sleepiness at work and sleep disturbances caused by shift work 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 13 participants
  Very low