title: The effects of exercise program on burnout and metabolic syndrome components in banking and insurance workers.
abstract: To explore the effectiveness of exercise program for banking and insurance workers and clarify the association between exercise, burnout, and metabolic syndrome components. In the process of the study, a practicable worksite exercise program was developed for bank and insurance enterprises. A three-month (12-wk) exercise course was conducted, and its benefits evaluated. Levels of burnout and metabolic syndrome components were analyzed after exercise intervention. After intervention, the indicators of burnout and metabolic syndrome components were significantly improved in both low and high intensity groups, and the improvement were expressed in reduction of waist circumference, systolic blood pressure, person burnout and work-related burnout. A dose-response of burnouts and metabolic syndrome components with exercise intensity are shown (p<0.05). Metabolic syndrome components were independently associated with burnout and exercise intensity in the crude model. After adjustment for potential confounders, waist circumference and systolic blood pressure differences showed significant associations with exercise intensity (p<0.05). This study demonstrated an effective approach to worksite exercise intervention and exercise intensity played an important role to alleviate damage between burnouts and metabolic syndrome components.
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, Taipei Medical University, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Han Hui
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.forename: Ching Ying
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Yeh
authors.forename: Chien Tien
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Su
authors.forename: Chiou Jong
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Shu Mei
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.forename: Ruey Yu
authors.initials: RY
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001794:Blood Pressure; D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000150:complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003132:Commerce; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007341:Insurance; D008297:Male; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016272:Occupational Health; D013624:Taiwan; D055105:Waist Circumference