title: Effects of a workplace multiple cardiovascular disease risks reduction program.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Interventions targeting multiple risk behaviors have the potential to offer greater health benefits on public health. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of a Workplace Multiple Cardiovascular Disease Risks Reduction Program (WMCVDRRP) on male participants at high risk for cardiovascular disease.
  
  
  METHODS
  One group pretest-posttest design was applied in this study. No control group was assigned as this study was the first one in Taiwan conducted to promote participants' health using WMCVDRRP and thus with the nature of a pilot study. The program design was based on the collaboration between the health clinic at the corporation and a nursing school targeting six health behaviors. Of the 465 individuals who participated, data from 283 participants were included in the analysis. The change in any of six health behaviors and eight physical indicators were tested as the effect of the WMCVDRRP.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Nearly 40% of the participants improved their regular exercise, diet control, stress management, and medication adherence. Although the improvement in drinking behaviors did not show statistical significance, 21% of the participants changed in alcohol consumption and 21% quit smoking. Eight physical indicators including systolic and diastolic blood pressure, total cholesterol, triglyceride, body mass index, waist-hip ratio, body fat, and muscle weight improved significantly.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Dual collaboration between the industry and nursing schools could establish a cost-effective program to improve health behaviors and health status of participants.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Allied Health Sciences, National Cheng Kung University, Chung Hwa University of Medical Technology, Tainan, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Jing-Juin
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Fooyin University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Huey-Shyan
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing and Institute of Allied Health Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Miaofen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yen
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Wai-Ming
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Kan
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, Chia-Yi, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Bih-O
authors.initials: BO
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing and Institute of Allied Health Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan. Electronic address: sugar@mail.ncku.edu.tw.
authors.forename: Ching-Huey
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Chen