A Participatory Integrated Health Promotion and Protection Worksite Intervention: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial.

Our objective was to describe and evaluate an innovative approach to combining worksite wellness and ergonomics, with an emphasis on retention and absenteeism during the intervention. The study enrolled 280 employee participants in a 3-year cluster randomized, controlled trial conducted at The University of Iowa, 5 local businesses, and 1 regional business. Our results showed a 90% retention rate with lower estimated absenteeism (although not statistically significant) in the intervention group compared with the control group.

Motivational interviewing and dietary counseling for obesity in primary care: an RCT.

Background And Objective: Few studies have tested the impact of motivational interviewing (MI) delivered by primary care providers on pediatric obesity. This study tested the efficacy of MI delivered by providers and registered dietitians (RDs) to parents of overweight children aged 2 through 8.

Methods: Forty-two practices from the Pediatric Research in Office Settings Network of the American Academy of Pediatrics were randomly assigned to 1 of 3 groups.

Results of an adjunct dietary intervention program in the Women's Health Initiative.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to develop, implement, and evaluate the efficacy of an intensive intervention program (IIP) based on motivational interviewing to motivate participants within the dietary study of the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) to meet the study's nutritional goals.

Subjects/design: WHI dietary intervention participants (n=175) from 3 clinical centers were randomly assigned to either intervention or control status. Participants assigned to IIP intervention received 3 individual motivational interviewing contacts from a dietitian, plus the usual WHI Dietary Intervention.