The Role of Vitality in the Relationship between a Healthy Lifestyle and Societal Costs of Health Care and Lost Productivity

Purpose: To examine the mediating effect of vitality in the relationship between healthy lifestyle characteristics and health-care and productivity-related costs. Design: Observational prospective cohort study with 2 measurements. Online questionnaires were filled out in 2013 (T0) and 2014 (T1). Setting: A random sample of a Dutch online...

Insights into the concept of vitality: Associations with participation and societal costs

Background: In healthcare, the focus is currently shifting from someone’s disabilities to someone’s abilities, which is also evident from the increasing focus on vitality. Vitality (here defined as energy, motivation and resilience) is an often used concept, which also aims at someone’s capabilities. However, little is known about vitality yet;...

Wat is vitaliteit en hoe is het te meten? [What is vitality and how can it be measured? The core dimensions of vitality and the Dutch Vitality Questionnaire]

Background Policymakers, professionals and researchers increasingly use vitality as a health-related concept. Although there are various definitions of vitality, consensus is lacking, just as instruments measuring it. Therefore, TNO and RIVM started a study aiming to describe vitality and developed an instrument (the Vita-16) to measure vitality...

Evaluation of occupational health interventions using a randomized controlled trial: challenges and alternative research designs

Occupational health researchers regularly conduct evaluative intervention research for which a randomized controlled trial (RCT) may not be the most appropriate design (eg, effects of policy measures, organizational interventions on work schedules). This article demonstrates the appropriateness of alternative designs for the evaluation of...

A worksite vitality intervention for older hospital workers to improve vitality work engegement, productivity ans sick leave: results of a randomized controlled trial

Objectives A worksite vitality intervention aiming to improve lifestyle behaviors could be an effective tool to keep older workers vital, and thereby prolong their labor participation. Therefore, this study evaluates the effectiveness of such an intervention on vitality, work engagement, productivity and sick leave. Methods In a randomized...

Effectiveness of a worksite lifestyle intervention on vitality, work engagement, productivity, and sick leave: Results of a randomized controlled trial

Objective A worksite lifestyle intervention aiming to improve lifestyle behaviors could be an effective tool to keep older workers vital, and thereby prolong their labor participation. This study evaluates the effectiveness of such an intervention on vitality, work engagement, productivity and sick leave. Methods In a randomized controlled trial...

Effects of a worksite vitality intervention of vitality, work engagement, productivity and sick leave

Vitality at Work (Paper Panel Session).

Hoe vitaal is Nederland? Ontwikkeling van de Nederlandse Vitaliteitsmeter: de Vita-16

Vitaliteit en de Vita-16

Hoe vitaal is Nederland? De Nederlandse vitaliteitsmeter de Vita-16©

TNO ontwikkelde samen met RIVM de Nederlandse Vitaliteitsmeter (Vita-16©). Hiermee kunnen de drie kerndimensies van vitaliteit (energie, veerkracht en motivatie) gemeten worden. Beleidsmakers hebben daarmee een instrument in handen om de vitaliteit in hun organisatie, regio en/of specifieke doelgroepen in kaart te brengen en in de tijd te volgen...

De Nederlandse vitaliteitsmeter: de Vita-16©

The (cost) effectiveness of a lifestyle intervnetion in order to improve older workers' vitality

A worksite vitality intervention to improve older workers' lifestyle and vitality-related outcomes: Results of a randomised controlled trial

ObjectiveTo evaluate the effectiveness of a worksite vitality intervention on vigorous physical activity (VPA), fruit intake, aerobic capacity, mental health and need for recovery after work among older hospital workers (ie, 45 years and older).MethodsThe 6-month intervention was evaluated using a randomised controlled trial design. Workers who...

The role of work ability in the relationship between aerobic capacity and sick leave: A mediation analysis

Objectives: To examine: (1) the relationships between aerobic capacity, work ability and sick leave; (2) the potential mediating effect of work ability in the relationship between aerobic capacity and sick leave; and (3) the influence of age on these relationships. Methods: Information on aerobic capacity (predicted VO2max), age, gender, type of...

Associations between VO2max and vitality in older workers: A cross-sectional study

Background. To prevent early exit from work, it is important to study which factors contribute to healthy ageing. One concept that is assumed to be closely related to, and therefore may influence healthy ageing, is vitality. Vitality consists of both a mental and a physical component, and is characterised by a perceived high energy level,...