Effect of a pedometer-based walking challenge on increasing physical activity levels amongst hospital workers
المؤلف | Al-Mohannadi A.S. |
المؤلف | Sayegh S. |
المؤلف | Ibrahim I. |
المؤلف | Salman A. |
المؤلف | Farooq A. |
تاريخ الإتاحة | 2020-04-15T12:01:43Z |
تاريخ النشر | 2019 |
اسم المنشور | Archives of Public Health |
المصدر | Scopus |
الرقم المعياري الدولي للكتاب | 7787367 |
الملخص | Background: More than 50% of Qatari adults are physically inactive. The workplace is an excellent environment to implement cost-effective, efficient behavioural physical activity (PA) interventions to increase PA. This study evaluated whether a pedometer-based walking challenge would increase PA levels amongst hospital workers. Methods: A pedometer-based workplace walking intervention was implemented in April-August 2017. Amongst 800 recruited full-Time hospital workers, a cross-sectional sample of 212 workers completed the online questionnaires Quality of Life Questionnaire, International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ), and Workforce Sitting Questionnaire. A sub-sample of participants (n = 54) wore a pedometer for 3 months. They recorded their daily step count through an online web platform linked to the pedometer. Another cross-sectional sample (n = 194) in the same target population completed online questionnaires at post intervention. Results: The IPAQ assessed physical activity at post-intervention was higher compared to pre-intervention. In a sub-sample (n = 54) that provided pedometer data, workers' step count during intervention was significantly higher (9270) from pre-intervention (7890) (p = 0.048). Conclusions: Although self-reported PA was higher post-intervention, the subsample showed objectively assessed physical activity did not exceed the threshold recommended for optimal health. Therefore, encouraging participation and maintaining motivation amongst workers in a work-based PA programme is challenging. - 2019 The Author(s). |
راعي المشروع | The publication of this article was funded by the Qatar National Library. We would like to acknowledge, Mr. Manaf Kamil, Application Architect in assisting us to extract pedometer data for analysis. Also we would like to thank Mr. Christopher Mengelt, Director of planning and performance for his assistance in dissemination of e-surveys. Finally, we are grateful to Dr. Nathan Riding for English language editing. |
اللغة | en |
الناشر | BioMed Central Ltd. |
الموضوع | Health promotion Hospital staff Physical activity Quality of life Step count Workplace |
النوع | Article |
رقم العدد | 1 |
رقم المجلد | 77 |
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