Assessment of the Impact of a Workplace Intervention to Reduce Prolonged Occupational Sitting Time

Title
Assessment of the Impact of a Workplace Intervention to Reduce Prolonged Occupational Sitting Time
Publication Date
2014-01
Author(s)
Cooley, Dean
Pedersen, Scott
Mainsbridge, Casey
Type of document
Journal Article
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
Sage Publications, Inc
Place of publication
United States of America
DOI
10.1177/1049732313513503
UNE publication id
une:1959.11/53510
Abstract
We aim to provide a better picture of the outcomes associated with implementing a nonpurposeful, physical activity, e-health intervention in a professional workplace. There is a need for health professionals to evaluate physical-activity-based workplace health interventions with a full range of measures. Using a social ecological model as a basis, we identify a range of subjective outcomes from 15 interviews of a cross section of participants. We document that not only did participants report a range of positive outcomes across multiple systems of influence, but they experienced some negative outcomes because of disruption to work flow and a changing of work habit. We conclude that using subjective evaluations provides a comprehensive picture of the factors that influence judgments of the efficacy of a workplace health intervention.
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Citation
Qualitative Health Research, 24(1), p. 90-101
ISSN
1552-7557
1049-7323
Pubmed ID
24231074
Start page
90
End page
101

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