Mixed methods analysis of eighteen worksite policies, programs, and environments for physical activity

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Research

Jung Ae Lee¹  Christine Hoehner²  Lin Yang³  Oriol Marquet⁴  J. Aaron Hipp⁵  Christine M. Marx⁶  Ross C. Brownson⁷  Elizabeth A. Dodson⁸  Rachel G. Tabak⁸ 

[1] Agricultural Statistics Laboratory, University of Arkansas, 72701, Fayetteville, AR, USA;BJC HealthCare, St. Louis, MO, USA;Department of Epidemiology, Center for Public Health, Medical University of Vienna, Kinderspitalgasse 15, 1st Floor, 1090, Vienna, Austria;Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management and Center for Geospatial Analytics, College of Natural Resources, North Carolina State University, Campus Box 8000, 27695, Raleigh, NC, USA;Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management, College of Natural Resources, and Fellow, Center for Human Health and the Environment, North Carolina State University, Campus Box 8004, 27695, Raleigh, NC, USA;Division of Public Health Sciences, Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, Campus Box 8100, 660 S. Euclid Ave., 63110, St. Louis, MO, USA;Prevention Research Center in St. Louis, Brown School, Department of Surgery and Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center, Washington University School of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, Campus Box 1196, One Brookings Drive, 63130, St. Louis, MO, USA;Prevention Research Center in St. Louis, Brown School, Washington University in St. Louis, Campus Box 1196, One Brookings Drive, 63130, St. Louis, MO, USA;

关键词: Obesity;    Energetics;    Active living;    Workplace;    Environment;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12966-017-0533-8

 received in 2016-11-11, accepted in 2017-06-02,  发布年份 2017

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundThis study examined whether specific worksite supports for physical activity (PA) were associated with total and domain-specific PA.MethodsA cross-sectional, telephone-based study was conducted in four Missouri, USA, metropolitan areas in 2012 and 2013. Outcome variables included total PA and sub-domains (leisure, work, travel) measured using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire. Logistic regression determined odds of meeting PA recommendations, given access to and use of 18 unique PA worksite supports. A subsample of 119 participants also wore hip accelerometry for seven consecutive days and maintained a wear-time diary. Access to worksite supports were associated with odds of meeting objective moderate and vigorous (MV) PA above 150 min per week.ResultsAmong 2013 survey participants, meeting PA recommendations while performing work-related tasks was significantly associated with several supports (e.g., walking maps, stair prompts), as was meeting recommendations during travel (e.g., flextime for PA, incentives for public transportation, walking/bicycling to work). Access to 11 worksite supports increased odds of meeting PA recommendations through leisure-time PA; five supports were associated with total PA. There were significant differences between access to and use of supports. Using objective MVPA, access to worksite challenges and bike storage were significantly associated with five and three times greater odds of meeting 150 min of MVPA per week, respectively.ConclusionsWorksite wellness plans are increasing across the US and employers are eager for evidence-based supports for increasing PA. This study provides insights into the utility of multiple worksite supports for PA to increase odds that employees meet PA recommendations.

【 授权许可】

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