A Men's Workplace Health Intervention Results of the POWERPLAY Program Pilot Study

作者:Johnson Steven T*; Stolp Sean; Seaton Cherisse; Sharp Paul; Caperchione Cristina M; Bottorff Joan L; Oliffe John L; Jones Bricker Margaret; Lamont Sonia; Medhurst Kerensa; Errey Sally; Healy Theresa
来源:Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 2016, 58(8): 765-769.
DOI:10.1097/JOM.0000000000000793

摘要

Objective: To explore physical activity and eating behaviors among men following the implementation of a gender-sensitive, workplace health promotion program. Methods: Using a pre-post within-subjects design, computer-assisted telephone interviewing (CATI) was used to collect health-related information along with physical activity and fruit/vegetable intake at baseline and after 6 months. Results: At baseline, participants (N = 139) consumed 3.58 servings of fruit and vegetables/day and engaged in an average of 229.77 min/week moderate-vigorous physical activity (MVPA). At 6 months, daily fruit/vegetable intake did not increase, whereas MVPA increased by 112.3 min/week. Conclusions: The POWERPLAY program successfully increased weekly MVPA. Engaging men in health promotion can be a challenge; here, the workplace served as a valuable environment for achieving positive change.

  • 出版日期2016-8