Active8! Technology-Based Intervention to Promote Physical Activity in Hospital Employees.
- Blake H 1 School of Health Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom.
- Suggs LS 2 Institute for Public Communication, University of Lugano (USI), Lugano, Switzerland.
- Coman E 3 Ethel Donaghue TRIPP Center, UConn Health, Farmington, Connecticut.
- Aguirre L 2 Institute for Public Communication, University of Lugano (USI), Lugano, Switzerland.
- Batt ME 4 Centre for Sports Medicine, Queen's Medical Centre Campus, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, United Kingdom.
- 2015-11-13
Published in:
- American journal of health promotion : AJHP. - 2017
Health Communication
Health focus: fitness/physical activity
Manuscript format: research
Mobile Phone
Outcome measure: behavioral
Physical Activity
Prevention Research
Research purpose: intervention testing/program evaluation
Setting: workplace
Strategy: skill building/behavior change
Study design: randomized trial
Target population age: adults
Target population circumstances: n/a
Text Messaging
Workplace
Adult
Aged
Electronic Mail
Exercise
Female
Health Behavior
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Health Personnel
Health Promotion
Humans
Intention
Male
Middle Aged
Social Norms
Socioeconomic Factors
Text Messaging
Time Factors
Young Adult
English
PURPOSE
Increase physical activity in health care employees using health messaging, and compare e-mail with mobile phone short-message service (SMS) as delivery channels.
DESIGN
Randomized controlled trial Setting. U.K. hospital workplace.
SUBJECTS
Two hundred ninety-six employees (19-67 years, 53% of study Web site visitors).
INTERVENTION
Twelve-week messaging intervention designed to increase physical activity and delivered via SMS (n =147) or e-mail (n =149); content tailored using theory of planned behavior (TPB) and limited to 160 characters.
MEASURES
Baseline and 6, 12, and 16 weeks. Online measures included TPB constructs, physical activity behavior on the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire, and health-related quality of life on the Short-Form 12.
ANALYSIS
General linear models for repeated measures.
RESULTS
Increase in duration (mean h/d) of moderate work-related activity and moderate recreational activity from baseline to 16 weeks. Short-lived increase in frequency (d/wk) of vigorous recreational activity from baseline to 6 weeks. Increase in duration and frequency of active travel from baseline to 16 weeks. E-mails generated greater changes than SMS in active travel and moderate activity (work and recreational).
CONCLUSION
Minimal physical activity promotion delivered by SMS or e-mail can increase frequency and duration of active travel and duration of moderate intensity physical activity at work and for leisure, which is maintained up to 1 month after messaging ends. Both channels were useful platforms for health communication; e-mails were particularly beneficial with hospital employees.
Increase physical activity in health care employees using health messaging, and compare e-mail with mobile phone short-message service (SMS) as delivery channels.
DESIGN
Randomized controlled trial Setting. U.K. hospital workplace.
SUBJECTS
Two hundred ninety-six employees (19-67 years, 53% of study Web site visitors).
INTERVENTION
Twelve-week messaging intervention designed to increase physical activity and delivered via SMS (n =147) or e-mail (n =149); content tailored using theory of planned behavior (TPB) and limited to 160 characters.
MEASURES
Baseline and 6, 12, and 16 weeks. Online measures included TPB constructs, physical activity behavior on the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire, and health-related quality of life on the Short-Form 12.
ANALYSIS
General linear models for repeated measures.
RESULTS
Increase in duration (mean h/d) of moderate work-related activity and moderate recreational activity from baseline to 16 weeks. Short-lived increase in frequency (d/wk) of vigorous recreational activity from baseline to 6 weeks. Increase in duration and frequency of active travel from baseline to 16 weeks. E-mails generated greater changes than SMS in active travel and moderate activity (work and recreational).
CONCLUSION
Minimal physical activity promotion delivered by SMS or e-mail can increase frequency and duration of active travel and duration of moderate intensity physical activity at work and for leisure, which is maintained up to 1 month after messaging ends. Both channels were useful platforms for health communication; e-mails were particularly beneficial with hospital employees.
- Language
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- English
- Open access status
- green
- Identifiers
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- DOI 10.4278/ajhp.140415-QUAN-143
- PMID 26559712
- Persistent URL
- https://sonar.ch/global/documents/112384
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