Change in work day step counts, wellbeing and job performance in Catalan university employees: A randomised controlled trial

Global Health Promotion

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 11-16

  Puig Ribera, Anna ^a   McKenna, Jim ^b   Gilson, Nicholas ^c   Brown, Wendy J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIC CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF CATALONIA   (Spain)

^b LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

health promotion; productivity; walking; workplace

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE TEST; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRODUCTIVITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPAIN; STATISTICS; TIME; UNIVERSITY; WALKING; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; EFFICIENCY; EXERCISE TEST; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL FITNESS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPAIN; TIME FACTORS; UNIVERSITIES; WALKING; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84996147636     PISSN: 17579759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1025382308097693     Document Type: Article

References (36)

1. Haskell WL, Lee IM, Pate RR, Powell KE, Blair SN, Franklin BA, et al. Physical activity and public health: updated recommendation for adults from the American College of Sports Medicine and the American Heart Association. Med Sci Sport Exerc. 2007; 39(8):1423-34.
2. Department of Health. At least five a week: evidence on the impact of physical activity and its relationship to health. A report from the Chief Medical Officer. London: Department of Health; 2004.
3. Morris J., Hardman A. Walking to health. Sports Med. 1997;23(5):306-32.
4. Ogilvie O., Foster CE, Rothnie H., Cavill N., Hamilton V., Fitzsinens CF, et al. Interventions to promote walking: systematic review. BMJ. 2007; 334(7605):1204-30.
5. Brown WJ, Mummery K., Eakin E., Schofield G. 10000 steps Rockhampton: evaluation of a whole community approach to improving population levels of physical activity. J Phys Act Health. 2006; 3(1):1-14.
6. Gilson N., McKenna J., Cooke C., Brown WJ Walking towards health in a university community: a feasibility study. Prev Med. 2007; 44(2):167-9.
7. Merom D., Rissel C., Phongsavan P., Smith BJ, van Kemenade C., Brown W., et al. Promoting walking with pedometers in the community. Am J Prev Med. 2007; 32(4):290-7.
8. Thomas L., Williams M. Promoting physical activity in the workplace: using pedometers to increase daily activity levels. Health Prompt J Austr. 2006; 17(2): 97-102.
9. Chan CB, Ryan DA, Tudor-Locke C. Health benefits of a pedometer-based physical activity intervention in sedentary workers. Prev Med. 2004; 39: 1215-22.
10. Murphy MH, Murtagh EM, Boreham CA, Hare LG, Nevill AM The effect of a worksite based walking programme on cardiovascular risk in previously sedentary servants. BMC Public Health. 2006; 6: 136-42.
11. Murphy MH, Nevill AM, Murtagh EM, Holder RL The effect of walking on fitness, fatness and resting blood pressure. Prev Med. 2007; 44(5):377-85.
12. Tudor-Locke CE, Bassett JDR. How many steps/day are enough? Preliminary pedometer indices for public health. Sports Med. 2004; 34(1):1-8.
13. Rjaratnam SM, Arendt J. Health in a 24-h society. Lancet. 2001; 358(9286):999-1005.
14. Chan CB, Spangler E., Valcour J., Tudor-Locke C. Cross-sectional relationship of pedometer-determined ambulatory activity to indicators of health. Obes Res. 2003; 11(12):1563-70.
15. Marshall AL Challenges and opportunities for promoting physical activity in the workplace. J Sci Med Sport. 2004; 7(1 Suppl):60-6.
16. Burton WN, Pransky G., Contai DJ, Chen CY, Edington DW The association of medical conditions and presenteeism. J Occup Environ Med. 2004; 46(6 Suppl):38S-45S.
17. World Health Organization (WHO). The role of occupational health services in the promotion of work ability and health: report on a WHO consultation. Copenhagen: WHO Regional Office for Europe; 1997.
18. Parkes KR Physical activity and self-rated health: interactive effects of activity in work and leisure domains. Br J Health Psychol. 2006; 11(3):533-50.
19. Galper DI, Trivedi MH, Barlow CE, Dunn AL, Kampert JB Inverse association between physical inactivity and mental health in men and women. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2006;38(1):173-8.
20. Goetzel RZ, Hawkins K., Ozminkowski RJ, Wang S. The health and productivity cost burden of the ‘top 10’ physical and mental health conditions affecting six large US employers in 1999. J Occup Environ Med. 2003; 45(1):5-14.
21. Ware JE, Kosinski M., Keller SD A 12-item short-form health survey: construction of scales and preliminary tests of reliability and validity. Med care. 1986; 34(3):220-33.
22. Lerner D., Amick III BC, Rogers WH, Malspeis S., Bungay K., Cynn D. The Work Limitations Questionnaire. Med Care. 2001; 39(1): 72-85.
23. Alonso J., Prieto L., Antó JM La version española del SF-36 health survey (cuestionario de salud SF-36): un instrumento para la medida de los resultados clínicos. Med Clin Barc. 1995; 104(20):771-6.
24. Bravata DM, Smith-Spangler C., Sundaram V., Gienger AL, Lin N., Lewis R., et al. Using pedometers to increase physical activity and improve health: a systematic review. JAMA. 2007; 298(19):2296-304.
25. Brown WJ, Gilson N., McKenna J., Puig-Ribera A. The International University Walking Project: comparison of step counts and sitting times at different sites. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2007; 39(5 Suppl):327S.
26. Thomas L., Williams M. Promoting physical activity in the workplace: using pedometers to increase daily activity levels. Health Promot J Austr. 2006; 17(2):97-102.
27. Lee IM, Sesso HD, Oguma Y., Paffenbarger JRS The “Weekend Warrior” and risk of mortality. Am J Epidemiol. 2004; 160(7): 636-41.
28. Puig-Ribera A., Gilson N., McKenna J., Brown W. Walking towards well-being and job performance in a university community: preliminary analysis of baseline data. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2007;39(5 Suppl):193S.
29. Fisher KJ, Li F. A community-based walking trial to improve neighbourhood quality of life in older adults: a multilevel analysis. Ann Behav Med. 2004; 28(3):186-94.
30. Kerse NM, Flicker L., Jolley D., Arroll B., Young D. Improving the health behaviours of elderly people: randomised controlled trial of a general practice education programme. BMJ. 1999; 319(7211):683-7.
31. Coull AJ, Taylor VH, Elton R., Murdoch PS, Hargreaves AD A randomised controlled trial of senior lay health mentoring in older people with ischemic heart disease: the Braveheart Project. Age Ageing. 2004; 33(4):348-54.
32. Pereira MA, Kriska AM, Day RD, Couley JA, LaPorte RE, Kuller LH A randomised walking trial in postmenopausal women: effects on physical activity and health 10 years later. Arch Intern Med. 1998; 158(15):1695-701.
33. Haines DJ, Davis L., Rancour P., Robinson M., Neel-Wilson T., Wagner S. A pilot interventions to promote walking and wellness to improve the health of college faculty and staff. J Am Coll Health. 2007; 55(4):219-25.
34. Boles M., Pelletier B., Lynch W. The relationship between health risks and work productivity. J Occup Environ Med. 2004; 46(7):737-45.
35. Low D., Gramlich M., Engram BV Self-paced exercise program for office workers: impact on productivity and health outcomes. AAOHN J. 2007; 55(3):99-105.
36. Pelletier B., Boles M., Lynch W. Change in health risks and work productivity over time. J Occup Environ Med. 2004; 46(7):746-54.