Assessment of the impact of a workplace intervention to reduce prolonged occupational sitting time.
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.
1University of Tasmania, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.
Dean
D
Cooley
Scott
S
Pedersen
Casey
C
Mainsbridge
D000328:Adult; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016272:Occupational Health; D057185:Sedentary Behavior; D017132:Workplace / Q000458:organization & administration*
evidence-based practice; exercise / physical activity; health outcomes; health promotion; technology; workplace