Changes in Men's Physical Activity and Healthy Eating Knowledge and Behavior as a Result of Program Exposure: Findings From the Workplace POWERPLAY Program.
The purpose of this study was to examine changes in physical activity and healthy eating knowledge and behaviors associated with the level of exposure to POWERPLAY, a men-centered workplace health promotion program.



This study is based on a quasi-experimental prepost design. Using a computer assisted telephone interview survey, data regarding program exposure and physical activity and health eating knowledge and behaviors were collected from men (N = 103) in 4 workplaces.



Exposure scores were calculated and participants were categorized as having low (n = 54) or high exposure (n = 49) to POWERPLAY. Compared with the low exposure group, those reporting high exposure scored significantly higher on physical activity knowledge (F (1, 99) =14.17, P < .001, eta2 = .125) and health eating knowledge (F (1, 99) =14.37, P = .001, eta2 = .111). The high exposure group also reported significantly more minutes walked place to place (F (2, 206) = 3.91, P = .022, eta2= .037) and on minutes walked for leisure (F (2, 230) = 3.08, P = .048, eta2= .026).



POWERPLAY shows significant promise as a workplace health promotion approach and may have an even greater impact when program exposure is augmented with environmental and policy changes.
Cristina M
CM
Caperchione
Sean
S
Stolp
Joan L
JL
Bottorff
John L
JL
Oliffe
Steven T
ST
Johnson
Cherisse
C
Seaton
Paul
P
Sharp
Margaret
M
Jones-Bricker
Sonia
S
Lamont
Sally
S
Errey
Theresa
T
Healy
Kerensa
K
Medhurst
Holly
H
Christian
Megan
M
Klitch
D000328:Adult; D001955:British Columbia; D000072001:Diet, Healthy; D015444:Exercise; D015438:Health Behavior; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D054526:Men's Health; D008875:Middle Aged; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D017132:Workplace
community-based research; gender; health behavior; health promotion; interventions