scholarly journals Motivation Predicts Change in Nurses’ Physical Activity Levels During a Web-Based Worksite Intervention: Results From a Randomized Trial

10.2196/11543 ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (9) ◽  
pp. e11543
Author(s):  
Jennifer Brunet ◽  
Heather E Tulloch ◽  
Emily Wolfe Phillips ◽  
Robert D Reid ◽  
Andrew L Pipe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Randomized Trial ◽  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Activity Monitor ◽  
Rate Of Change ◽  
Integration Theory ◽  
Activity Levels ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Group Randomized Trial ◽  
Physical Activity Levels

Background Low physical activity levels can negatively affect the health of nurses. Given the low physical activity levels reported by nurses, there is a clear need for brief and economical interventions designed to increase physical activity levels in this population. We developed a web-based intervention that used motivational strategies to increase nurses’ physical activity levels. The intervention provided the nurses with feedback from an activity monitor coupled with a web-based individual, friend, or team physical activity challenge. Objective In this parallel-group randomized trial, we examine whether nurses’ motivation at baseline predicted changes in objectively measured physical activity levels during the 6-week intervention. Methods The participants were 76 nurses (n=74, 97% female; mean age 46, SD 11 years) randomly assigned to 1 of 3 physical activity challenge conditions: (1) individual, (2) friend, or (3) team. The nurses completed a web-based questionnaire designed to assess motivational regulations for physical activity levels before the intervention and wore a Tractivity activity monitor before and during the 6-week intervention. We analyzed data using multilevel modeling for repeated measures. Results The nurses’ physical activity levels increased (linear estimate=10.30, SE 3.15; P=.001), but the rate of change decreased over time (quadratic estimate=−2.06, SE 0.52; P<.001). External and identified regulations (ß=−2.08 to 11.55; P=.02 to .04), but not intrinsic and introjected regulations (ß=−.91 to 6.29; P=.06 to .36), predicted changes in the nurses’ physical activity levels. Conclusions Our findings provide evidence that an intervention that incorporates self-monitoring and physical activity challenges can be generally effective in increasing nurses’ physical activity levels in the short term. They also suggest that drawing solely on organismic integration theory to predict changes in physical activity levels among the nurses participating in web-based worksite interventions may have been insufficient. Future research should examine additional personal (eg, self-efficacy) and occupational factors (eg, shift length and shift type) that influence physical activity levels to identify potential targets for intervention among nurses. Trial Registration ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04524572; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04524572

scholarly journals Motivation Predicts Change in Nurses’ Physical Activity Levels During a Web-Based Worksite Intervention: Results From a Randomized Trial (Preprint)

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Brunet ◽  
Heather E Tulloch ◽  
Emily Wolfe Phillips ◽  
Robert D Reid ◽  
Andrew L Pipe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Randomized Trial ◽  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Activity Monitor ◽  
Rate Of Change ◽  
Integration Theory ◽  
Activity Levels ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Group Randomized Trial ◽  
Physical Activity Levels

BACKGROUND Low physical activity levels can negatively affect the health of nurses. Given the low physical activity levels reported by nurses, there is a clear need for brief and economical interventions designed to increase physical activity levels in this population. We developed a web-based intervention that used motivational strategies to increase nurses’ physical activity levels. The intervention provided the nurses with feedback from an activity monitor coupled with a web-based individual, friend, or team physical activity challenge. OBJECTIVE In this parallel-group randomized trial, we examine whether nurses’ motivation at baseline predicted changes in objectively measured physical activity levels during the 6-week intervention. METHODS The participants were 76 nurses (n=74, 97% female; mean age 46, SD 11 years) randomly assigned to 1 of 3 physical activity challenge conditions: (1) individual, (2) friend, or (3) team. The nurses completed a web-based questionnaire designed to assess motivational regulations for physical activity levels before the intervention and wore a Tractivity activity monitor before and during the 6-week intervention. We analyzed data using multilevel modeling for repeated measures. RESULTS The nurses’ physical activity levels increased (linear estimate=10.30, SE 3.15; <i>P</i>=.001), but the rate of change decreased over time (quadratic estimate=−2.06, SE 0.52; <i>P</i>&lt;.001). External and identified regulations (ß=−2.08 to 11.55; <i>P</i>=.02 to .04), but not intrinsic and introjected regulations (ß=−.91 to 6.29; <i>P</i>=.06 to .36), predicted changes in the nurses’ physical activity levels. CONCLUSIONS Our findings provide evidence that an intervention that incorporates self-monitoring and physical activity challenges can be generally effective in increasing nurses’ physical activity levels in the short term. They also suggest that drawing solely on organismic integration theory to predict changes in physical activity levels among the nurses participating in web-based worksite interventions may have been insufficient. Future research should examine additional personal (eg, self-efficacy) and occupational factors (eg, shift length and shift type) that influence physical activity levels to identify potential targets for intervention among nurses. CLINICALTRIAL ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04524572; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04524572

The Effects of the BAILAMOSTM Dance Program on Physical Activity Levels and Cognition of Older Latino Adults: A Pilot Study

2021 ◽  
pp. 089826432110209
Author(s):  
Guilherme M. Balbim ◽  
Susan Aguiñaga ◽  
Olusola A. Ajilore ◽  
Eduardo E. Bustamante ◽  
Kirk I. Erickson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Activity Levels ◽  
Cognitive Health ◽  
Physical Activity Levels ◽  
Global Cognition ◽  
Latino Adults ◽  
And Performance

Objective: To investigate the effects of the BAILAMOSTM dance program on physical activity (PA), cardiorespiratory, and cognitive health. Methods: A parallel, two-armed pilot study was conducted with 57 older Latinos randomized to the BAILAMOSTM dance program ( n = 28) or health education (HE) ( n = 29). We conducted two- and three-way repeated-measures ANOVAs. Results: BAILAMOSTM participants increased participation in leisure moderate-to-vigorous PA (LMVPA) ( F[1,53] = 3.17, p = .048, η2 G = .01) and performance in global cognition relative to HE participants ( F[1,52] = 4.19, p = .045, η2 G = .01). Attendance moderated increases in moderate PA, MVPA, LMVPA, and total PA ( p < .05). Participants of both groups with ≥75% attendance increased participation in PA. Among participants with <75% attendance, BAILAMOSTM participants increased PA relative to HE. Discussion: BAILAMOSTM positively impacted self-reported PA and global cognition in older Latinos. Even smaller doses of dance appear to impact self-reported PA levels.

Increasing Children’s School Time Physical Activity Using Structured Fitness Breaks

2003 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 156-169 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip W. Scruggs ◽  
Sandy K. Beveridge ◽  
Doris L. Watson
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Fifth Grade ◽  
Traditional Model ◽  
Activity Levels ◽  
Time Activity ◽  
Fifth Grade Students ◽  
School Time ◽  
Physical Activity Levels ◽  
Viable Method

Fifth-grade students’ physical activity levels were examined via heart rate telemetry and pedometry during school fitness and recess breaks. Twenty-seven students with a mean age of 11.03 (-.32) years participated in morning recess (MR), lunch recess (LR), and fitness breaks (FB) for three days. Structured FB’s consisted of students engaging in locomotor and nonlocomotor activities within an obstacle course framework, while recess breaks followed a traditional model. Results from repeated measures ANOVAs indicated students engaged in significantly more physical activity during FB than MR and LR. Fitness breaks provided a viable method for increasing children’s school time activity levels.

scholarly journals Evaluation of Walk Across Texas! – a web-based community physical activity program

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark D. Faries ◽  
Michael L. Lopez ◽  
Ethan Faries ◽  
Kristen Keenan ◽  
Stephen D. Green
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Leisure Time ◽  
Program Assessment ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Activity Levels ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Novel Approach ◽  
Community Based Programs ◽  
Clinically Significant

Abstract Background In response to the chronic disease burden, web- and community-based programs have the potential to address targeted behaviors, such as physical activity (PA), using a novel approach with large audiences. The purpose of this study was to preliminarily evaluate an established team centered, web-based community PA program in Texas. Methods Walk Across Texas! (WAT!) is an eight-week community program delivered through a web-based platform to help people of various ages and abilities establish the habit of regular PA. Teams are challenged to walk a minimum of 832 miles. Changes in self-reported PA (miles/week; days/week) and leisure-time sitting (hours/day) were examined from 11,116 adult participants who participated in the program in 2016. Further analysis determined changes in physical activity (miles/week) between groups of pre-program assessment self-reported physical activity levels (0, 1–2, 3–4, or 5–7 days/week). Statistical analysis included paired-sample t-tests, repeated measures ANOVA and participant descriptors for PA change. Results Overall, mean changes in PA in all variables were statistically significant (p < .001), with the largest, clinically significant changes in submitted miles/week (mean increase of 4.89 ± 20.92). Self-reported PA increased 0.63 ± 2.89 days/week, while leisure-time sitting decreased less than 1 h per day (0.87 ± 1.86 h/day). All sub-groups (inactive, low active, active, high active at pre-program assessment) increased in self-reported miles per week, on average. Both the inactive and low-active groups experienced a statistically significant increase in mileage from week 1 to week 8 (5.48 miles/week or 12,330 steps /week, and 3.91 miles/week or 8797 steps /week, respectively). Conclusions The results provide initial support for the effectiveness of WAT! to initially increase and maintain moderate levels of PA of participants over 8-weeks, even in inactive or low-active participants. Descriptor variables were unable to differentiate between those who increased PA and those who did not. However; the results provide a canvas for future research questions regarding PA enhancement within a team-centered, web-based approach.

scholarly journals Moderators of Change in Physical Activity Levels during Restrictions Due to COVID-19 Pandemic in Young Urban Adults

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (16) ◽  
pp. 6392
Author(s):  
Josip Karuc ◽  
Maroje Sorić ◽  
Ivan Radman ◽  
Marjeta Mišigoj-Duraković
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Sport Participation ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
Activity Levels ◽  
Opposite Pattern ◽  
Positive Direction ◽  
Physical Activity Levels ◽  
Urban Adults

This study aimed to investigate moderators of change in physical activity (PA) levels after 30 days (30-d) of restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic in young adults. This research is an extension of the CRO-PALS study and analyses for this study were performed on young adults (20–21 y.o., n = 91). Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA), sport participation, student and socioeconomic status were assessed pre- and post-30-d restrictions. Differences in MVPA levels were examined using repeated-measures ANOVAs. After 30-d of restrictions, the drop in MVPA in females (−64.8 min/day, p = 0.006) and males was shown (−57.7 min/day, p < 0.00). However, active participants decreased, while non-active peers increased their MVPA level (−100.7 min/day, p < 0.00, and +48.9 min/day, p = 0.051, respectively). Moreover, students and non-students decreased their MVPA level (−69.0 min/day, p < 0.00, and −35.0 min/day, p = 0.22, respectively) as well as sport participants and non-sport participants (−95.3 min/day, p < 0.001, and −53.9 min/day, p < 0.00, respectively). Our results suggest that 30-d of restrictions equally affect females and males where the evident drop in MVPA is seen in both genders. However, active people decreased their PA level during lockdown and the opposite pattern was seen in non-active peers, where restrictions for them can represent an opportunity to change their behavior in a positive direction in order to gain better health status.

scholarly journals Development of a Web Portal for Physical Activity and Symptom Tracking in Oncology Patients: Protocol for a Prospective Cohort Study (Preprint)

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Marthick ◽  
Haryana M Dhillon ◽  
Jennifer A Alison ◽  
Birinder S Cheema ◽  
Tim Shaw
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Goal Attainment ◽  
Activity Levels ◽  
Web Portal ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Activity Monitors ◽  
Physical Activity Levels ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
History Of

BACKGROUND Significant benefits accrue from increasing physical activity levels in people with a history of cancer. Physical activity levels can be increased using behavioral change interventions in this population. Access to Web portals and provision of activity monitors to provide feedback may support behavior change by encouraging patient engagement in physical therapy. The Web portal evaluated in this study will provide a system to monitor physical activity and sleep, for use by both clinician and patient, along with symptom and health-related quality of life tracking capabilities. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to outline a protocol for a feasibility study focused on a Web-based portal that provides activity monitoring and personalized messaging to increase physical activity in people with cancer. METHODS Using a longitudinal cohort design, people with cancer will be serially allocated to 3 intervention cohorts of 20 participants each and followed for 10 weeks. Cohort 1 will be provided a wearable activity monitor and access to a Web-based portal. Cohort 2 will receive the same content as Cohort 1 and in addition will receive a weekly activity summary message. Cohort 3 will receive the same content as Cohorts 1 and 2 and in addition will receive a personalized weekly coaching message. Feasibility of the use of the portal is the primary outcome. RESULTS Results are expected in early 2018. Outcome measures will include goal attainment and completion rate. CONCLUSIONS This study will provide information about the feasibility of investigating eHealth initiatives to promote physical activity in people with cancer. REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIER RR1-10.2196/9586

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