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Effectiveness of Pedometer-Based Walking Program to Improve Physical Activity of Workers in a Software Industry: An Experimental Study
BACKGROUND: Workplace acts as an efficient target for health promotion activities. Pedometer can act as a motivator and monitor of physical activity. AIMS: The aim of the study was to assess the effect of pedometer usage in increasing physical activity and the level of adherence among employees of a...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6528552/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31143423 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijpvm.IJPVM_378_17 |
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author | Mathew, Varna Akkilagunta, Sujiv Kumar, Dinesh Lakshminarayanan, Subitha Kar, Sitanshu Sekhar |
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description | BACKGROUND: Workplace acts as an efficient target for health promotion activities. Pedometer can act as a motivator and monitor of physical activity. AIMS: The aim of the study was to assess the effect of pedometer usage in increasing physical activity and the level of adherence among employees of a software company in Puducherry. METHODS: An interventional study was conducted with a prepost design. A single group of software company employees (n = 46), age ≥30 years selected by simple random sampling, was included in the study. Intervention consisted of health education program on physical activity, goal setting, and instructions regarding the use of pedometers for 1 week. Physical activity levels were measured at baseline and endline using global physical activity questionnaire. RESULTS: Out of the 46 participants, 93% of the participants used the pedometer for at least 6 days. The difference between maximum observed step count during the week (median 9834 steps) and at baseline (6963 steps) was significant. Overall, 93.5% found pedometers to be useful for improving physical activity. Proportion of individuals with adequate physical activity based on Metabolic equivalents (MET) minutes increased from 41.3% (n = 19) at baseline to 69.6% at endline (n = 32) (P = 0.004). CONCLUSIONS: This study shows that a pedometer-driven walking intervention in the workplace setting is feasible and effective in increasing physical activity over a short term. Further research is required to test the effect of supportive strategies and long-term effectiveness of pedometer use. |
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spelling | pubmed-65285522019-05-29 Effectiveness of Pedometer-Based Walking Program to Improve Physical Activity of Workers in a Software Industry: An Experimental Study Mathew, Varna Akkilagunta, Sujiv Kumar, Dinesh Lakshminarayanan, Subitha Kar, Sitanshu Sekhar Int J Prev Med Original Article BACKGROUND: Workplace acts as an efficient target for health promotion activities. Pedometer can act as a motivator and monitor of physical activity. AIMS: The aim of the study was to assess the effect of pedometer usage in increasing physical activity and the level of adherence among employees of a software company in Puducherry. METHODS: An interventional study was conducted with a prepost design. A single group of software company employees (n = 46), age ≥30 years selected by simple random sampling, was included in the study. Intervention consisted of health education program on physical activity, goal setting, and instructions regarding the use of pedometers for 1 week. Physical activity levels were measured at baseline and endline using global physical activity questionnaire. RESULTS: Out of the 46 participants, 93% of the participants used the pedometer for at least 6 days. The difference between maximum observed step count during the week (median 9834 steps) and at baseline (6963 steps) was significant. Overall, 93.5% found pedometers to be useful for improving physical activity. Proportion of individuals with adequate physical activity based on Metabolic equivalents (MET) minutes increased from 41.3% (n = 19) at baseline to 69.6% at endline (n = 32) (P = 0.004). CONCLUSIONS: This study shows that a pedometer-driven walking intervention in the workplace setting is feasible and effective in increasing physical activity over a short term. Further research is required to test the effect of supportive strategies and long-term effectiveness of pedometer use. Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2019-04-26 /pmc/articles/PMC6528552/ /pubmed/31143423 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijpvm.IJPVM_378_17 Text en Copyright: © 2019 International Journal of Preventive Medicine http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 This is an open access journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms. |
spellingShingle | Original Article Mathew, Varna Akkilagunta, Sujiv Kumar, Dinesh Lakshminarayanan, Subitha Kar, Sitanshu Sekhar Effectiveness of Pedometer-Based Walking Program to Improve Physical Activity of Workers in a Software Industry: An Experimental Study |
title | Effectiveness of Pedometer-Based Walking Program to Improve Physical Activity of Workers in a Software Industry: An Experimental Study |
title_full | Effectiveness of Pedometer-Based Walking Program to Improve Physical Activity of Workers in a Software Industry: An Experimental Study |
title_fullStr | Effectiveness of Pedometer-Based Walking Program to Improve Physical Activity of Workers in a Software Industry: An Experimental Study |
title_full_unstemmed | Effectiveness of Pedometer-Based Walking Program to Improve Physical Activity of Workers in a Software Industry: An Experimental Study |
title_short | Effectiveness of Pedometer-Based Walking Program to Improve Physical Activity of Workers in a Software Industry: An Experimental Study |
title_sort | effectiveness of pedometer-based walking program to improve physical activity of workers in a software industry: an experimental study |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6528552/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31143423 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijpvm.IJPVM_378_17 |
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