A Men's Workplace Health Intervention: Results of the POWERPLAY Program Pilot Study.

Johnson, ST; Stolp, S; Seaton, C; Sharp, P; Caperchione, CM; Bottorff, JL; Oliffe, JL; Jones-Bricker, M; Lamont, S; Medhurst, K; Errey, S; Healy, T

A Men's Workplace Health Intervention: Results of the POWERPLAY Program Pilot Study.

Johnson, ST Stolp, S Seaton, C Sharp, P

Caperchione, CM Bottorff, JL Oliffe, JL Jones-Bricker, M Lamont, S Medhurst, K Errey, S Healy, T

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Publisher:: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
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Citation:: J Occup Environ Med, 2016, 58, (8), pp. 765-769
Issue Date:: 2016-08

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dc.contributor.author	Johnson, ST
dc.contributor.author	Stolp, S
dc.contributor.author	Seaton, C
dc.contributor.author	Sharp, P https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5616-3181
dc.contributor.author	Caperchione, CM
dc.contributor.author	Bottorff, JL
dc.contributor.author	Oliffe, JL
dc.contributor.author	Jones-Bricker, M
dc.contributor.author	Lamont, S
dc.contributor.author	Medhurst, K
dc.contributor.author	Errey, S
dc.contributor.author	Healy, T
dc.date.accessioned	2022-07-22T05:31:53Z
dc.date.available	2022-07-22T05:31:53Z
dc.date.issued	2016-08
dc.identifier.citation	J Occup Environ Med, 2016, 58, (8), pp. 765-769
dc.identifier.issn	1076-2752
dc.identifier.issn	1536-5948
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/159116
dc.description.abstract	OBJECTIVE: To explore physical activity and eating behaviors among men following the implementation of a gender-sensitive, workplace health promotion program. METHODS: Using a pre-post within-subjects design, computer-assisted telephone interviewing (CATI) was used to collect health-related information along with physical activity and fruit/vegetable intake at baseline and after 6 months. RESULTS: At baseline, participants (N = 139) consumed 3.58 servings of fruit and vegetables/day and engaged in an average of 229.77 min/week moderate-vigorous physical activity (MVPA). At 6 months, daily fruit/vegetable intake did not increase, whereas MVPA increased by 112.3 min/week. CONCLUSIONS: The POWERPLAY program successfully increased weekly MVPA. Engaging men in health promotion can be a challenge; here, the workplace served as a valuable environment for achieving positive change.
dc.format	Print
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
dc.relation.ispartof	J Occup Environ Med
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1097/JOM.0000000000000793
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subject	1110 Nursing, 1117 Public Health and Health Services
dc.subject.classification	Environmental & Occupational Health
dc.subject.mesh	Adult
dc.subject.mesh	Diet
dc.subject.mesh	Exercise
dc.subject.mesh	Feeding Behavior
dc.subject.mesh	Fruit
dc.subject.mesh	Health Promotion
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Male
dc.subject.mesh	Men's Health
dc.subject.mesh	Middle Aged
dc.subject.mesh	Pilot Projects
dc.subject.mesh	Vegetables
dc.subject.mesh	Workplace
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Fruit
dc.subject.mesh	Vegetables
dc.subject.mesh	Exercise
dc.subject.mesh	Diet
dc.subject.mesh	Pilot Projects
dc.subject.mesh	Feeding Behavior
dc.subject.mesh	Adult
dc.subject.mesh	Middle Aged
dc.subject.mesh	Workplace
dc.subject.mesh	Health Promotion
dc.subject.mesh	Male
dc.subject.mesh	Men's Health
dc.title	A Men's Workplace Health Intervention: Results of the POWERPLAY Program Pilot Study.
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	58
utslib.location.activity	United States
utslib.for	1110 Nursing
utslib.for	1117 Public Health and Health Services
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
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dc.date.updated	2022-07-22T05:31:51Z
pubs.issue	8
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Abstract:

OBJECTIVE: To explore physical activity and eating behaviors among men following the implementation of a gender-sensitive, workplace health promotion program. METHODS: Using a pre-post within-subjects design, computer-assisted telephone interviewing (CATI) was used to collect health-related information along with physical activity and fruit/vegetable intake at baseline and after 6 months. RESULTS: At baseline, participants (N = 139) consumed 3.58 servings of fruit and vegetables/day and engaged in an average of 229.77 min/week moderate-vigorous physical activity (MVPA). At 6 months, daily fruit/vegetable intake did not increase, whereas MVPA increased by 112.3 min/week. CONCLUSIONS: The POWERPLAY program successfully increased weekly MVPA. Engaging men in health promotion can be a challenge; here, the workplace served as a valuable environment for achieving positive change.

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