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dc.contributor.authorThomas, Erica
dc.contributor.authorPuig Ribera, Anna
dc.contributor.authorSenye-Mir, Anna
dc.contributor.authorGreenfield, Sheila
dc.contributor.authorEves, Frank
dc.date.accessioned2017-08-15T13:59:02Z
dc.date.available2017-08-15T13:59:02Z
dc.date.issued2015-09-14
dc.identifier.citationThomas, EL., Puig RA., Senye-Mir, A., Greenfield, S., Eves, F. (2015) 'Testing messages to promote stair climbing at work', International Journal of Workplace Health Management, 8 (3) pp. 189-205 doi: 10.1108/IJWHM-07-2014-0026
dc.identifier.issn1753-8351
dc.identifier.doi10.1108/IJWHM-07-2014-0026
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2436/620587
dc.description.abstractPurpose: Worksites have been targeted as an important setting for physical activity interventions. A recent emphasis for health promoters is the use of point-of-choice interventions to encourage stair climbing at work. This study explored three point-of-choice campaigns to increase stair climbing at work. Method: Ten focus groups and a rating task were conducted with 59 employees from a University and a University Hospital in the UK. Focus groups were structured around three messages and four prompts and sought to explore the motivational power of the resources, identify factors contributing to their effectiveness and provide recommendations to improve and optimize content. Benefits and barriers to stair climbing at work were also explored. Focus groups were recorded, transcribed and coded to identify key themes. Findings: Intra-personal factors health, motivation, social norms and time management influence stair climbing at work. Critically, extra-personal factors associated with the worksite itself can also bias a traveller’s choice independently of any intervention. Results suggest that messages targeting heart health have the greatest impact on reported propensity to climb the stairs at work. Messages targeting rate of respiration for fitness, however, may have a negative effect given that most people want to avoid getting out of breath at work. Originality value: Qualitative research is essential for developing and refining the design detail of point-of-choice interventions and tailoring their components to address individuals’ needs in different settings but there is little evidence of this in practice.
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dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherEmerald Group Publishing Limited
dc.relation.urlhttp://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/10.1108/IJWHM-07-2014-0026
dc.subjectWorkplace health
dc.subjectqualitative research
dc.subjectPsychological research
dc.subjectPublic Health
dc.subjectWellness interventions
dc.subjectStair climbing
dc.titleTesting messages to promote stair climbing at work
dc.typeJournal article
dc.identifier.journalInternational Journal of Workplace Health Management
rioxxterms.funderUniversity of Wolverhampton
rioxxterms.identifier.projectUOW150817ET
rioxxterms.licenseref.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate2017-08-15
dc.source.volume8
dc.source.issue3
dc.source.beginpage189
dc.source.endpage205
refterms.versionFCDAM
refterms.dateFOA2018-07-18T13:33:36Z
html.description.abstractPurpose: Worksites have been targeted as an important setting for physical activity interventions. A recent emphasis for health promoters is the use of point-of-choice interventions to encourage stair climbing at work. This study explored three point-of-choice campaigns to increase stair climbing at work. Method: Ten focus groups and a rating task were conducted with 59 employees from a University and a University Hospital in the UK. Focus groups were structured around three messages and four prompts and sought to explore the motivational power of the resources, identify factors contributing to their effectiveness and provide recommendations to improve and optimize content. Benefits and barriers to stair climbing at work were also explored. Focus groups were recorded, transcribed and coded to identify key themes. Findings: Intra-personal factors health, motivation, social norms and time management influence stair climbing at work. Critically, extra-personal factors associated with the worksite itself can also bias a traveller’s choice independently of any intervention. Results suggest that messages targeting heart health have the greatest impact on reported propensity to climb the stairs at work. Messages targeting rate of respiration for fitness, however, may have a negative effect given that most people want to avoid getting out of breath at work. Originality value: Qualitative research is essential for developing and refining the design detail of point-of-choice interventions and tailoring their components to address individuals’ needs in different settings but there is little evidence of this in practice.


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