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Promoting physical activity in worksite settings: results of a German pilot study of the online intervention Healingo fit

Overview of attention for article published in BMC Public Health, September 2017
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Title
Promoting physical activity in worksite settings: results of a German pilot study of the online intervention Healingo fit
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BMC Public Health, September 2017
DOI 10.1186/s12889-017-4697-6
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Kevin Dadaczynski, Stephan Schiemann, Olaf Backhaus

Abstract

Worldwide, one third of the adult population is insufficiently physically active. This fact has led to a strong demand for public health initiatives. Given the mixed evidence on the effectiveness of worksite interventions promoting physical activity (PA), a pedometer-based and gamified intervention, Healingo Fit, was developed and evaluated over a period of six weeks. The effectiveness of Healingo Fit was evaluated as part of a randomized controlled trial (RCT) with two measurement points involving employees of an automobile manufacturer. Direct health promotion outcomes were assessed using self-developed items on PA knowledge, the HAPA brief scales and the exercise self-efficacy scale. IPAQ short version was used to assess different forms of PA behavior. Intervention effects were identified using a two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) with repeated measurements. A total of 144 participants took part in the study (intervention group = 80, control group = 64). The results of the ANOVA show significant interaction effects (group x time) for health promotion outcomes (knowledge, intention, and self-efficacy), with medium to high effect sizes. In the health behavior related outcomes, there were significant improvements, with large effect sizes for low levels of PA, but not for moderate and high PA. Walking time increased by 125 min/week in the intervention group, corresponding to a percentage increase of 30% compared to baseline. Pedometer-based interventions using gamification elements can have positive effects not only on health promotion parameters but can also lead to an increase in PA behavior. The online format of Healingo Fit is suitable for reaching large numbers of people and achieving population effects. German Clinical Trials Register (DRKS): DRKS00006105 , date of registration: 2017-03-24.

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Unknown 192 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 31 16%
Student > Ph. D. Student 20 10%
Student > Bachelor 20 10%
Researcher 15 8%
Student > Doctoral Student 12 6%
Other 30 16%
Unknown 64 33%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Nursing and Health Professions 26 14%
Medicine and Dentistry 25 13%
Sports and Recreations 15 8%
Computer Science 13 7%
Psychology 11 6%
Other 31 16%
Unknown 71 37%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 6. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 22 November 2018.
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#5,662,973
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#5,598
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#88,502
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#75
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