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| Title: |
A pilot study evaluating a peer led and professional led physical activity intervention with blue-collar employees |
| Author: |
Russ Elbel Steve Aldana Don Bloswick Joseph L. Lyon |
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| Paging: | Volume 21 (2003) nr. 3 pages 199-210 |
| Year: |
2003-11-05 |
| Contents: |
Objective: To measure the effect of a physical activity intervention, based on social cognitive theory, delivered by a peer and a professional leader. Design: Quasi-experimental. Setting: Three locations at a large Mid-Western railroad. Subjects: One hundred and forty-eight skilled labor employees participated: one hundred and twenty completed the study. Measures: Self-reported energy expenditure, self-efficacy and stages of change. Results: ANOVA and categorical analysis using rates and proportions were used for evaluation. The peer group had a non-significant short-term increase in energy expenditure of 3%, which returned to baseline post intervention. The professional and control groups showed a non-significant decrease in energy expenditure of 5% and 9%, respectively. The peer (p < 0.002) and professional groups (p < 0.004) showed significant increases in average stages scores. The peer group maintained increases over time (p < 0.001). The peer and professional led groups showed a 54% and 24% increase in the number of employees reporting regular physical activity over time, respectively. The peer group also showed positive trends in self-efficacy. Conclusions: The peer intervention enhanced self-efficacy and self-reported physical activity. A job layoff at the professional led site confounded comparisons between locations. Employees reported high energy expenditure and high BMI values, suggesting that a weight management intervention may be more appropriate and appealing in this population. |
| Publisher: |
IOS Press |
| Source file: |
Elektronische Wetenschappelijke Tijdschriften |
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