THE EFFECT OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND LIFE STYLES (PALS) INTERVENTIONS ON WORK-RELATED OUTCOMES Öffentlichkeit
Iyer, Neema (2011)
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Abstract
ABSTRACT
The Effect Of Physical Activity And Life Styles (Pals)
Interventions On Work-Related
Outcomes
By Neema Iyer
Objectives: The objective of this
study is to evaluate the effect of the Physical Activity
and Lifestyles (PALS) worksite physical activity intervention
program conducted at
Emory University, Atlanta on work-related outcomes.
Methods: Emory University
employees (n=381) from 60 departments were randomized
to one of five treatment groups: 1) Control, 2) Gym, 3)
Education+Gym, 4) Time+Gym,
or 5) Education+Time+Gym. Covariate-adjusted logistic mixed models
were used to
analyze the effect of the interventions on work-related outcomes
and secondary analyses
were performed to determine the effect of any treatment versus the
control group on the
work-related outcomes. Potential covariates include baseline age,
ethnicity, gender, Body
Mass Index, study block i.e. participants were divided into two
groups to account for
seasonality, presence of disease comorbidities, employment in
facilities management and
whether participant meets CDC recommended guidelines for physical
activity.
Results: The covariate-adjusted
analyses showed no significant effect of treatment on job
satisfaction (p=0.4369), entire days missed due to physical health
(p=0.6104), partial
days missed due to physical health (p=0.6927), self-rated work
performance (p=0.6233)
and opinion of whether 'Emory is a Health Workplace' (p=0.5727).
Contrasts of any
treatment groups versus the control group also showed no
significant association for all
variables except agreement with the statement 'Emory is a Health
Workplace', where the
odds of reporting agreement with the statement was higher among the
treatment group
than the control group (OR= 1.82, 95% CI (1.04, 3.19) , p=
0.0373).
Conclusion: The analyses conducted
showed no significant correlation between the
PALS worksite intervention program and work-related outcomes.
However, there was an
increased agreement in the perception of Emory as a healthy place
to work. Prior
literature has shown a loose association between worksite
interventions and sick
absences. Further research is required to evaluate the association
between physical
activity and work outcomes by incorporating longer study periods,
multifaceted
interventions to increase physical activity levels and more
sensitive instruments for
detecting work outcomes changes in the participant populations.
Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.
Introduction…………………………………………………………….........…1
2. Background/ Literature Review
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3. Methods
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4. Results
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5. Discussion
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6. Public Health Implications
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7. References
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8. Tables
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9. Appendices
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