There has been a large growth in workplace wellness initiatives; however, use of fitness based health risk assessments (fHRAs) remains largely unexplored. I hypothesized that adding an fHRA to a physical activity counseling intervention (PAC+HRA) would greater increase physical activity levels compared to physical activity counseling alone (PAC). A 4 month, two- group quasi-experimental design was used to test this hypothesis.
Over time, there was an increase in total, moderate to vigorous, and moderate physical
activity ≥10-minute bouts. Self-Efficacy for Exercise increased and symptoms of depression
decreased. Subgroup analysis of the PAC+HRA group found a significant improvement in overall fitness levels. Participants progressed to more advanced stages of change. In conclusion, PAC+HRA did not increase physical activity levels more than PAC. This is likely due to the characteristics of the counseling, fHRA, and outcome measurements. / October 2016
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:MANITOBA/oai:mspace.lib.umanitoba.ca:1993/31722 |
| Date | 13 September 2016 |
| Creators | Hamm, Naomi |
| Contributors | Duhamel, Todd (Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management), Cornish, Stephen (Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management) Webber, Sandra (Physical Therapy) |
| Source Sets | University of Manitoba Canada |
| Detected Language | English |
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