Document Type
Article
Language
eng
Publication Date
9-1-2017
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Source Publication
Workplace Health & Safety
Source ISSN
2165-0799
Abstract
Minimal contact lifestyle interventions with multiple components coupled with health screening have the potential to improve worker health. The purpose of this study was to test a minimal contact multiple component lifestyle diet and exercise intervention. The multiple components that were included in this project included a worksite health screening, brief counseling session, emailed newsletter, and a pedometer. In response to the intervention, participants reported an increase in green salad, fruit, and vegetable consumption as well as an increase in self-efficacy for consuming three servings of fruits and vegetables a day. Study participants also demonstrated a significant increase in physical activity as shown by their responses to the question, “During leisure time I walk.” A minimal contact multiple component worksite health promotion program with relatively high feasibility and low cost can improve workers’ health-related behaviors, and participants can become more aware of their health.
Recommended Citation
Gretebeck, Kimberlee A.; Bailey, Tatiana; and Gretebeck, Randall J., "A Minimal Contact Diet and Physical Activity Intervention for White-Collar Workers" (2017). College of Nursing Faculty Research and Publications. 578.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/nursing_fac/578
Comments
Accepted version. Workplace Health & Safety, Vol. 65, No. 9 (September 1, 2017): 217-423. DOI. © 2017 by American Association of Occupational Health Nurses. Used with permission.
Kimberlee A. Gretebeck was affiliated with University of Wisconsin–Madison at the time of publication.