None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
The meat processing industry is an important component of the New Zealand economy generating approximately 13% of exports and employing about 25000 people. It also has the highest risk of occupational injury and illness in NZ workplace. Physical inactivity and sedentary lifestyle are now known to elevate the risk of health problems such as cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, depression, and musculoskeletal disorders. While these factors can impact adversely on work productivity and sick leave, they are also known to positively respond to increased physical activity. A healthier, more active work force will likely be associated with reduced sick leave, reduced injury rates and increased productivity, and national and international guidelines recommend that adults accumulate daily at least 30 min of moderate intensity activity, on at least 5 days per week, in order to achieve optimal health benefits. As one form of physical activity, walking plays an important role in the prevention and management of chronic health disorders and can improve quality of life in the general population, and thus the use of a simple, cheap, performance driven walking intervention may be a significant step towards improving the health and lifestyle of these workers. The aim of this project is to undertake a feasibility study for an eventual randomised clinical trial (RCT) of pedometer-driven walking as an intervention to improve health-related quality of life, and increase physical activity among meat processing workers. This project will also assess the adherence to a 12-week pedometer-driven walking intervention to change sedentary lifestyle habits.
Interventions
After randomization all participants will be attended a 30 min education session on the health benefits of being physically active, then participants in the intervention group will be received another 70 min session including 10 min walk efficacy by pedometer, 30 min exercise behaviour change and 30 min about PA booklet. This session will be based on back 2 activity protocols and conducted by a physiotherapist and student researcher.Participants in the intervention group will use a Yamax Digi-w
After randomization all participants will be attended a 30 min education session on the health benefits of being physically active, then participants in the intervention group will be received another 70 min session including 10 min walk efficacy by pedometer, 30 min exercise behaviour change and 30 min about PA booklet. This session will be based on back 2 activity protocols and conducted by a physiotherapist and student researcher.Participants in the intervention group will use a Yamax Digi-walker W200 pedometer from the beginning of the intervention. They will be instructed on how to wear and use the pedometer (to record steps taken) by doing the following: wear the pedometer at the assigned location over the hip; wear the pedometer during all waking hours (except when bathing, swimming or going to bed at night); reset the pedometer to zero at the beginning of each day, and remove it at the end of each day, record on their step calendar the date, the total number of steps displayed on the pedometer, and the strategies used to increase physical activity that week. Participants will receive weekly e-mail reminders about his or her week’s step-count goal which aimed to gradually increase the level of activities by 5% with an additional increase from previous goal setting to reach at least 10000 steps/day at the end of the 12 week period as weel as information about the importantce of PA for health benefits . The 12 weeks pedometer-driven walking intervention will be used in this study based on self-regulation theory (SRT) and will include goal setting, feedback, educational material, and the use of a step calendar for self-monitoring. Walking will be performed for at least 5 days/week according to evidence based international guidelines that recommend adults to accumulate at least 30 min of moderate intensity activity, on at least 5 days/week, to achieve optimal health benefits Participants in both the walking (intervention) and control groups will also receive standardised educational material that consists of written and graphic information describing the importance of walking as a PA for health benefits and prevention of different diseases. At the completion of the 12 weeks both groups will again use the pedometer for one week to establish a weekly step count for comparison to baseline scores
Sponsors
University of Otago
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Primary purpose
Prevention
Masking
Blinded (masking used) (Investigator)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
Currently working with Silver Fern Farms (SFF) Company-Balclutha/ Otago male or female aged 18-65 years Having a sedentary lifestyle Able to walk continuously for at least 10 minutes Able to read and sign an informed consent and questionnaires
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion if they participation in PA program during the last 6 months, pregnant women will be also excluded
Outcome results
None listed