Trial reportJournal of physical activity & health2012
Is baseline physical activity a determinant of participation in worksite walking clubs? Data from the HealthWorks Trial.
Trial report in Journal of physical activity & health, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT00708461 (Environmental Intervention for Weight Gain Prevention), which is not on this map. Cited by 5 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Environmental Intervention for Weight Gain Prevention
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Factors for adherence to a physical activity promotion program in the workplace: a systematic review.BMC public health · 2025Pooled it
- Workplace pedometer interventions for increasing physical activity.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2020Pooled it
- Pricing Strategies to Encourage Availability, Purchase, and Consumption of Healthy Foods and Beverages: A Systematic Review.Preventing chronic disease · 2017Pooled it
- Inequities and inequalities in outdoor walking groups: a scoping review.Public health reviews · 2020Article
- How needs and preferences of employees influence participation in health promotion programs: a six-month follow-up study.BMC public health · 2014Article
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Abstract
backgroundSome evidence suggests that physical activity programs mainly attract employees who are already active. This study examined the degree to which baseline physical activity was associated with enrollment in worksite walking clubs.
methodsAll variables were measured at baseline. Walking club participation was measured over 2 years. There were 642 individuals from 3 worksites with complete data available for logistic regression analyses.
resultsBaseline physical activity [OR (95% CI)=1.00 (0.99, 1.01)] was not a significant predictor of walking club participation. Participants who were older [OR=1.03 (1.01, 1.04)] or indicated more social support for physical activity [OR=1.13 (1.02, 1.25)] had significantly higher odds of participation relative to those who were younger or indicated less social support, respectively. In addition, men [OR=-0.25 (0.18, 0.36)] and employees from the second worksite [OR=-0.41 (0.25, 0.67)] had significantly lower odds of participation relative to women and employees from the first or third worksites, respectively. Sensitivity analyses arrived at similar conclusions.
conclusionsWorksite walking clubs were appealing across varying levels of physical activity. Future research should improve marketing and program design to engage harder-to-reach segments of the workforce, particularly young men and those with limited social support.
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