ArticleBMC public health2017
The impact of an m-Health financial incentives program on the physical activity and diet of Australian truck drivers.
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- The Physical Activity Wearables in the Police Force (PAW-Force) study: acceptability and impact.BMC public health · 2020Article
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- The role of a clinician amid the rise of mobile health technology.Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundChronic diseases are high in truck drivers and have been linked to work routines that promote inactivity and poor diets. This feasibility study examined the extent to which an m-Health financial incentives program facilitated physical activity and healthy dietary choices in Australian truck drivers.
methodsNineteen men (mean [SD] age = 47.5 [9.8] years; BMI = 31.2 [4.6] kg/m
resultsNon-significant increases in the mean proportions of work time spent physically active were found at end-program and follow-up (+1%; 7 mins/day). Fruit (p = 0.023) and vegetable (p = 0.024) consumption significantly increased by one serve/day at end-program. Non-significant improvements in saturated fat (5%) and processed/refined sugar (1%) food/beverage choices were found at end-program and follow-up. Overall, 65% (n = 11) of drivers demonstrated positive changes in physical activity, and at least one dietary choice (e.g. saturated fat) at follow-up. Drivers found the financial incentives component of the program to be a less effective facilitator of change than the activity tracker and smartphone application, although this technology was easier to use for monitoring of physical activity than healthy dietary choices.
conclusionsNot all drivers benefitted from the program. However, positive changes for different health behaviours were observed in the majority of participants. Outcomes from this feasibility study inform future intervention development for studies with larger samples.
trial registrationANZCTR12616001513404 . Registered November 2nd, 2016 (retrospectively registered).
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