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Trial reportThe international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity2022

Incentivising public transport use for physical activity gain: process evaluation of the COVID-19 disrupted trips4health randomised controlled trial.

K A Jose, M J Sharman, O Stanesby, S Greaves, A J Venn, L Blizzard, A Palmer, K Cooper, J Williams, V J Cleland

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Trial report in The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

K A JoseMenzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. kim.jose@utas.edu.au.ORCID 0000-0002-9346-6429
M J SharmanMenzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
O StanesbyMenzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
S GreavesInstitute of Transport and Logistic Studies, The University of Sydney, Butlin Avenue, Darlington, Camperdown, New South Wales, 2006, Australia.
A J VennMenzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
L BlizzardMenzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
A PalmerMenzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
K CooperMetro Tasmania, 212 Main Road, Moonah, Hobart, Tasmania, 7009, Australia.
J WilliamsPublic Health Services, Department of Health, Tasmanian Government, 2/25 Argyle Street, Hobart, 7001, Australia.
V J ClelandMenzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
University of Tasmania · AUTasmanian GovernmentThe University of Sydney · AU

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPartnering with a public transport (PT) provider, state government, and local government, the single-blinded randomised controlled trial, trips4health, investigated the impact of PT use incentives on transport-related physical activity (PA) in Tasmania, Australia. The intervention involved 16-weeks of incentives (bus trip credits) for achieving weekly PT use targets, supported by weekly text messages. This study objective was to conduct a process evaluation of the COVID-19 disrupted trips4health study.

methodsThe Medical Research Council UK's framework for complex public health interventions guided the process evaluation. Participant reach, acceptability, fidelity and feasibility were evaluated. Administrative and post-intervention survey data were analysed descriptively. Semi-structured interviews with intervention participants (n = 7) and PT provider staff (n = 4) were analysed thematically.

resultsDue to COVID-19, trips4health was placed on hold (March 2020) then stopped (May 2020) as social restrictions impacted PT use. At study cessation, 116 participants (approximately one third of target sample) had completed baseline measures, 110 were randomised, and 64 (n = 29 in the intervention group; n = 35 in the control group) completed post-intervention measures. Participants were 18 - 80 years (average 44.5 years) with females (69%) and those with tertiary education (55%) over-represented. The intervention was delivered with high fidelity with 96% of bus trip credits and 99% of behavioural text messages sent as intended. Interviewed PT staff said implementation was highly feasible. Intervention participant acceptability was high with 90% reporting bus trip incentives were helpful and 59% reporting the incentives motivated them to use PT more. From a total of 666 possible bus trip targets, 56% were met with 38% of intervention participants agreeing and 41% disagreeing that 'Meeting the bus trip targets was easy'. Interviews and open-ended survey responses from intervention participants revealed incentives motivated bus use but social (e.g., household member commitments) and systemic (e.g., bus availability) factors made meeting bus trip targets challenging.

conclusionstrips4health demonstrated good acceptability and strong fidelity and feasibility. Future intervention studies incentivising PT use will need to ensure a broader demographic is reached and include more supports to meet PT targets.

trial registrationACTRN12619001136190 .

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COVID-19ExerciseFemaleHealth BehaviorHumansMotivationSurveys and QuestionnairesBehaviour and behaviour mechanismsDisease outbreaksExerciseMotivationPreventive health servicesPublic-private sector partnershipsTranslational medical researchTransportation facilitiesWalking

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