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ArticleAmerican journal of lifestyle medicine2024

Promoting Physical Activity Among Health Professional Students, Faculty, and Staff Members: A Competition-Based Intervention.

Chenyu Zou, Joshua C Hollingsworth, Robin Gosdin Farrell, Brent I Fox

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Article in American journal of lifestyle medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 authors.

Chenyu ZouHealth Outcomes Research and Policy, Harrison College of Pharmacy, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA (CZ, BIF).ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3151-1527
Joshua C HollingsworthEdward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine - Auburn Campus, Auburn, AL, USA (JCH).ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5043-3160
Robin Gosdin FarrellNursing, College of Nursing, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA (RGF).ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0001-2945-4167
Brent I FoxHealth Outcomes Research and Policy, Harrison College of Pharmacy, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA (CZ, BIF).ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1593-0449

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This program review presents data for the Deans' Fit Family Challenge (DFFC) and proposes future directions for improvement, informed by the Social Cognitive Theory. The DFFC is a multi-week physical activity competition held annually between three health professional programs, focusing on the development of self-efficacy, self-regulation, and social support of health-related fitness. Participants competed in teams of two and tracked their activity minutes weekly using the ChallengeRunner app or through manual entry. Weekly winners were announced, and the winning college was determined from a composite score of active minutes and weight loss. Since 2019, 1164 participants reported an average of 217.1 weekly minutes of physical activity during the DFFC. An average of 94.0% of participants reported minutes in week 1, compared to 56.3% in week 8. The DFFC is an important initiative to potentially promote physical activity levels among participating programs. While motivational strategies are being incorporated and executed in the DFFC, there is a need for ongoing exploration and improvement to enhance future competition-based interventions among health professional students, faculty, and staff.

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fitness competitionhealth professionsphysical activitysocial cognitive theory

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PMID39554954
PMCPMC11562360

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