Motivating sedentary nursing staff using a pedometer
- Conditions
- Eligible and interested individuals who had no health conditions (e.g., cardiovascular diseases, musculoskeletal conditions)Nurses, Pedometer, Physical activity, Transtheoretical Model
- Registration Number
- TCTR20221030002
- Lead Sponsor
- Chiang Mai University, Thailand
- Brief Summary
After the intervention, the intervention arm achieved a higher self-efficacy score. -At the baseline, 16.7% of the control arm and 27.8% of the intervention arm were classified as moderately physically active. After 12 weeks, this proportion increased to 27.7% in the control arm and 50.0% in the intervention arm. -Mean daily steps in the intervention arm reached the level of statistical significance. -The intervention arm significantly decreased more in waist circumference.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 40
eligible to participate in our study if they are 35 years of age or older
1. their time availability or health conditions (e.g., cardiovascular diseases, musculoskeletal conditions) represented a limitation on taking part in the study.
2. they had any difficulties with wearing and recording data on a pedometer.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Daily steps at 12 weeks after end of the intervention pedometers,physical activity levels at 12 weeks after end of the intervention International Physical Activity Questionnaire ,readiness to change behavior at 12 weeks after end of the intervention Exercise Readiness-to-Change Questionnaire
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Anthropometric data at 12 weeks after end of the intervention body weight and hight