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. 2016 Aug;58(8):765-9.
doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000000793.

A Men's Workplace Health Intervention: Results of the POWERPLAY Program Pilot Study

Steven T Johnson  1 , Sean Stolp, Cherisse Seaton, Paul Sharp, Cristina M Caperchione, Joan L Bottorff, John L Oliffe, Margaret Jones-Bricker, Sonia Lamont, Kerensa Medhurst, Sally Errey, Theresa Healy
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A Men's Workplace Health Intervention: Results of the POWERPLAY Program Pilot Study

Steven T Johnson et al. J Occup Environ Med. 2016 Aug.

Abstract

Objective: To explore physical activity and eating behaviors among men following the implementation of a gender-sensitive, workplace health promotion program.

Methods: Using a pre-post within-subjects design, computer-assisted telephone interviewing (CATI) was used to collect health-related information along with physical activity and fruit/vegetable intake at baseline and after 6 months.

Results: At baseline, participants (N = 139) consumed 3.58 servings of fruit and vegetables/day and engaged in an average of 229.77 min/week moderate-vigorous physical activity (MVPA). At 6 months, daily fruit/vegetable intake did not increase, whereas MVPA increased by 112.3 min/week.

Conclusions: The POWERPLAY program successfully increased weekly MVPA. Engaging men in health promotion can be a challenge; here, the workplace served as a valuable environment for achieving positive change.

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The authors report no conflicts of interest.

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