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. 2018 May;87(2):130-132.
Epub 2018 May 30.

POINT OF DECISION PROMPTS AND SIGNPOSTING FOOTPRINTS IMPROVE STAIR USE IN A UK CITY CENTRE OFFICE

Damien Bennett  1 , Dylan MacLochlainn  1   2 , Leanne McMullan  1
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POINT OF DECISION PROMPTS AND SIGNPOSTING FOOTPRINTS IMPROVE STAIR USE IN A UK CITY CENTRE OFFICE

Damien Bennett et al. Ulster Med J. 2018 May.
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None. Ethical Approval: This study did not require Research Ethics Committee approval as it was an evaluation of a service change. We reached this decision using the Health Research Authority decision aid (http://www.hra-decisiontools.org.uk/research/). We assessed that we did not need to obtain informed consent because we did not collect any identifiable information about individuals. The study was approved by the Public Health Agency Staff Health and Wellbeing Group and the Public Health Agency Management Team, which provided corporate oversight and governance.

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Fig 1.
Fig 1.
Example of Point of Decision Prompt (PODP) used above elevator call buttons.
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Fig 2.
Signposting footprints used on the floor and stairwell door.
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