PMID- 35162865
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20220228
LR  - 20220228
IS  - 1660-4601 (Electronic)
IS  - 1661-7827 (Print)
IS  - 1660-4601 (Linking)
VI  - 19
IP  - 3
DP  - 2022 Feb 6
TI  - Measuring Productivity, Perceived Stress and Work Engagement of a Nationally 
      Delivered Workplace Step Count Challenge.
LID - 10.3390/ijerph19031843 [doi]
LID - 1843
AB  - Workplace step count challenges show promise with regard to increasing physical 
      activity, with walking linked to many positive physical and mental health 
      benefits. Few studies have investigated their effects on work-related outcomes. 
      The aim of this study was to describe (1) the process of collecting work-related 
      outcomes as part of a real-world workplace intervention, the Step Count 
      Challenge, and (2) report step counts and work-related outcomes (productivity, 
      perceived stress and work engagement) during the Step Count Challenge. This 
      pre-post study was conducted as part of a four-week 2018 National Step Count 
      Challenge (SCC) in Scotland, UK. A survey was administered to collect 
      self-reported steps, productivity (HWQ), perceived stress (Cohen Perceived Stress 
      Scale) and work engagement (UWES) on the week prior to the intervention starting 
      (baseline), week 1 and week 4. Process data such as recruitment and response 
      rates were monitored throughout. Of 2042 employees who signed up to the SCC, 
      baseline data were reported for 246 (12% of total; mean age 42.5 years, 83% 
      female). Process data suggest low uptake to the study and poor compliance between 
      surveys time points. Preliminary data suggest positive changes in step counts 
      (3374 steps/day by week 4), stress and productivity. No changes in work 
      engagement were found. The findings highlight the need to integrate research more 
      effectively into real-world interventions, including a true baseline period. The 
      Step Count Challenge may have positive change on some work-related outcomes 
      warranting further investigation into how robust research designs can be 
      delivered without negatively influencing real-world interventions.
FAU - Ryde, Gemma C
AU  - Ryde GC
AD  - Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, College of Medical Veterinary 
      and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, 126 University Place, Glasgow G12 8TA, 
      UK.
AD  - Division of Sport, Faculty of Health Sciences and Sport, University of Stirling, 
      Stirling FK9 4LA, UK.
FAU - Tomaz, Simone A
AU  - Tomaz SA
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-7531-3250
AD  - Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, College of Medical Veterinary 
      and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, 126 University Place, Glasgow G12 8TA, 
      UK.
AD  - Division of Sport, Faculty of Health Sciences and Sport, University of Stirling, 
      Stirling FK9 4LA, UK.
FAU - Sandison, Krissi
AU  - Sandison K
AD  - Division of Sport, Faculty of Health Sciences and Sport, University of Stirling, 
      Stirling FK9 4LA, UK.
AD  - NHS Shetland, Upper Floor Montfield, Burgh Road, Lerwick ZE1 0LA, UK.
FAU - Greenwood, Carl
AU  - Greenwood C
AD  - Paths for All, Kintail House, Forthside Way, Stirling FK8 1QZ, UK.
FAU - Kelly, Paul
AU  - Kelly P
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-1946-9848
AD  - Physical Activity for Health Research Centre (PAHRC), The University of 
      Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH8 8AQ, UK.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20220206
PL  - Switzerland
TA  - Int J Environ Res Public Health
JT  - International journal of environmental research and public health
JID - 101238455
SB  - IM
MH  - Adult
MH  - Efficiency
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Stress, Psychological/epidemiology
MH  - Walking/physiology
MH  - *Work Engagement
MH  - *Workplace/psychology
PMC - PMC8835687
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - physical activity
OT  - productivity
OT  - steps
OT  - stress
OT  - walking
OT  - work engagement
OT  - workplace
COIS- Carl Greenwood in an employee of Paths for All and a co-author on this paper. 
      However, he had no input into the analysis and interpreting of the results. Paths 
      for all is a Registered Scottish Charity No: SC025535.
EDAT- 2022/02/16 06:00
MHDA- 2022/03/01 06:00
PMCR- 2022/02/06
CRDT- 2022/02/15 01:15
PHST- 2021/11/25 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2022/01/12 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2022/01/26 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2022/02/15 01:15 [entrez]
PHST- 2022/02/16 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2022/03/01 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2022/02/06 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - ijerph19031843 [pii]
AID - ijerph-19-01843 [pii]
AID - 10.3390/ijerph19031843 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Feb 6;19(3):1843. doi: 
      10.3390/ijerph19031843.