scholarly journals Supporting Workers to Sit Less and Move More Through the Web-Based BeUpstanding Program: Protocol for a Single-Arm, Repeated Measures Implementation Study (Preprint)

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Genevieve Nissa Healy ◽  
Ana D Goode ◽  
Alison Abbott ◽  
Jennifer Burzic ◽  
Bronwyn K Clark ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
Work Teams ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Repeated Measures Design ◽  
National Implementation ◽  
The Web ◽  
Implementation Trial

BACKGROUND The web-based BeUpstanding Champion Toolkit was developed to support work teams in addressing the emergent work health and safety issue of excessive sitting. It provides a step-by-step guide and associated resources that equip a workplace representative—the champion—to adopt and deliver the 8-week intervention program (BeUpstanding) to their work team. The evidence-informed program is designed to raise awareness of the benefits of sitting less and moving more, build a supportive culture for change, and encourage staff to take action to achieve this change. Work teams collectively choose the strategies they want to implement and promote to stand up, sit less, and move more, with this bespoke and participative approach ensuring the strategies are aligned with the team’s needs and existing culture. BeUpstanding has been iteratively developed and optimized through a multiphase process to ensure that it is fit for purpose for wide-scale implementation. OBJECTIVE The study aimed to describe the current version of BeUpstanding, and the methods and protocol for a national implementation trial. METHODS The trial will be conducted in collaboration with five Australian workplace health and safety policy and practice partners. Desk-based work teams from a variety of industries will be recruited from across Australia via partner-led referral pathways. Recruitment will target sectors (small business, rural or regional, call center, blue collar, and government) that are of priority to the policy and practice partners. A minimum of 50 work teams will be recruited per priority sector with a minimum of 10,000 employees exposed to the program. A single-arm, repeated-measures design will assess the short-term (end of program) and long-term (9 months postprogram) impacts. Data will be collected on the web via surveys and toolkit analytics and by the research team via telephone calls with champions. The Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, and Maintenance Framework will guide the evaluation, with assessment of the adoption/reach of the program (the number and characteristics of work teams and participating staff), program implementation (completion by the champion of core program components), effectiveness (on workplace sitting, standing, and moving), and maintenance (sustainability of changes). There will be an economic evaluation of the costs and outcomes of scaling up to national implementation, including intervention affordability and sustainability. RESULTS The study received funding in June 2018 and the original protocol was approved by institutional review board on January 9, 2017, with national implementation trial consent and protocol amendment approved March 12, 2019. The trial started on June 12, 2019, with 48 teams recruited as of December 2019. CONCLUSIONS The implementation and multimethod evaluation of BeUpstanding will provide the practice-based evidence needed for informing the potential broader dissemination of the program. CLINICALTRIAL Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry ACTRN12617000682347; https://www.anzctr.org.au/Trial/Registration/TrialReview.aspx?id=372843&isReview=true. INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT DERR1-10.2196/15756

scholarly journals Supporting Workers to Sit Less and Move More Through the Web-Based BeUpstanding Program: Protocol for a Single-Arm, Repeated Measures Implementation Study

10.2196/15756 ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. e15756
Author(s):  
Genevieve Nissa Healy ◽  
Ana D Goode ◽  
Alison Abbott ◽  
Jennifer Burzic ◽  
Bronwyn K Clark ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Work Teams ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Trial Registration ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Repeated Measures Design ◽  
National Implementation ◽  
The Web ◽  
Implementation Trial

Background The web-based BeUpstanding Champion Toolkit was developed to support work teams in addressing the emergent work health and safety issue of excessive sitting. It provides a step-by-step guide and associated resources that equip a workplace representative—the champion—to adopt and deliver the 8-week intervention program (BeUpstanding) to their work team. The evidence-informed program is designed to raise awareness of the benefits of sitting less and moving more, build a supportive culture for change, and encourage staff to take action to achieve this change. Work teams collectively choose the strategies they want to implement and promote to stand up, sit less, and move more, with this bespoke and participative approach ensuring the strategies are aligned with the team’s needs and existing culture. BeUpstanding has been iteratively developed and optimized through a multiphase process to ensure that it is fit for purpose for wide-scale implementation. Objective The study aimed to describe the current version of BeUpstanding, and the methods and protocol for a national implementation trial. Methods The trial will be conducted in collaboration with five Australian workplace health and safety policy and practice partners. Desk-based work teams from a variety of industries will be recruited from across Australia via partner-led referral pathways. Recruitment will target sectors (small business, rural or regional, call center, blue collar, and government) that are of priority to the policy and practice partners. A minimum of 50 work teams will be recruited per priority sector with a minimum of 10,000 employees exposed to the program. A single-arm, repeated-measures design will assess the short-term (end of program) and long-term (9 months postprogram) impacts. Data will be collected on the web via surveys and toolkit analytics and by the research team via telephone calls with champions. The Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, and Maintenance Framework will guide the evaluation, with assessment of the adoption/reach of the program (the number and characteristics of work teams and participating staff), program implementation (completion by the champion of core program components), effectiveness (on workplace sitting, standing, and moving), and maintenance (sustainability of changes). There will be an economic evaluation of the costs and outcomes of scaling up to national implementation, including intervention affordability and sustainability. Results The study received funding in June 2018 and the original protocol was approved by institutional review board on January 9, 2017, with national implementation trial consent and protocol amendment approved March 12, 2019. The trial started on June 12, 2019, with 48 teams recruited as of December 2019. Conclusions The implementation and multimethod evaluation of BeUpstanding will provide the practice-based evidence needed for informing the potential broader dissemination of the program. Trial Registration Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry ACTRN12617000682347; https://www.anzctr.org.au/Trial/Registration/TrialReview.aspx?id=372843&isReview=true. International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID) DERR1-10.2196/15756

Lifestyle intervention using modified BASNEF model in hypertension management (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Resti Tito Villarino ◽  
Christopher Arcay ◽  
Maria Concepcion Temblor
Keyword(s):  
Lifestyle Intervention ◽  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
Phase 1 ◽  
Management Technique ◽  
Enabling Factors ◽  
Educational Models ◽  
Stroke Risk Factor ◽  
Repeated Measures Design ◽  
Lifestyle Intervention Program

BACKGROUND Hypertension is a serious health issue and a major cardiovascular disease and stroke risk factor. In hypertensive patients, various health educational models have been used to improve their lifestyle, but the findings are inconsistent. OBJECTIVE The study assessed the effects of a lifestyle intervention program using modified Beliefs, Attitude, Subjective Standards, Enabling Factors (BASNEF) model among non-adherent hypertensive respondents in relation to the introduction of a lifestyle intervention program in the management of hypertension. METHODS This is a quantitative quasi-experimental research particularly utilizing a repeated-measures design of within-subjects approach on the 50 non-adherent patients diagnosed with essential hypertension at Moalboal, Cebu, Philippines in 2019. The respondents received five sessions of trainings based on modified BASNEF model. The Morisky Medication Adherence instrument was used. The first phase included a demographic questionnaire and the last phase comprised the evaluation of the program. Frequencies, percentages, means and standard deviations for descriptive statistics while t-test, repeated measures, ANOVA, and Pearson product moment correlation for inferential statistics. RESULTS The result indicated that the phase 1 mean (146.5) of the systolic readings differ significantly from the phase 4 mean (134.92) of the systolic readings. However, since these two means came from phases that were not consecutive, the result, as a whole, did not show a significant decrease or change when analyzed chronologically from one phase to the next. CONCLUSIONS The study has established that BASNEF model approach can be an effective BP management technique.

scholarly journals Finding Web-Based Anxiety Interventions on the World Wide Web: A Scoping Review

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. e14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miriam Thiel Ashford ◽  
Ellinor K Olander ◽  
Susan Ayers
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
Research Evidence ◽  
Treatment Plan ◽  
Intervention Programs ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Presentation Modes ◽  
Published Evidence ◽  
Program Characteristics ◽  
The Web

Background One relatively new and increasingly popular approach of increasing access to treatment is Web-based intervention programs. The advantage of Web-based approaches is the accessibility, affordability, and anonymity of potentially evidence-based treatment. Despite much research evidence on the effectiveness of Web-based interventions for anxiety found in the literature, little is known about what is publically available for potential consumers on the Web. Objective Our aim was to explore what a consumer searching the Web for Web-based intervention options for anxiety-related issues might find. The objectives were to identify currently publically available Web-based intervention programs for anxiety and to synthesize and review these in terms of (1) website characteristics such as credibility and accessibility; (2) intervention program characteristics such as intervention focus, design, and presentation modes; (3) therapeutic elements employed; and (4) published evidence of efficacy. Methods Web keyword searches were carried out on three major search engines (Google, Bing, and Yahoo—UK platforms). For each search, the first 25 hyperlinks were screened for eligible programs. Included were programs that were designed for anxiety symptoms, currently publically accessible on the Web, had an online component, a structured treatment plan, and were available in English. Data were extracted for website characteristics, program characteristics, therapeutic characteristics, as well as empirical evidence. Programs were also evaluated using a 16-point rating tool. Results The search resulted in 34 programs that were eligible for review. A wide variety of programs for anxiety, including specific anxiety disorders, and anxiety in combination with stress, depression, or anger were identified and based predominantly on cognitive behavioral therapy techniques. The majority of websites were rated as credible, secure, and free of advertisement. The majority required users to register and/or to pay a program access fee. Half of the programs offered some form of paid therapist or professional support. Programs varied in treatment length and number of modules and employed a variety of presentation modes. Relatively few programs had published research evidence of the intervention’s efficacy. Conclusions This review represents a snapshot of available Web-based intervention programs for anxiety that could be found by consumers in March 2015. The consumer is confronted with a diversity of programs, which makes it difficult to identify an appropriate program. Limited reports and existence of empirical evidence for efficacy make it even more challenging to identify credible and reliable programs. This highlights the need for consistent guidelines and standards on developing, providing, and evaluating Web-based interventions and platforms with reliable up-to-date information for professionals and consumers about the characteristics, quality, and accessibility of Web-based interventions.

scholarly journals Positive Adolescent Development: Effects of a Psychosocial Intervention Program in a Rural Setting

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (18) ◽  
pp. 6784
Author(s):  
Diana Paricio ◽  
Maria F. Rodrigo ◽  
Paz Viguer ◽  
Marina Herrera
Keyword(s):  
Youth Development ◽  
Adolescent Development ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Rural Setting ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Repeated Measures Design

The Positive Youth Development (PYD) approach identifies adolescents as resources to be empowered rather than problems to be solved. All adolescents have strengths and will fully develop when these strengths are integrated with healthy resources in the diverse environments where they live and interact. The objective of this study was twofold: (1) to present the Positive Development Program for Adolescents living in rural areas (DPAR Program) and (2) to pilot test the intervention program. The DPAR program was evaluated using a repeated-measures design before and after the intervention, with an intervention group and a control group. The sample consisted of 176 adolescents between 11 and 15 years old (M = 12.89, SD = 0.90) who belonged to two high schools with similar characteristics located in rural settings. A mixed-design analysis of variance was performed for each dependent variable. Results showed a significant increase in most of the study variables (self-esteem, self-efficacy, group identity, empathy, relational skills, assertiveness, and conflict resolution) and a significant decrease in alexithymia, as well as better academic performance. All this evidence indicates that the DPAR program is effective in promoting positive adolescent development and addresses the lack of programs based on the PYD approach in rural areas.

A preliminary investigation of a school-based musical theater intervention program for children with intellectual disabilities

2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 262-278 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olena Zyga ◽  
Sandra W Russ ◽  
Heather Meeker ◽  
Jodi Kirk
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Disability ◽  
School Environment ◽  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Musical Theater ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
Preliminary Investigation ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Repeated Measures Design ◽  
Theater Program ◽  
School Based

The presence of an intellectual disability may cause a child to have significant deficits in social skills and emotion regulation abilities across development. A vital next step is to find interventions that can be delivered in the school environment and across disability categories that target socioemotional factors. The current study investigated the feasibility of delivering a school-based musical theater program to students with intellectual disability across a range of school settings. A within-group repeated-measures design was used to analyze pre- and post-video recordings of the intervention program, which were coded for six domains of socioemotional ability across all participants ( n = 47). Results showed that significant gains across all domains were observed. However, these gains related to school- and individual-level student factors, such as grade level, severity of disability, and baseline social skill ability.

scholarly journals Impact Evaluation of an Addiction Intervention Program in a Quebec Prison

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. SART.S22464
Author(s):  
Catherine Arseneault ◽  
Marc Alain ◽  
Chantal Plourde ◽  
Francine Ferland ◽  
Nadine Blanchette-Martin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
Multidimensional Data ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Preliminary Results ◽  
Repeated Measures Design ◽  
Treatment Services ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
And Control

Objectives This study evaluates the effects of a prison-based addiction intervention program. The evaluation is based on a multidimensional data collection that draws a portrait of the respondents’ substance use, and of their psychological/emotional, social, and judicial spheres. It measures the changes, or lack thereof, in substance use; the psychological/emotional, social, and judicial spheres; as well as the post-treatment services used. Method A quasi-experimental repeated measures design (0, 6 weeks, and 6 months) was used. Effects of the program were identified by comparing the results obtained by a group of inmates who had participated in the program ( n = 80; experimental group) with those of another group who had received no intervention ( n = 70; control group). Results The preliminary results suggested a certain treatment effect related to impulsivity and psychological distress. Conclusion Although the preliminary results were promising, the experimental and control groups did not differ significantly when more robust analyses were used.

Effect of Sinus Surgery on Bodily Pain: A Metaanalysis

2008 ◽  
Vol 139 (2_suppl) ◽  
pp. P75-P75
Author(s):  
Alexander C Chester ◽  
Raj Sindwani ◽  
Timothy L Smith ◽  
Neil Bhattacharyya
Keyword(s):  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Bodily Pain ◽  
Sinus Surgery ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Repeated Measures Design ◽  
Pain Scores ◽  
Sf 36 ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Pain Domain

Objective To determine by systematic review and metaanalysis if (1) bodily pain as measured by the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) is consistently increased in patient populations with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS); and (2) if SF-36 bodily pain scores significantly and consistently improve following endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS). Methods Studies published in any language reporting SF-36 results before and after ESS were retrieved by searching MEDLINE, EMBASE, Web of Science, Cochrane databases, and additional Web-based sources (from 1980 to January 2008); by examining bibliographies of retrieved articles; and by contacting investigators in the field. Two authors independently evaluated studies for inclusion. Results After excluding 1 study reporting results as medians rather than as means, the remaining 10 observational ESS studies (909 patients) reported preoperative SF-36 bodily pain scores 0.95 SDs below the general population mean (more bodily pain) in average weighted by sample size. Using a repeated-measures design, all studies noted an improvement in SF-36 bodily pain domain scores following surgery, with a moderate-sized combined effect of 0.54 (95% confidence interval [CI], 040–0.69) and moderate heterogeneity (I2 = 50%). This pooled effect corresponds to a clinically and statistically significant mean improvement of 11.7 (95% CI, 7.1–16.3) units in the SF-36 bodily pain domain. Conclusions Bodily pain is consistently increased in patient populations with CRS. Using within-subject comparisons, a clinically and statistically significant improvement in bodily pain is noted after ESS, an improvement similar in size to that previously described for fatigue and other CRS symptoms.

15-Month Follow-Up Data on the Web-Based Autonomy-Supportive Intervention Program for PE Teachers

2019 ◽  
Vol 127 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henri Tilga ◽  
Hanna Kalajas-Tilga ◽  
Vello Hein ◽  
Lennart Raudsepp ◽  
Andre Koka
Keyword(s):  
Intervention Program ◽  
Web Based ◽  
The Web ◽  
Supportive Intervention

scholarly journals Farm Dinner Theater: Improving Health and Safety for Farm Families

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deborah Reed ◽  
Debra McCallum ◽  
Eileen Legault
Keyword(s):  
Adult Learning ◽  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Safety Behaviors ◽  
Farm Families ◽  
Family Farmers ◽  
Repeated Measures Design ◽  
Community Engaged Research

This article provides a brief overview of Farm Dinner Theater (FDT), a novel intervention that positively influences the health and safety behaviors of senior family farmers and their family. The FDT uses principles of adult learning and engages the audience in conversations about their health and safety experiences. The FDT was developed through interdisciplinary community-engaged research and tested using a repeated measures design with 553 intervention and 317 comparison participants. Significant changes were reported and the FDT is now being used by Extension through the use of a toolkit developed by the project.

scholarly journals A home-practice intervention for increasing condom use among university undergraduates

2020 ◽  
Vol 31 (12) ◽  
pp. 1149-1153
Author(s):  
JaNelle Ricks ◽  
Richard A Crosby ◽  
Cynthia A Graham ◽  
Stephanie A Sanders ◽  
Robin R Milhausen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Condom Use ◽  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
Sexual Pleasure ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Home Practice ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Repeated Measures Design ◽  
Opposite Sex ◽  
University Undergraduates

The consistently high rate of sexually transmitted infections among people 18–24 years old warrants novel strategies promoting condom use among large segments of this population. Ample opportunity exits to employ such strategies in university settings. This study evaluated a sex-positive, home-practice intervention designed to promote condom use among university undergraduates engaging in penile–vaginal intercourse (PVI). A sample of 29 opposite-sex undergraduate couples, engaging in PVI, was recruited from a large university. After teaching couples about condom use, a health educator helped couples select condoms/lubricants from options comprising various sizes, fits, shapes, textures, and other features. A 30-day ‘homework assignment’ was made to use these products while reducing condom use errors/problems and enhancing sexual pleasure. A repeated measures design, with a six-month observation period, was used to evaluate the program. Over the six-month period, the mean frequency of condomless PVI decreased from 26.4 to 3.9 times ( P < .001). Significant and favorable changes were also found relative to attitudes toward condom use ( P =  .027) and in condom use self-efficacy ( P < .001). Most students completing the follow-up assessment indicated the intervention would favorably impact their future condom use. Findings suggest this intervention program may be important to promoting condom use among university couples engaging in PVI.

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