The ENCOURAGEing workplaces project: the addition of a fitness based health risk assessment to a physical activity counseling intervention
| dc.contributor.author | Hamm, Naomi | |
| dc.contributor.examiningcommittee | Cornish, Stephen (Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management) Webber, Sandra (Physical Therapy) | en_US |
| dc.contributor.supervisor | Duhamel, Todd (Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management) | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2016-09-13T21:27:50Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2016-09-13T21:27:50Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2016 | |
| dc.degree.discipline | Kinesiology and Recreation Management | en_US |
| dc.degree.level | Master of Science (M.Sc.) | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | There has been a large growth in workplace wellness initiatives; however, use of fitness based health risk assessments (fHRAs) remains largely unexplored. I hypothesized that adding an fHRA to a physical activity counseling intervention (PAC+HRA) would greater increase physical activity levels compared to physical activity counseling alone (PAC). A 4 month, two- group quasi-experimental design was used to test this hypothesis. Over time, there was an increase in total, moderate to vigorous, and moderate physical activity ≥10-minute bouts. Self-Efficacy for Exercise increased and symptoms of depression decreased. Subgroup analysis of the PAC+HRA group found a significant improvement in overall fitness levels. Participants progressed to more advanced stages of change. In conclusion, PAC+HRA did not increase physical activity levels more than PAC. This is likely due to the characteristics of the counseling, fHRA, and outcome measurements. | en_US |
| dc.description.note | October 2016 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1993/31722 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
| dc.rights | open access | en_US |
| dc.subject | Physical activity, Health risk assessment, Workplace | en_US |
| dc.title | The ENCOURAGEing workplaces project: the addition of a fitness based health risk assessment to a physical activity counseling intervention | en_US |
| dc.type | master thesis | en_US |
| local.subject.manitoba | yes | en_US |