TY - JOUR
T1 - Effects of a worksite physical activity intervention for hospital nurses who are working mothers
AU - Tucker, Sharon J.
AU - Lanningham-Foster, Lorraine M.
AU - Murphy, Justyne N.
AU - Thompson, Warren G.
AU - Weymiller, Audrey J.
AU - Lohse, Christine
AU - Levine, James A.
PY - 2011/9
Y1 - 2011/9
N2 - Hospital nurses who are working mothers are challenged to maintain their personal health and model healthy behaviors for their children. This study aimed to develop and test an innovative 10-week worksite physical activity intervention integrated into the work flow of hospital-based nurses who were mothers. Three volunteer adult medical-surgical nursing units participated as intervention units. Fifty-eight nurses (30 intervention and 28 control) provided baseline and post-intervention repeated measurements of physical activity (steps) and body composition. Intervention participants provided post-intervention focus group feedback. For both groups, daily steps averaged more than 12,400 at baseline and post-intervention. No significant effects were found for physical activity; significant effects were found for fat mass, fat index, and percent fat (p < .03). Focus group findings supported the intervention and other data collected. The worksite holds promise for targeting the health of working mothers. Future research is warranted with a larger sample, longer intervention, and additional measures.
AB - Hospital nurses who are working mothers are challenged to maintain their personal health and model healthy behaviors for their children. This study aimed to develop and test an innovative 10-week worksite physical activity intervention integrated into the work flow of hospital-based nurses who were mothers. Three volunteer adult medical-surgical nursing units participated as intervention units. Fifty-eight nurses (30 intervention and 28 control) provided baseline and post-intervention repeated measurements of physical activity (steps) and body composition. Intervention participants provided post-intervention focus group feedback. For both groups, daily steps averaged more than 12,400 at baseline and post-intervention. No significant effects were found for physical activity; significant effects were found for fat mass, fat index, and percent fat (p < .03). Focus group findings supported the intervention and other data collected. The worksite holds promise for targeting the health of working mothers. Future research is warranted with a larger sample, longer intervention, and additional measures.
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U2 - 10.3928/08910162-20110825-01
DO - 10.3928/08910162-20110825-01
M3 - Article
C2 - 21877670
AN - SCOPUS:80055099275
SN - 2165-0799
VL - 59
SP - 377
EP - 386
JO - Workplace Health and Safety
JF - Workplace Health and Safety
IS - 9
ER -