Department of Psychology, University of Essex.
School of Health Sciences, University of Skövde.
J Occup Health Psychol. 2023 Aug;28(4):224-238. doi: 10.1037/ocp0000356.
As home working becomes more common, employers may struggle to provide health promotion interventions that can successfully bridge the gap between employees' intentions to engage in healthier behaviors and actual action. Based on past evidence that action planning can successfully encourage the adoption of healthier behaviors, this mixed-methods study of a web-based self-help intervention incorporated a randomized planning trial that included quantitative measures of engagement and follow-up qualitative interviews with a subsample of participants. Participants either (a) selected a movement plan for incorporating a series of 2-min exercise videos into their work week to break up sedentary time and a balanced meal plan with recipe cards for a week's lunches and dinners or (b) received access to these resources without a plan. Selecting a movement plan was more effective at increasing engagement with the web resources compared to the no-plan condition. In the follow-up interviews, participants indicated that the plan helped to remind participants to engage with the resources and made it simpler for them to follow the guidance for exercises and meals. Ease of use and being able to fit exercises and meals around work tasks were key factors that facilitated uptake of the resources, while lack of time and worries about how colleagues would perceive them taking breaks to use the resources were barriers to uptake. Participants' self-efficacy was associated with general resource use but not plan adherence. Overall, including plans with online self-help resources could enhance their uptake. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).
随着居家办公变得越来越普遍，雇主可能难以提供健康促进干预措施，以成功弥合员工参与更健康行为的意愿与实际行动之间的差距。基于过去的行动规划可以成功鼓励更健康行为的采用的证据，这项基于网络的自助干预混合方法研究纳入了一项随机规划试验，该试验包括对参与度的定量测量，以及对部分参与者的后续定性访谈。参与者可以选择以下方案：（a）制定一个包含一系列 2 分钟运动视频的计划，以在工作周内打破久坐时间，并制定一周午餐和晚餐的均衡膳食计划和食谱卡片；（b）在没有计划的情况下访问这些资源。与无计划条件相比，选择运动计划更能有效地提高对网络资源的参与度。在后续访谈中，参与者表示，该计划有助于提醒他们参与资源，并使他们更容易遵循运动和膳食的指导。易于使用以及能够将运动和膳食融入工作任务是促进资源采用的关键因素，而缺乏时间和担心同事如何看待他们利用资源休息的问题则是阻碍资源采用的因素。参与者的自我效能感与一般资源使用有关，但与计划遵守无关。总体而言，在在线自助资源中纳入计划可以提高资源的采用率。
