Are point-of-decision prompts in a sports science and medicine centre effective in changing the prevalence of stair usage? A preliminary study

Objective. To determine the impact of a signed intervention on promoting stair versus lift usage in a health and fitness facility. Design. A 3-week observational study in which a simple time-series design of collecting data before, during and after the introduction of an intervention was used. Setti...

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Veröffentlicht in:South African Journal of Sports Medicine 2009-06, Vol.21 (2), p.58-64
Hauptverfasser: Pillay, Julian D, Kolbe-Alexander, Tracy, Achmat, Masturah, Carstens, Madelaine
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Zusammenfassung:Objective. To determine the impact of a signed intervention on promoting stair versus lift usage in a health and fitness facility. Design. A 3-week observational study in which a simple time-series design of collecting data before, during and after the introduction of an intervention was used. Setting. The Sports Science Institute of South Africa (SSISA): a 5-storey building with a centrally located lift lobby and internal stairwell. Method. Observers were placed unobtrusively on the ground floor, with good visibility of lift/stairwell, to observe ascending movement of students, staff, tenants, visitors and patients 4 hours/day (07h00-09h00, 16h00-18h00), 4 days/week for 3 weeks. During week 2, motivational signs were displayed on the wall next to the lift and stairs and on the floor leading to the stairwell. In week 3, signage was removed. Factors considered in predicting stair use were gender, phase of intervention, and whether persons were staff/students or visitors. Results. A total of 4 256 person-counts were recorded. Prevalence of stair use increased from 43% before the intervention to 53% during the intervention to 50% after the intervention. Odds of using the stairs during the intervention increased by 45% (odds ratio (OR) 1.45, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.25 - 1.68) (p
ISSN:2078-516X
1015-5163
2078-516X
DOI:10.17159/2078-516X/2009/v21i2a299