From the Workplace to Home: The Impact of an Email Intervention Targeting the Family

Sean Pinkerton, K. Wilson, Elaine M. Rutkowski, Clay P. Sherman
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Background and Purpose: Improved employee health contributes to improved employer outcomes in productivity, attendance and workplace satisfaction. Wellness programs focus on the employee to improve these outcomes, but fail to offer opportunities that include the family. A focus on the employee and their child may yield greater health improvements. This pilot study explored the impact of an e-mail intervention targeting the employee and his/her child on their physical activity level, self-efficacy and social control (SC). Methods: Parent and child dyads were recruited from faculty and staff at a university and were subsequently randomized into an intervention group (family-focused activities) or a control group (employee-focused activities). Both parents and children (ndyads = 19) completed a baseline and follow-up (10 weeks later) online questionnaire that measured physical activity, self-efficacy, and SC. Results: Significant differences in parents were found in task efficacy, scheduling efficacy, and collaborative SC, where the intervention group reported higher changes for these outcomes compared to the control group (p<0.10). Changes in collaborative SC reported by children in the intervention group approached significance (p = 0.13). Conclusion: Findings provide initial support for an e-mail based wellness programs’ targeting family-based activities compared to an intervention targeting the employee alone. © 2016 Californian Journal of Health Promotion. All rights reserved.
从工作场所到家庭:针对家庭的电子邮件干预的影响
背景和目的:改善员工健康有助于提高雇主在生产力、出勤率和工作场所满意度方面的成果。健康计划关注员工以改善这些结果,但未能提供包括家庭在内的机会。关注员工和他们的孩子可能会产生更大的健康改善。本初步研究探讨了针对员工及其子女的电子邮件干预对其身体活动水平、自我效能感和社会控制(SC)的影响。方法:从一所大学的教职员工中招募父母和孩子,随后随机分为干预组(以家庭为中心的活动)或对照组(以员工为中心的活动)。父母和孩子(ndyads = 19)完成了基线和随访(10周后)在线问卷调查,测量了身体活动、自我效能和SC。结果:父母在任务效能、调度效能和协作SC方面存在显著差异,其中干预组报告的这些结果的变化高于对照组(p<0.10)。干预组儿童报告的协作性SC变化接近显著性(p = 0.13)。结论:研究结果为基于电子邮件的健康计划提供了初步的支持,该计划针对的是基于家庭的活动,而不是针对员工的干预。©2016加州健康促进杂志。版权所有。
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