Physical Activity, Learning Styles and Health Literacy

描述(由申请者提供)：卫生界面临的一个主要挑战是身体不活动的比率不断上升。随着越来越多的研究记录了缺乏运动与肥胖、生活质量差和健康状况之间的关系，这一点引起了极大的关注。由于大多数成年人醒着的大部分时间都花在工作上，工作环境是进行体力活动干预的好去处。许多研究已经证明了各种方案的有效性，而许多其他研究表明它们并不有效。一种尚未探索的途径是，员工的学习风格和健康素养技能在各种体育活动干预中的作用。也许，如果员工的风格与适当的干预方法相匹配，他们就更有可能改变自己的行为。该项目的总体目标是确定一个量身定做的创新工作场所健康促进计划的有效性，以增加体力活动。具体地说，该项目的目标是：1)加强目前针对Emory员工的健康促进活动；2)确定员工对不同干预策略的选择是否因学习风格和健康素养技能而异；3)根据目标人群的学习风格和健康素养技能评估定制干预计划的有效性；以及4)检查干预计划不同组成部分的成本效益。 这项随机对照试验将涉及包括埃默里大学、埃默里医疗保健和埃默里诊所在内的1600多名埃默里员工，并将在目前改善埃默里员工健康的努力基础上再接再厉。跨学科和跨部门的项目团队由埃默里公共卫生学院的资深研究人员、埃默里各业务部门(人力资源、教职员工援助计划、医疗保健)的关键员工、代表各种职业的埃默里员工(例如，看守、教师)组成，以及一个由全国知名的公共卫生和学习理论专业人士组成的顾问小组。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): A major challenge facing the health community is the increasing rates of physical inactivity. This is of significant concern as more studies are documenting the relationship between physical inactivity and obesity, poor quality of life and health status. Since most adults spend the majority of their waking hours at work, the workplace environment is a promising area for physical activity interventions. A number of studies have documented the effectiveness of various programs, while many others have shown they are not effective. One avenue that has not been explored is the role of employee's learning styles and health literacy skills with various physical activity interventions. Perhaps if an employee's style is matched with an appropriate intervention method, they would be more likely to change their behavior. The overall project goal is to determine the effectiveness of a tailored innovative worksite health promotion program to increase physical activity. Specifically, the project's objectives are to: 1) enhance current health promotion activities for Emory employees; 2) determine if employee's choice of different intervention strategies vary by learning styles and health literacy skills; 3) evaluate the effectiveness of tailoring intervention programs based on learning styles and health literacy skills of the target population; and 4) examine the cost effectiveness of different components of the intervention program. The randomized control trial will involve over 1,600 Emory employees, including Emory University, Emory Healthcare and Emory Clinic and will build upon current efforts to improve the health of Emory employees. The trans-disciplinary and trans-sector project team consists of established researchers at Emory School of Public Health, key staff with various business units at Emory (Human Resources, Faculty and Staff Assistance Program, Healthcare), Emory employees representing a range of occupations (e.g., custodial, faculty), and an advisory panel of nationally renowned public health and learning theory professionals.