Step it up! Determining the impact of a national workplace walking challenge on physical and cognitive health and well-being

目前，这项研究将从一个系统的回顾开始，并准备好研究问题——“基于工作场所的身体活动干预对身体、心理和认知健康有什么影响？”其列入标准已经确定，审查程序即将开始。实验程序正处于规划阶段，目前的计划涉及四个要素；其中一项是对步数挑战（SCC）参与者的身体健康、心理健康和认知功能的总体概述，包括在SCC参与前后完成的简短、简单、自我评估的任务；研究的其他3个要素将更深入地研究每个组成部分，如下所述。身体健康-目前评估SCC参与是否对身体健康有影响的计划是在整个干预期间的3个时间点进行两种形式的测试（开始（第1周），中期（第4周），结束（第8周）），一组SCC参与者和非参与者。使用的测试可能是罗克波特一英里步行测试和两分钟步行测试。Rockport一英里步行已被证明是VO2 Max测试的可靠替代方案，并且自然符合SCC的性质。虽然两分钟步骤测试不那么严格，但它仍然显示出很高的有效性，并且将其包含在研究的这个分支中，可以与前面提到的“概述”有更大的同质性，因为这也是在这个阶段应用的测试。研究的这一要素应该允许参与者“内部”（“参与SCC之前和之后”）以及参与者之间（SCC与非SCC参与者）的比较。心理健康-对于心理健康，希望利用沃里克-爱丁堡心理健康量表，要求SCC参与者在为期八周的干预中每周完成一次量表。这不仅可以根据每周的参与情况跟踪得分，还可以进行分析，评估心理健康与一周总步数之间的关系。认知功能——这一研究分支有两个计划要素。第一个测试采用了与心理健康测试类似的设计，参与者每周（或每两周）完成一次认知评估，并将结果与每周步数进行比较。不过，该研究的认知功能部分的第二部分专门调查了体育活动对情景记忆的影响。最初的计划是为参与者设置一条“路径”，有一条特定的路径，在不同的阶段会提供信息，他们必须阅读和记住。一旦追踪完成，参与者将看到一张信息卡的位置图像，他们应该回忆起该位置的相应信息。这是比较“高”和“低”体育活动水平，以及SCC和非SCC之间的差异。

As it stands, the research will begin with a systematic review, poised with the research question - 'What is the effect of workplace-based physical activity interventions on physical, mental and cognitive wellbeing?'. The inclusion criteria for which have been set and the review process is due to commence shortly.The experimental procedures are in the planning phase, with the plan currently involving four elements; one of which will be a general overview of Step Count Challenge (SCC) participants' physical fitness, mental wellbeing and cognitive functioning, consisting of short, simple, self-assessed tasks, to be completed before and after SCC participation; the other 3 elements of the research will investigate each component in more depth, as explained below.Physical Fitness - The current plan to assess whether SCC participation has an effect on physical fitness is to carry out two forms of test at 3 time points throughout the intervention (Start (Week 1), Middle (Week 4), End (Week 8)), with a group of both SCC participants, and non-participants. The tests used are likely to be the Rockport One-Mile Walk test and the Two-minute step test. The Rockport One-Mile walk has been shown to be a reliable alternative to VO2 Max tests and fits naturally with the nature of the SCC. While the two-minute step test is less rigorous, it is still shown to have high validity, and its inclusion within this branch of the research allows for greater homogeneity with the 'overview' previously mentioned, as this will also be the test applied at this stage. This element of the research should allow comparisons both 'within' participants ('Before and After' SCC participation) as well as between participants (SCC vs Non-SCC participants). Mental Wellbeing - For mental wellbeing, the desire is to utilise the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale, asking SCC participants to complete the scale once a week throughout the eight-week intervention. This will enable not only the tracking of the scores based on participation each week, but also analysis to be conducted assessing the relationship between mental wellbeing and total step count in a week.Cognitive Function - There are two planned elements to this branch of the research. The first takes a similar design to that of mental wellbeing, with participants completing a cognitive assessment once a week (or each fortnight) and the results being assessed in comparison to weekly step counts. Though, the second part of the cognitive function element of the research specifically investigates the effect that physical activity has on episodic memory. The initial plan for this will be to set out a 'trail' for participants, with a certain path, and at various stages there will be information provided, that they must read and remember. Once the trail is complete, participants will be shown an image of the location of an information card, and they should recall the respective information in that location. This be compared between those of 'high' and 'low' physical activity levels, and also SCC vs Non-SCC.