Step on up!A multi-component health promotion intervention to promote stair climbing

Abstract

Objectives: To study the influence of a multi-component poster-based intervention to promote stair climbing in a library on a Canadian university campus. Participants: Adults who ascended to upper levels via staircase/elevator. Methods: Individuals who used the staircase/elevators were counted by observers for 28 days, while either in the absence/presence of a poster-based intervention. Chi-square tests were used to compare staircase versus elevator use before, during and after the poster-based intervention. Data from weekdays and weekends were analysed separately. Results: A total of 7,663 stair climbers and elevator users were observed. Compared to the baseline period, the frequency of staircase use on weekdays was significantly higher during the intervention and follow-up periods. This effect was not found at weekends. Conclusion: This study provides evidence that a multi-component poster-based intervention can result in increased staircase use. The increase observed in this study is similar to that in previous research using point-of-choice prompts only.

How do different interventions impact stair climbing? A systematic review and meta-analysis

“…The studies’ characteristics included in the systematic review are available in Supplemental Appendix 2. A total of 17 studies were conducted in Europe (21–37), three in Asia (38–40), 11 in North America (41–51), and three in Oceania (52–54). Interventions consisted of prompts (25,27,33,36,37,39,40,41,43,45–53,54), posters (21,27,40), banners (25,30), messages, and signs (24,25,28,30,38,44).…”

“…A total of 17 studies were conducted in Europe (21–37), three in Asia (38–40), 11 in North America (41–51), and three in Oceania (52–54). Interventions consisted of prompts (25,27,33,36,37,39,40,41,43,45–53,54), posters (21,27,40), banners (25,30), messages, and signs (24,25,28,30,38,44). Additionally, four studies used multicomponent strategies (e.g., Footprints + health message) (22,24,…”

“…A total of 12 studies were conducted in University (27,38,39,45,46,48,49,51,53,54), six in office/corporate buildings (22–24, 27,31,39), four in shopping malls (21,26,34,35), four in train stations (25,28,30,38), three in worksites (32,33,45), two in airports (41,50), one in a pedestrian transit (40), and one in a health care facility (54). Furthermore, two studies conducted interventions in three combined settings (42,48).…”

“…The studies' characteristics included in the systematic review are available in Supplemental Appendix 2. A total of 17 studies were conducted in Europe (21)(22)(23)(24)(25)(26)(27)(28)(29)(30)(31)(32)(33)(34)(35)(36)(37), three in Asia (38)(39)(40), 11 in North America (41)(42)(43)(44)(45)(46)(47)(48)(49)(50)(51), and three in Oceania (52)(53)(54). Interventions consisted of prompts (25,27,33,36,37,39,40,41,43,(45)(46)(47)(48)(49)(50)(51)…”