Objective: This study applies behavioral change strategies based on the transtheoretical model in a workplace health promotion program. Our aims are to see the work effectiveness of exercise intervention and better understand possible difficulties by assessing the affective factors of satisfaction, including gender, shifts and health status.
Methods: Staff with metabolic syndrome took part in exercise training from March to June, 2018. A structured questionnaire was adopted to analyze their satisfaction.
Results: There were 42 subjects in total who completely finished the 12-week exercise training program. After intervention, the effectiveness was shown by significant improvements in subjects’ exercise stages (2.90±0.96 vs. 3.79±1.02). Those who exercised regularly improved by close to 40%, from 23.8% to 66.7%. From self-efficacy assessment we can see the factors for those not able to keep up the regular exercise habit are bad weather, inconvenient sport venue, lack of company, business and bad mood. The average of satisfaction survey was between 3.80 to 4.17 and the highest sum was 4.17. Through an independent-sample t test we found females had better satisfaction upon exercise assessment and a better response strategy, while shift workers on intervention based on interdisciplinary model. However, we did not find that physical fitness has obvious an effect on satisfaction.
Conclusion: This intervention program works effectively on promoting staff exercise stages. The hospital can consider expanding this program to all staff and should carry longer follow up. The proposed workplace health promotion program can serve as a model for other hospitals.