Proof of concept and feasibility of the app-based ‘#SWPMoveMore Challenge’: Impacts on physical activity and well-being in a police population

OLIVER, Helen, THOMAS, Owen, COPELAND, Robert, HESKETH, Ian, JUKES, Matt, CHADD, Kathryn and ROCCA, Marc (2022). Proof of concept and feasibility of the app-based ‘#SWPMoveMore Challenge’: Impacts on physical activity and well-being in a police population. The Police Journal: Theory, Practice and Principles, 95 (1), 170-189. [Article]

Documents
29910:601196
[thumbnail of 10.1177_0032258X211024690.pdf]
Preview
PDF
10.1177_0032258X211024690.pdf - Published Version
Available under License Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial.

Download (851kB) | Preview
Abstract
An app-based physical activity intervention (#SWPMoveMore Challenge) was completed by 239 workers from one UK police force using a quasi-experimental design. Impacts were assessed against minutes of movement, individual difference and work-related stress variables using quantitative and qualitative approaches. The concept was feasible and translatable to a UK police population and the intervention significantly benefited direct measures of physical activity and perceptions of vitality, job stress, job satisfaction, negative coping strategy use and engagement at work. The intervention was also motivational in helping individuals take-up and maintain physical activity and positively impacted morale and comradery within the work-force.
More Information
Statistics

Downloads

Downloads per month over past year

Metrics

Altmetric Badge

Dimensions Badge

Share
Add to AnyAdd to TwitterAdd to FacebookAdd to LinkedinAdd to PinterestAdd to Email

Actions (login required)

View Item View Item