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Few adventurous training courses have been formally designed to assist military personnel in their recovery and/or transition into civilian life by supporting psychological health and well-being. This study examines, for the first time, the longitudinal effects of a five-day Multi Activity Course (MAC) on the mental well-being of serving but wounded, injured, and/or sick (WIS) UK armed forces personnel. The MAC is delivered using a participant-centered approach to encourage engagement in adaptive sports, adventurous activities, and personal development coaching sessions. This work extends previous research showing powerful short-term well-being benefits. Measures of positive well-being and psychological need satisfaction were provided by participants before and after attending the course, as well as two weeks, three months, six months and 12 months later. Self-reported well-being measures of psychological need satisfaction and positive mental well-being improved significantly throughout the course. These remained significantly higher at six and 12 months after the course, respectively.
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Objective: This study validated the Walk@Work-Application (W@W-App) for measuring occupational sitting and stepping. Methods: The W@W-App was installed on the smartphones of office-based employees (n=17; 10 women; 26±3 years). A prescribed 1-hour laboratory protocol plus two continuous hours of occupational free-living activities were performed. Intra-class correlation coefficients (ICC) compared mean differences of sitting time and step count measurements between the W@W-App and criterion measures (ActivPAL3TM and SW200Yamax Digi-Walker). Results: During the protocol, agreement between self-paced walking (ICC=0.85) and active working tasks step counts (ICC=0.80) was good. The smallest median difference was for sitting time (1.5seconds). During free-living conditions, sitting time (ICC=0.99) and stepping (ICC=0.92) showed excellent agreement, with a difference of 0.5minutes and 18 steps respectively. Conclusions: The W@W-App provided valid measures for monitoring occupational sedentary patterns in real life conditions; a key issue for increasing awareness and changing occupational sedentariness
Objetivo: Validar la aplicación móvil Walk@Work (W@W-App) para monitorizar los patrones de actividad y sedentarios en el trabajo. Método: W@W-App se instaló en teléfonos móviles de oficinistas (n=17; 10 mujeres; 26±3 años). El tiempo sentado y el número de pasos se midieron mediante un test de laboratorio y bajo condiciones habituales. Las diferencias entre W@W-App y las medidas de referencia (ActivPAL3TM y SW200Yamax Digi-Walker) se compararon mediante coeficientes de correlación intraclase (CCI). Resultados: En el test de laboratorio, los valores de correlación fueron buenos en los pasos realizados a baja intensidad (CCI=0.85-0.80). La menor diferencia de mediana fue para el tiempo sentado (1,5 segundos). En condiciones habituales, el tiempo sentado (CCI=0.99) y los pasos (CCI=0.92) mostraron valores de correlación excelentes, con una diferencia de 0,5 minutos y 18 pasos. Conclusiones: W@W-App proporciona medidas válidas para la monitorización de patrones sedentarios en el trabajo; aspecto clave para modificar el sedentarismo en las oficinas
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Humanos , Exercício Físico/fisiologia , Comportamento Sedentário , Monitorização Fisiológica/métodos , Caminhada/fisiologia , Aplicativos Móveis , Processamento de Sinais Assistido por Computador/instrumentação , Local de Trabalho/estatística & dados numéricos , Promoção da Saúde/métodosRESUMO
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