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Can childcare work be designed to promote moderate and vigorous physical activity, cardiorespiratory fitness and health? Study protocol for the Goldilocks-childcare randomised controlled trial
- Source :
- Lidegaard, M, Lerche, A F, Munch, P K, Schmidt, K G, Rasmussen, C L, Rasmussen, C D N, Mathiassen, S E, Straker, L & Holtermann, A 2020, ' Can childcare work be designed to promote moderate and vigorous physical activity, cardiorespiratory fitness and health? Study protocol for the Goldilocks-childcare randomised controlled trial ', B M C Public Health, vol. 20, 237 . https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-8291-y, Lidegaard, M, Lerche, A F, Munch, P K, Schmidt, K G, Rasmussen, C L, Rasmussen, C D N, Mathiassen, S E, Straker, L & Holtermann, A 2020, ' Can childcare work be designed to promote moderate and vigorous physical activity, cardiorespiratory fitness and health? Study protocol for the Goldilocks-childcare randomised controlled trial ', BMC Public Health, vol. 20, 237 . https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-8291-y, BMC Public Health, BMC Public Health, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2020)
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2020.
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Abstract
- Background Despite extensive efforts, issues like obesity and poor physical capacity remain challenges for a healthy work life in several occupations. The Goldilocks work principle offers a new approach, encouraging design of productive work to promote physical capacity and health. This paper presents the protocol for the Goldilocks-childcare study, a randomised controlled intervention trial aiming to evaluate the effectiveness of implementing the Goldilocks work principle in childcare. The primary aim of the intervention is to increase time in moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) by having the childcare workers act as active role models for children in daily playful physical activities, and thereby improve cardiorespiratory fitness and health of the workers. Methods The study is a cluster-randomised trial with a usual-practice wait-list control group. The 10-week intervention consists of two phases. In the first, the childcare workers will participate in two participatory workshops aiming to a) develop playful physical activities (‘Goldilocks-games’) for children in which childcare workers participate as active role models at MVPA intensity, and b) develop action plans for implementation of the Goldilocks-games in daily work routines. In the second phase, childcare institutions will implement the Goldilocks-games. The primary outcome is working time spent in MVPA, and secondary outcomes are cardiorespiratory fitness, sleeping heart rate, perceived need for recovery, and productivity. Primary outcome and process evaluation will be based on direct measurements of physical activity and heart rate, determination of cardiorespiratory fitness, and questionnaires. Discussion If proven effective, the Goldilocks work principle has a large potential for promoting sustainable health and working lives of childcare workers. Trial registration ISRCTN, ISRCTN15644757, Registered 25th December 2019
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- Gerontology
Research design
medicine.medical_specialty
Cardiometabolic fitness
Denmark
Workplace intervention
Productive work
Workplace health promotion
Health Promotion
Health Promotion/methods
Occupational safety and health
law.invention
Study Protocol
03 medical and health sciences
Physical work demand
0302 clinical medicine
Randomized controlled trial
law
Surveys and Questionnaires
medicine
Humans
030212 general & internal medicine
Child Care
Child
Exercise
Occupational Health
Physical activity
business.industry
lcsh:Public aspects of medicine
Public health
Child Health
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
lcsh:RA1-1270
Cardiorespiratory fitness
Sedentary behaviour
030210 environmental & occupational health
Play and Playthings
Health promotion
Cardiorespiratory Fitness
Research Design
Goldilocks principle
Child Care/methods
Ergonomics
School Teachers
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 14712458
- Volume :
- 20
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- BMC Public Health
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....0d623b785104bd49ddef5d1974670c85