InMotion

Department of Occupational, Social and Preventive Medicine

The digitalisation process is associated with numerous changes in individual work. Automated processes, increasing networking and modern forms of communication contribute to an increase in physical inactivity in the workplace and pose greater risks to health.

The ‘In Bewegung’ (In Motion) project pursues the goal of evidence-based promotion of physical activity in the workplace and was developed in cooperation with the Charité Occupational Medicine Centre (AMZ). As part of targeted workplace health promotion measures, a workshop for employees of various companies creates incentives to increase physical activity at work, in  homeoffice and also before and after work. A key aspect is the scientific basis of the intervention, which is based on the Health Action Process Approach (HAPA, [1-2]) (for an overview, see also [3-4]). The longitudinal study enables evidence-based results for your company while ensuring anonymity.

Quellenangaben

^{[1] Schwarzer, R. (2008). Modeling health behavior change: How to predict and modify the adoption and maintenance of health behaviors. Journal of Applied Psychology. 57, 1–29.}

^{[2] Schwarzer, R. (1992). Self-Efficacy in the Adoption and Maintenance of Health Behaviors: Theoretical Approaches and a New Model. In R. Schwarzer (Hrsg.), Self-Efficacy: Thought Control of Action (S. 217-243). Hemisphere.}

^{[3] Backé, E.-M., Kreis, L., & Latza, U. (2019). Interventionen am Arbeitsplatz, die zur Veränderung des Sitzverhaltens anregen. Zentralblatt für Arbeitsmedizin, Arbeitsschutz und Ergon. 69,1–10.}

^{[4] Kreis, L., Backé, E.-M., &, Latza, U. (2018). Interventionen zur Reduktion des sitzenden Verhaltens am Arbeitsplatz – ein systematischer Review. ASU Arbeitsmedizin Sozialmedizin Umweltmedizin. 53, 798–813.}

Publication

Borle P, Boerner-Zobel F, Bias H, Voelter-Mahlknecht S, Start moving - benefits of an onsite workplace health program in the age of digitalization J Occup Med Toxicol 2021; 16(46)

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