Influence of Self-Efficacy on Compliance to Workplace Exercise

• DOI: 10.1007/s12529-012-9239-0
• Publication Date: 2012-05-23T21:27:43Z
• Authors: Mette Merete Pede...; Mette Kreutzfeldt...; Henning Langberg; Otto Melchior Pou...; Ole Steen Mortensen; Jette Nygaard Jensen; Gisela Sjøgaard; Thomas Bredahl; Lars Louis Andersen
• Keywords: Self-Efficacy; Odds

Continuous neck and shoulder pain is a common musculoskeletal complaint. Physical exercise can reduce symptoms, but compliance to challenge. Exercise-specific self-efficacy has been found be predictor of participation in preplanned exercise. Little known about the influence exercise-specific on workplace physical exercise.To determine specific strength exercises during working hours for laboratory technicians.We performed cluster-randomized controlled trial, including technicians from two industrial production units Copenhagen, Denmark. The participants were randomized supervised muscles 20 minutes three times week (n = 282) or reference group 255). answered baseline follow-up questions regarding registered all diary.Overall was 45 %. Compliance company A (private sector) differed significantly between groups after weeks. odds ratio 2.37 moderate versus low self-efficacy, 2.93 high self-efficacy. No significant difference B (public intervention as whole.We did not find general statistically weeks, private sector setting. Workplace-specific differences might present should taken into account.