Objectives:

To study the influence of a multi-component poster-based intervention to promote stair climbing in a library on a Canadian university campus.

Participants:

Adults who ascended to upper levels via staircase/elevator.

Methods:

Individuals who used the staircase/elevators were counted by observers for 28 days, while either in the absence/presence of a poster-based intervention. Chi-square tests were used to compare staircase versus elevator use before, during and after the poster-based intervention. Data from weekdays and weekends were analysed separately.

Results:

A total of 7,663 stair climbers and elevator users were observed. Compared to the baseline period, the frequency of staircase use on weekdays was significantly higher during the intervention and follow-up periods. This effect was not found at weekends.

Conclusion:

This study provides evidence that a multi-component poster-based intervention can result in increased staircase use. The increase observed in this study is similar to that in previous research using point-of-choice prompts only.

中文翻译：

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加油！多成分健康促进干预措施，以促进爬楼梯

目标：

研究基于海报的多成分干预措施对加拿大大学校园图书馆中爬楼梯的影响。

参加者：

通过楼梯/电梯升至较高楼层的成年人。

方法：

在没有/有张贴者干预的情况下，观察者对使用楼梯/电梯的个人进行了28天的计数。卡方检验用于比较基于海报的干预之前，之中和之后的楼梯与电梯使用。对工作日和周末的数据分别进行了分析。

结果：

总共观察到7,663名爬楼梯的人和电梯使用者。与基线期相比，在干预和随访期间，平日使用楼梯的频率明显更高。在周末找不到此效果。

结论：

这项研究提供的证据表明，基于多成分海报的干预措施可能导致楼梯使用量增加。在此研究中观察到的增加与仅使用选择点提示的先前研究相似。