Kinesiology 1070A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Escalator
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Increased activity by prompting information necessary to motivate people to change their behaviour and to maintain change over time. Information is intended to change knowledge about the benefits of activity, increase awareness of opportunities, overcoming barriers, increase participation: evaluation and modification of exercise patterns in the natural environment. Evaluation of 21,091 observations of people going up stairs or escalators. Six observers were located in 3 locations: shopping mall, train stations, bus terminals. Observations were made on the same day of the week and during the same hour. Reliability data were collected for each category. Week 1 & 2/ 5 & 6: 2 observations constituted baseline phase. Week 3 & 4/ 7 & 8 (b: 2 observations during intervention phase. B showed high % average using the stairs. Designed to address maintenance effects and effects of repeated exposure. Baseline a: observations made for 5 consequent days. Withdrawal a: sign removed for 10 days. Intervention b: sign used for 15 consequent days.