The Sustainability of a Workplace Wellness Program That Incorporates Gamification Principles: Participant Engagement and Health Benefits After 2 Years

Lowensteyn, Ilka; Berberian, Violette; Berger, Claudie; Costa, Deborah Da; Joseph, Lawrence; Grover, Steven A.

doi:10.1177/0890117118823165

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“…It was notable that within the program completer group, we again found no particular importance imbued with the 10,000-step goal itself. This replicates our previous findings of a similar intervention over a 100-day period (Hallam et al, 2018 ) and a large 1-year follow-up trial in health workers (Lowensteyn et al, 2019 ). While these findings prove interesting, caution is recommended in abandoning the 10,000-step goal.…”

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Moving minds: Mental health and wellbeing benefits of a 50-day workplace physical activity program

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The aim of this study was to assess changes in mental health and wellbeing measures across a 50-day physical activity workplace program. The secondary aims assessed the relationship between demographic and pre-program physical activity self-reported variables, mental health, wellbeing and program engagement measures. The study utilized a naturalistic longitudinal design with a study population of 2903 people. Participants were engaged in the 10,000 step daily physical activity program for 50-days and measures of engagement were tracked. 1320 participants provided full pre/post-program data across a range of standardized mental health and wellbeing measures alongside demographic and program engagement measures. For individuals providing pre and post program data there was a significant reduction in anxiety (18.2%, p = .008), stress (13.0%, p = .014) and sleep related impairment (6.9%, p < .001) alongside a significant improvement in overall wellbeing (6.7%, p = .001). The data further showed no significant mental health differences were identified between individuals who recorded below versus equal to or above 10,000 steps. Regression analyses indicated numerous group and personal variables impacted mental health, wellbeing and program engagement. The study highlights improvements in a range of mental health and wellbeing scores occurred over the 50-day activity program for people who complete the program. Finally, the study identified a range of protective and risk factors for mental health benefits of these programs and level of engagement. Whilst there were similarities in the pre-program mental health and wellbeing scores of those who completed and those lost to follow-up, further research is required to better characterize and understand this group.

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“…Other important stakeholders were CEOs, line managers, supervisors, heads of departments and employees. This, therefore, affirms our findings on the important stakeholders in talent management and wellness (Crowley-Henry et al, 2019;Danna & Griffin, 1999;Lowensteyn et al, 2019;Nthebe, Barkhuizen, & Schutte, 2016;Warehime et al, 2019;Rothmans, 2013…”

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Critical success factors for integrating talent management strategies with wellness interventions

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2020

SA j. hum. resour. manag.

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Orientation: The current demands in organisations continue to challenge the need for creative, flexible and responsive talent to ensure customers’ needs are met. This demanding environment puts more emphasis on employee wellness management to ensure talent efficiency and effectiveness.Research purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the critical success factors that influence the adoption and integration of talent management strategies with wellness interventions.Motivation of the study: There is limited research on a holistic and integrated approach of how talent management strategies should be effectively integrated with wellness interventions in organisations.Research approach/design and method: A qualitative enquiry was adopted where 10 in-depth interviews with human resource professionals within South African organisations were conducted. The transcribed interviews were analysed using the thematic analysis process.Main findings: The qualitative results showed that the organisational environment inextricably influenced the adoption and integration of talent management strategies and wellness interventions. In addition, the most critical success factor realised for this study was the establishment of a talent-wellness organisational culture.Practical/managerial implications: Human resource professionals should have an in-depth understanding of the impact of holistic talent management and wellness strategies in their organisations.Contribution/value addition: This study brought to the fore that talent management without aligned wellness interventions will not optimise talent. It also indicated the critical success factors essential for integrating talent management strategies with wellness interventions.

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“…In the controlled studies, only 3 (3/8, 38%) [ 43 , 51 , 53 ] reported that the difference between the intervention and control groups was statistically significant. However, for the single-group studies, most of the studies (6/8, 75%) [ 30 , 44 , 49 , 59 , 62 , 72 ] demonstrated that the time spent in PA significantly increased after the gamification intervention. Only the study by Villasana et al [ 69 ] reported no trend toward improvement; the pre–post difference was not significant after the gamification intervention, and the study used just 1 game element (challenge) and did not use any theory ( Multimedia Appendix 4 ).…”

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The Effects of mHealth-Based Gamification Interventions on Participation in Physical Activity: Systematic Review

Xu¹,

Shi²,

Shen³

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JMIR Mhealth Uhealth

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Background It is well known that regular physical exercise has associated benefits; yet, participation remains suboptimal. Mobile health (mHealth) has become an indispensable medium to deliver behavior change interventions, and there is a growing interest in the gamification apps in mHealth to promote physical activity (PA) participation. Gamification could use game design elements (such as points, leaderboards, and progress bars), and it has the potential to increase motivation for PA and engagement. However, mHealth-based gamification interventions are still emerging, and little is known about the application status and efficacy of such interventions. Objective This systematic review aims to investigate gamification apps in mHealth for improving PA levels and simultaneously summarize the impact of gamification interventions on PA participation. Methods We searched PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, Embase, CINAHL (EBSCO host), and IEEE Xplore from inception to December 20, 2020. Original empirical research exploring the effects of gamification interventions on PA participation was included. The papers described at least one outcome regarding exercise or PA participation, which could be subjective self-report or objective indicator measurement. Of note, we excluded studies about serious games or full-fledged games. Results Of 2944 studies identified from the database search, 50 (1.69%) were included, and the information was synthesized. The review revealed that gamification of PA had been applied to various population groups and broadly distributed among young people but less distributed among older adults and patients with a disease. Most of the studies (30/50, 60%) combined gamification with wearable devices to improve PA behavior change, and 50% (25/50) of the studies used theories or principles for designing gamified PA interventions. The most frequently used game elements were goal-setting, followed by progress bars, rewards, points, and feedback. This review demonstrated that gamification interventions could increase PA participation; however, the results were mixed, and modest changes were attained, which could be attributed to the heterogeneity across studies. Conclusions Overall, this study provides an overview of the existing empirical research in PA gamification interventions and provides evidence for the efficacy of gamification in enhancing PA participation. High-quality empirical studies are needed in the future to assess the efficacy of a combination of gamification and wearable activity devices to promote PA, and further exploration is needed to investigate the optimal implementation of these features of game elements and theories to enhance PA participation.

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The Sustainability of a Workplace Wellness Program That Incorporates Gamification Principles: Participant Engagement and Health Benefits After 2 Years

Cited by 27 publications

References 30 publications

Moving minds: Mental health and wellbeing benefits of a 50-day workplace physical activity program

Moving minds: Mental health and wellbeing benefits of a 50-day workplace physical activity program

Critical success factors for integrating talent management strategies with wellness interventions

The Effects of mHealth-Based Gamification Interventions on Participation in Physical Activity: Systematic Review

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