Effects of active commuting on health-related quality of life and sickness-related absence

被引:26
作者
Neumeier, Luis M. [1 ]
Loidl, Martin [2 ]
Reich, Bernhard [3 ,4 ]
de Battre, Maria Dolores Fernandez La Puente [3 ,4 ]
Kissel, Christine K. [1 ]
Templin, Christian [1 ]
Schmied, Christian [1 ]
Niebauer, Josef [3 ,4 ]
Niederseer, David [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Hosp Zurich, Univ Heart Ctr, Dept Cardiol, Zurich, Switzerland
[2] Univ Salzburg, Dept Geoinformat Z GIS, Salzburg, Austria
[3] Paracelsus Med Univ, Inst Sports Med Prevent & Rehabil, Salzburg, Austria
[4] Paracelsus Med Univ, Res Inst Mol Sports Med & Rehabil, Salzburg, Austria
关键词
active commuting; cycle; quality of life; SF-36; sickness; walk; TIME PHYSICAL-ACTIVITY; SF-36; INTERVENTION; ASSOCIATIONS; IMPACT; WORK;
D O I
10.1111/sms.13667
中图分类号
G8 [体育];
学科分类号
04 ; 0403 ;
摘要
Increased physical activity is associated with numerous health benefits. This study investigated the effect of active commuting (walking and cycling to work) on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and absence days from work due to sickness in healthy working adults. In total, 73 participants (age: 46 +/- 9 years), all working at a tertiary university hospital in Salzburg, Austria, were randomized into an intervention group (IG, n = 51) and a control group (CG, n = 22). The IG was asked to commute actively for twelve months, whereas the CG did not have to change their usual commuting behavior. IG was divided into two subgroups: IG-C (cycling, n = 26) was asked to commute by bicycle and IG-PT (public transport, n = 25) partially using public transportation and walked the remaining distance to work. Significant positive changes in IG were observed in four subcomponents of the SF-36 (physical functioning (95 [10] to 100 [8.8],P = .023), mental health (82 [15] to 86 [15],P = .036), vitality (65 [20] to 70 [14],P = .005), and general health (70 [19] to 80 [24],P = .004)) as well as the physical component summary score (56.5 [9] to 59.2 [6.3],P = .002). IG-C showed greater and more statistically significant changes regarding HRQoL compared to IG-PT. Associations between active commuting and sick-leave days were only observed in IG-PT (7.5 [14.8] to 4.0 [11.3] days,P = .038). In conclusion, active commuting improves various components of HRQoL and might therefore be a possible strategy to increase quality of life in the workforce.
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