POWERPLAY: Promoting Men's Health at Work

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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With funding from the Candian Cancer Society, the Men's Healthy Eating Active Living (MHEAL) project began the development, evaluation, and optimization of a program called POWERPLAY to promote men's health at work.

Detailed Description
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The MHEAL project began November 2013 and a program (called POWERPLAY) was developed to support men's active living and healthy eating based on a systematic review of the literature and consultations with groups of men. From 2014-2017 six male-dominated worksites in northern BC offered POWERPLAY and participated in this study. Using a quasi-experimental pre-post design as well as interviews with worksite leads, the program was demonstrated to be an effective, feasible, and acceptable approach to the promotion of modifiable behaviours known to reduce the risk of cancer among working men in northern settings, and several manuscripts were published. Furthermore, the POWERPLAY program was optimized based on feedback received to include friendly competitions, weekly motivational messages, men-friendly language/images, and pedometers, and a manual for employers and website were developed (http://www.powerplayatwork.com/). A new module to support mental well-being was created in 2017 based on a systematic review of the literature for men's mental wellness programs, consultations with men working in northern workplaces, and interviews with workplace representatives. A module to support smoking cessation module was created in 2018.

Official Title
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Harmonization Project: Men's Healthy Eating Active Living (MHEAL)

Conditions
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Men, Health Behavior, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Cancer

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: POWERPLAY


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Men employed in participating workplaces, full-time or part-time, in any position within the organization Exclusion Criteria: Although females were not discouraged from participating in the POWERPLAY program, they were not included in the evaluation.

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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Male

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Prevention
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Interventional Model Description: Quasi-experimental, pre-post study design
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Intervention group<br>Powerplay, a workplace wellness program designed for male-dominated work sites, is the intervention. The program focuses on physical activity, healthy eating, mental wellness, and smoking cessation as well as promoting changes in workplace environments to support employee health and wellness. Program delivery is supported with a detailed program manual and web-based resources. More information about the intervention is available here: http://www.powerplayatwork.com/ | Behavioral: POWERPLAY<br>* All men from participating worksites are invited to completed surveys prior to and following implementation of a workplace wellness program (called POWERPLAY)<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Physical Activity | Weekly physical activity was assessed using the Godin Leisure-Time Exercise Questionnaire (Godin & Shephard, 1985). | 6 months | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Healthy Eating | Self-reported servings of fruits and vegetables | 6 months |