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School of Nursing & Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin: 8 th Annual Interdisciplinary Research Conference
Transforming Healthcare Through Research, Education & Technology: 7 th – 9 th November 2007
Conference Proceedings
accelerometer for eight consecutive hours during their usual
working day.
Data Analysis. After being returned, data from the Accelerometer
for each individual was saved onto Microsoft Excel Software and
analysed descriptively using the following definitions.
Sedentary Intensity >0 and ≤ 1.2 kcal/min.
Low Intensity ≥1.3 and ≤ 3.4 kcal/min.
Table Moderate 1.0 Intensity Definition ≥ 3.5 and of ≤ 6.9 intensity kcal/min. used. Adapted from
Ainsworth et al, 2000. kcal = calorie
As High intensities Intensity of at ≥ least 7 kcal/min
moderate intensity are recommended,
moderate and high intensity calories were summed.
Summary of main findings. The final study sample consisted of
26 staff members, 10 were male and 16 female (see table 2.0).
All (n =
26) Men (n = 10) Women (n = 16)
Mean
Range Mean (SD) Range Mean (SD) Range (SD)
Age,
36.9
37.6
years 26 - 55 (7.5) 32 - 45 (3.6) 26 – 55 36.4 (9.2)
Height,
67.7
71.5
inches 60 - 76 (4.1) 68 - 76 (2.4) 60 – 71 65.3 (2.9)
Weight,
160.1 154 - 195.6 105 –
Ibs 105 - 228 (35.07) 228 (24.19) 172 138 (18.4)
Table 2.0 Physical characteristics of study participants, SD =
Standard Deviation, n = 26
Professionals represented included Nurses (7) and Doctors (2)
working in diverse fields, Care assistants (1), Porters (1), Dieticians
(1), Social Workers (1), and Maintenance (1), Catering (3) and
Information Technology personnel (1). Also included were
Physiotherapists (1), Radiographers (1), Supplies Officers (1),
Cardiac Technicians (1) and representatives of diverse Clerical
/Administration jobs (4).
There was a large variation in the amount of work calories
expended in various occupations, in all intensities. There were also
differences between individual subjects with the same occupation.
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