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Six-Month Observational Study of Prompted Stair Climbing

Kerr, Jacqueline, Eves, Frank, Carroll, Douglas·2001·Preventive Medicine
DOI 10.1006/pmed.2001.0908
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Background Despite strong evidence that prompts at the point of choice between escalators and stairs encourage stair use, the long-term effects of stair prompts have not yet been investigated. Presented here are the results of a 6-month observational study of prompted stair climbing.Methods Escalator and adjacent stair use were monitored in a shopping mall in the Midlands region of the United Kingdom. Participants were coded for gender, age, and ethnicity. A 2-week baseline period was followed by a 12-week intervention using motivating messages on the stair risers. Follow-up data were also collected for 2 weeks immediately after the removal of the banners and 6 weeks later.Results A total of 45,361 escalator/stair-choice observations were made. Stair use increased significantly during the intervention period and, when the banners were removed, remained higher than at baseline. There were also significant interactions with time across the different population groups.Conclusions The full public health benefits of increasing physical activity levels can only be realized if the activity is sustained. These results demonstrate that stair-riser banners can elicit a sustained increase in stair use and, even when the banners were withdrawn, overall stair use remained higher than at baseline.

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  • In another intervention, motivational posters or banners encouraging use of stairs, when posted next to escalators adjacent to stairs, increased stair use from 2.4% at baseline to 4% for posters and to 6.7% for banners; this increase was sustained at 10 weeks after signage was removed.

    “In another intervention, motivational posters or banners encouraging use of stairs, when posted next to escalators adjacent to stairs, increased stair use from 2.4% at baseline to 4% for posters and to 6.7% for banners; this increase was sustained at 10 weeks after signage was removed.128,129”

    From Population Approaches to Improve Diet, Physical Activity, and Smoking Habits: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association (2012) · cites this paper as [129]

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Authors
Kerr, J., Eves, F., & Carroll, D.
Affiliations
University of Birmingham (GB)
Corresponding author
Eves, Frank
ORCID
Venue
Preventive Medicine
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2001-11
Volume
33
Issue
5
Pages
422-427
ISSN
0091-7435 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1006/pmed.2001.0908
OpenAlex
W2032555384
Cited by
128
References
33
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 8 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 7 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 11 · 2013: 12 · 2012: 9
FWCI
1.00
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations
  • Preventive Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • University of Birmingham Research Portal (University of Birmingham) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Physical Activity and Health
  • Social Sciences › Transportation › Urban Transport and Accessibility
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Behavioral Health and Interventions
Keywords
stair climbing, physical activity promotion, sustained behavior change, shopping centers, public health interventions, physical activity
MeSH terms
Elevators and Escalators, Female, United Kingdom, Health Promotion, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Persuasive Communication, Health Behavior, Exercise, Logistic Models, Walking

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