Campus Location
Dallas Campus (Online)
Date of Award
3-2020
ORCID
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5315-9061
Document Type
DNP Project
Department
Nursing
Degree Name
Doctor of Nursing Practice
Committee Chair or Primary Advisor
Sharisse Hebert
Second Committee Member or Secondary Advisor
Donna Williams Atobajeun
Third Committee Member or Committee Reader
Faisal Aboul-Enein
Abstract
The purpose of this project was to examine the extent to which lifestyle behaviors of transportation drivers in North Texas can be improved with health education. This research study was conducted to examine the health behaviors of transportation drivers as a result of an educational partnership between nursing and the transportation industry. The goal was to improve healthy lifestyles through education to decrease chronic illness and comorbid conditions of a significantly at-risk occupational population. The impact of this education was immediate and verified with quantitative measurement and statistical analysis. Results demonstrated that after nurse-led health education, transportation drivers reported significant changes in health responsibility, nutrition, and physical activity. Key recommendations for transportation employers to improve driver health, extend the careers of experienced drivers, and contain insurance costs associated with worker’s compensation, disability, and health include (a) instituting employee health education programs, (b) encouraging and incentivizing participation in health and wellness programs, and (c) examining further dynamic education opportunities to improve the health of transportation drivers.
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Recommended Citation
Bell, Ronda L., "Increasing Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors in Cargo Drivers" (2020). Digital Commons @ ACU, Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 197.
https://digitalcommons.acu.edu/etd/197
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Community Health and Preventive Medicine Commons, Health and Physical Education Commons, Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing Commons, Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene Commons, Public Health and Community Nursing Commons, Public Health Education and Promotion Commons