Rebecca Olsen Personal Improvement Project

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Rebecca OlsenPersonal Improvement Project

• HSCI 586
• Operations/Quality Management of Health Services
• Dr. Farrokh Alemi
• Spring 2005
• Prepared By R O
• Process Owner and partner DF

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Objective

• Incorporate consistent, varied exercise routine
  into daily activities accomplished through
  environmental changes.

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Analysis of Daily Activities

• Work Monday-Friday 7 a.m. 5 p.m. in sedentary
  position.
• Watch Local and National News Programs 530 p.m.
  730 p.m. Monday Friday.
• Iron and Prepare Clothes for next work day
• Prepare lunch for next work day
• Check and answer email
• Go to Bed 9 p.m., arise prepare for work 5 a.m.
• Weekends Friday Watch VCR Movies, Saturdays
  and Sundays Grocery Shopping, Movies, Visit
  friends, dinner out 1 or 2 nights.

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Opportunities for Change

• Work 8 hours instead of 10 hours daily so that I
  am not too tired once at home to exercise.
• Watch 1 local news program and 1 national news
  program for total of 1 hour day versus 2 hours
  day.
• Move television into den with treadmill to watch
  news programs.
• Park farther away from building at work to walk
  more during the day.
• Take stairs at work instead of elevator.
• Use Cardiac Rehab treadmill on Tuesdays and
  Thursdays with Dave at the hospital and then
  shower and prepare for work at the hospital where
  I am also employed.
• Visit museums and exhibits in D.C. on weekends to
  incorporate more walking exercise in weekend
  activities.

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Environmental Changes Chosen for Implementation

• Television was moved to Den so that I could walk
  on the treadmill while watching the news
  programs.
• Parked at the back of the parking lot to get more
  walking exercise at work.
• Took stairs at work instead of elevator.
• Tuesdays and Thursdays went to work at 630 and
  used the Cardiac Rehab treadmill with my partner,
  showered at hospital to prepare for work, and
  went to work at 800.
• Visited D.C. museums and exhibits twice monthly
  on weekends to incorporate more exercise into
  weekends.

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Old Process

• Monday Friday Weekends

Work weekdays 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Watch local and evening news programs 530 p.m.
to 730 p.m. Prepare and eat dinner while
watching the news.
Iron and prepare work clothes for next day
Prepare lunch for next day
Check and answer email
Go to Bed and 9 p.m.
Arise at 5 a.m. and prepare for work
Weekends Fridays, watch VCR movies Saturdays
and Sundays Grocery shopping, movies, visit
friends, dinner out 1-2 times
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New Process

• Monday Friday Weekends

Work weekdays 8 a.m. to 430 p.m. Come home,
prepare dinner, eat and relax until 630.
Watch one local and evening news program between
630 p.m. to 730 p.m. while walking on treadmill
for one hour.
Iron and prepare work clothes for next day
Prepare lunch for next day
Arise at 6 a.m. and prepare for work. Tuesdays
and Thursdays use Treadmill at hospital and
shower, prepare for work there.
Check and answer email
Go to Bed and 9 p.m.
Weekends Fridays, watch VCR movies Saturdays
and Sundays Grocery shopping, visit friends,
twice monthly go to museums/exhibits in D.C or
incorporate other activities that require
walking, i.e. hikes.
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Exercise Graph and Progress
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Conclusion

• Changes implemented to incorporate consistent
  exercise were successful as evidenced by 6 weeks
  of data.
• Major changes were
• Television was moved to den to view while walking
  on treadmill.
• Exercised at hospital with my partner 2 days a
  week in the morning, showered and prepared for
  work while there.
• Car was parked farther from work. This evolved
  to parking farther from my apartment and farther
  away from stores.
• Decreased work hours from 10 hours a day to 8
  hours a day so that I wasnt too tired to
  exercise and had more time to myself.
• Incorporated new weekend activities twice a month
  to obtain more exercise on the weekends.