An Omron HJ-321 pedometer (Figure 2 ) was used to collect data on the number of steps taken, walking distances traveled, and calories burned. Prior to nurses starting their duty, the pedometer was set to zero. Nurses were instructed to place the devices in the outfit pocket near the waist to obtain the most precise measurements possible, as illustrated in Figure 2 . At the beginning of the study, each participant was asked to take ten steps to calibrate the pedometer according to the manufacturer's specifications and following the study's assumptions conducted by Hua et al. (2012) . The researchers excluded distances traveled outside the unit, where they took the device from any nurse who came out of the unit, fixed it near the door, and then returned it to the nurse from the same location when the nurse returned to the unit. Each device was assigned a code. At the conclusion of the shift, the researchers placed the pedometer's data on a table.Figure 2 ![]()
Omron HJ-321 pedometer.