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Occupational sitting time: employees' perceptions of health risks and intervention strategies
Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 2011There is increasing interest in the potential association between sedentary behaviour and poor health. This study examined office-based employees' perceptions of the health risks associated with prolonged sitting at work, and strategies to interrupt and reduce occupational sitting time.Four focus groups were conducted with a convenience sample of ...
Jannique van Uffelen +2 more
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Preventive Medicine, 2014 To (1) compare occupational sitting between different socio-demographic, health-related, work-related and psychosocial categories, (2) identity socio-demographic, health-related, work-related and psychosocial correlates of occupational sitting, and (3) examine the moderating effect of work-related factors in the relation between correlates and ...
De Cocker, Katrien +4 more
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Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 2012
Workplace practitioners are well placed to provide practical insights on sedentary behaviour issues in the workplace. This study consulted occupational health and safety (OHS) practitioners, examining their perceptions of sedentary health risks and views on strategies and influences to reduce and break prolonged occupational sitting.Three focus groups ...
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Workplace practitioners are well placed to provide practical insights on sedentary behaviour issues in the workplace. This study consulted occupational health and safety (OHS) practitioners, examining their perceptions of sedentary health risks and views on strategies and influences to reduce and break prolonged occupational sitting.Three focus groups ...
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Occupational sitting and work engagement among university employees
Journal of American College Health, 2021Objective: This study sought to determine the relationship between occupational sitting and work engagement among university employees. Participants: Participants included 103 university employees (age: 48.5 ± 10.4 years, 80% female, 77% staff). Methods: Participants completed an online survey based on the Utrecht Work Engagement Survey (UWES) and the ...
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Workplace Programs Aimed at Limiting Occupational Sitting
2023On a typical working day, 50% of waking hours is spent working. This means that over the course of a lifetime, for most adults, a lot of time is spent at work. The workplace has been identified as a key setting for health promotion, with many of the influences on behaviour, including sedentary behaviour, able to be addressed within this setting.
Healy, Genevieve N. +2 more
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Validity of the Occupational Sitting and Physical Activity Questionnaire
Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 2012Sitting at work is an emerging occupational health risk. Few instruments designed for use in population-based research measure occupational sitting and standing as distinct behaviors. This study aimed to develop and validate brief measure of occupational sitting and physical activity.A convenience sample (n = 99, 61% female) was recruited from two ...
Chau, Josephine Y. +4 more
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Occupational Sitting and Low Hip Mineral Density
Calcified Tissue International, 1998In order to evaluate the contribution of habitual physical activity to bone remodeling, we determined bone mineral density (BMD) at the lumbar spine (L2-4) and the hip by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry in 55 clerks and 44 nurses. Our data indicate similar L2-4 BMD in both groups due to equal weight load of the upper part of the body on the spinal ...
M, Weiss, R, Yogev, E, Dolev
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Occupational Sitting Time and Overweight and Obesity in Australian Workers
American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2005One of the major immediate and long-term health issues in modern society is the problem of overweight and obesity. This paper examines the role of the workplace in the problem by studying the association between occupational sitting time and overweight and obesity (body mass index [BMI] > or =25) in a sample of adult Australians in full-time employment.
Mummery, W. K. +4 more
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Occupation, Sitting, and Weight Change in a Cohort of Women Employees
Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine, 2018Few studies have looked at occupation and weight gain over time. We examined the influence of occupation on sitting and weight change in employed women.A total of 228 women working as appointment coordinators or clinical assistants were surveyed regarding sitting and physical activity.
Warren G, Thompson +2 more
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Workplace Programmes Aimed at Limiting Occupational Sitting
2017On a typical working day, 50% of waking hours is spent in the workplace. This means that over the course of a lifetime, for most adults, a lot of time is spent at work. The workplace has a direct influence on the physical, social, economic, mental, and social well-being of workers and in turn the broader community.
Healy, Genevieve N., Goode, Ana D.
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