Occupational sitting time and subsequent risk of cancer: The Japan Public Health Center‐based Prospective Study [PDF]
Cancer Science, 2020 Taichi Shimazu +2 more
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Associations of physical activity and sedentary behavior with happiness in Japanese worker types of occupational activity requirements. [PDF]
Sci RepHappiness is a fundamental human life goal. For working adults, sedentary behavior (SB) and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) may be differently associated with happiness depending on occupational activity requirements.
Hinakura K +6 more
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Occupational therapy students’ views of health promotion [PDF]
, 2008 With the increased interest in the contribution of occupational therapists to health promotion, the College of Occupational Therapists (2004a) recommended that pre-registration programmes should prepare graduates for practice which includes health ...
Jones-Phipps, M, Craik, C
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Separate and joint associations of occupational and leisure-time sitting with cardio-metabolic risk factors in working adults: a cross-sectional study. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 BACKGROUND: The workplace is a main setting for prolonged sitting for some occupational groups. Convincing evidence has recently accumulated on the detrimental cardio-metabolic health effects of leisure-time sitting.
Madina Saidj +4 more
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The Relation between Occupational Sitting and Mental, Cardiometabolic, and Musculoskeletal Health over a Period of 15 Years--The Doetinchem Cohort Study. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 OBJECTIVE:Sedentary behaviors are reported to impose health risks. Since occupational exposure is a major proportion of total sedentary time, we studied the association between occupational sitting and a number of health problems.
H Susan J Picavet +5 more
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Educating occupational therapists for mental health practice [PDF]
, 2000 The last of four elements of the Mental Health Project, established by the College of Occupational Therapists to produce a position paper on the way ahead for research, education and practice in occupational therapy in mental health (Craik et al 1998a ...
Austin, C, Craik, C
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Nurse Educators’ Occupational and Leisure Sitting Time [PDF]
Workplace Health & Safety, 2016 Prolonged sitting time (ST) is a risk factor for all-cause mortality, independent of physical activity. Nurse educators are particularly at risk due to limited physical activity, older age, and the increasing use of computers. This descriptive correlational study was designed to explore the ST of nurse educators in relation to their self-reported ...
Lizbeth P, Sturgeon +4 more
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Occupational balance: What tips the scales for new students? [PDF]
, 2005 The open question, ‘What prevents you from reaching occupational balance?’, was posed within a questionnaire aimed at exploring the meanings of occupation, health and wellbeing with a cohort of first-year occupational therapy students during their ...
Wilcock, A +3 more
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Low back pain and sickness absence among sedentary workers: the influence of lumbar sagittal movement characteristics and psychosocial factors [PDF]
Introduction: Low back pain remains a burden for society, since it can lead to sickness absence and work disability. Physical occupational risk factors can contribute to the development of back pain, yet little is known about any risks in sedentary ...
Bell, Jamie
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Do walking strategies to increase physical activity reduce reported sitting in workplaces: A randomized control trial [PDF]
, 2009 Background Interventions designed to increase workplace physical activity may not automatically reduce high volumes of sitting, a behaviour independently linked to chronic diseases such as obesity and type II diabetes.
Burton, Nicola W. +31 more
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