Desk-based workers' perspectives on using sit-stand workstations: A qualitative analysis of the Stand@Work study

BMC Public Health

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Chau, Josephine Y ^a   Daley, Michelle ^b   Srinivasan, Anu ^b   Dunn, Scott ^b   Bauman, Adrian E ^a   Van Der Ploeg, Hidde P ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b New South Wales Nurses' Association   (Australia)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; BIOENGINEERING; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; PILOT STUDY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTURE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK FACTORS; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84904525449     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-752     Document Type: Article

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