The effect of an e-health intervention designed to reduce prolonged occupational sitting on mean arterial pressure

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 56, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 1189-1194

  Mainsbridge, Casey P ^a   Cooley, Paul D ^a   Fraser, Sharon P ^a   Pedersen, Scott J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CLIMBING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; EATING HABIT; EMPLOYEE; EXERCISE INTENSITY; FEMALE; HABITUATION; HAWTHORNE EFFECT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEISURE; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NON EXERCISE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; OFFICE WORKER; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRETEST POSTTEST DESIGN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHORT FORM 36; SITTING; STANDING; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TELEHEALTH; TELEPHONE INTERVIEW; TREATMENT DURATION; WALKING; WORKING TIME; WORKPLACE; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; AUSTRALIA; BODY POSTURE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH PROMOTION; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; REMINDER SYSTEM; TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; POSTURE; REMINDER SYSTEMS; SOFTWARE; TASMANIA; TIME FACTORS; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84916241084     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: 15365948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000000243     Document Type: Article

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