Effectiveness of a worksite social & physical environment intervention on need for recovery, physical activity and relaxation; results of a randomized controlled trial

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 2014, Pages

  Coffeng, Jennifer K ^a   Boot, Cécile R L ^a   Duijts, Saskia F A ^a   Twisk, Jos W R ^a,b   Van Mechelen, Willem ^a   Hendriksen, Ingrid J M ^a,c  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; CLIMBING; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; DYSTHYMIA; EXERCISE RECOVERY; EXHAUSTION; FACTORIAL DESIGN; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROUP MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING; HUMAN; JOB STRESS; LEISURE; MALE; MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING; OFFICE WORKER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT INTERVENTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT INTERVENTION; TRAVEL; VITALITY IN PRACTICE COFFEE CORNER ZONE; VITALITY IN PRACTICE HALL ZONE; VITALITY IN PRACTICE MEETING ZONE; VITALITY IN PRACTICE OPEN OFFICE ZONE; WORKLOAD; HEALTH PROMOTION; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RELAXATION TRAINING; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WALKING; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RELAXATION THERAPY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WALKING; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84919914880     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0114860     Document Type: Article

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