Acceptability and feasibility of potential intervention strategies for influencing sedentary time at work: Focus group interviews in executives and employees

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  De Cocker, Katrien ^a,b   Veldeman, Charlene ^a   De Bacquer, Dirk ^a   Braeckman, Lutgart ^a   Owen, Neville ^c   Cardon, Greet ^a   De Bourdeaudhuij, Ilse ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b RESEARCH FOUNDATION FLANDERS FWO   (Belgium)

^c BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Interviews; Occupational sitting; Reducing and interrupting sedentary time; Worksite

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EMPLOYEE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MANAGER; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PRODUCTIVITY; PROGRAM ACCEPTABILITY; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SITTING; STANDING; WORKING TIME; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; BELGIUM; BODY POSTURE; EMPLOYMENT; EVALUATION STUDY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; WORK; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AWARENESS; BELGIUM; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONS; POSTURE; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; WORK; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84924548417     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14795868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12966-015-0177-5     Document Type: Article

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