Barriers to Weight Management Among Overweight and Obese Firefighters.
J Occup Environ Med
; 62(1): 37-45, 2020 01.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To examine barriers to weight management among firefighters.METHODS:
Health risk data collected on 2373 overweight firefighters were used for this cross-sectional study. Barriers to weight management were the dependent variables and demographic characteristics, readiness for change, and health risk factors were the correlates in the multivariate-adjusted logistic models.RESULTS:
Overweight firefighters who were ready to begin a weight management program were more likely to identify "lack of knowledge about weight management," "lack of access to exercise opportunities," and "eating helps me cope with stress" and report a greater number of barriers toward weight management. Older firefighters were less likely to identify or report one or more barriers to weight management.CONCLUSION:
Understanding barriers, readiness for change, and age may be useful in planning interventions to help firefighters better manage their weight.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Pérdida de Peso
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Bomberos
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Sobrepeso
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Occup Environ Med
Asunto de la revista:
MEDICINA OCUPACIONAL
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SAUDE AMBIENTAL
Año:
2020
Tipo del documento:
Article