Identifying and assessing interests and concerns of priority populations for work-site programs to promote physical activity.
Health Promot Pract
; 11(1): 71-8, 2010 Jan.
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| ID: mdl-18540005
ABSTRACT
The work site has been identified as an ideal context for promoting physical activity. Assessing employee interest, identifying who could most benefit, and understanding impact of work-related barriers on potential participation is key. We conducted focus groups and surveyed the employee population of a large urban hospital. Using the "stages of change" construct, employees were categorized based on their motivation to exercise into exerciser, intender, and nonintender groups. Intenders were significantly more interested in most physical activity programs at work than were exercisers (p < .05). Intenders also found environmental and personal barriers to be more significant deterrents to participation than did exercisers (p < .01). Half of nonintenders reported interest in physical activity programs. Interest in physical activity programs at work is strong for employees who are not currently exercising. Both structural changes to promote safe environments and time allotments through work-related policies may encourage participation, especially for the priority populations of nonexercising employees.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Exercício Físico
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Local de Trabalho
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Intenção
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Administração Hospitalar
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Motivação
Tipo de estudo:
Qualitative_research
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Health Promot Pract
Assunto da revista:
SAUDE PUBLICA
Ano de publicação:
2010
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos