Occupational sitting time: Employees' perceptions of health risks and intervention strategies

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Gilson, Nicholas D, Burton, Nicola W, van Uffelen, Jannique and Brown, Wendy J (2011) Occupational sitting time: Employees' perceptions of health risks and intervention strategies. Health Promotion Journal of Australia , 22 (1). pp. 38-43. ISSN 1036-1073

Abstract

There is increasing interest in the potential association between sedentary behaviour and poor health. This study examined office-based employees’ perceptions of the health risks associated with prolonged sitting at work, and strategies to interrupt and reduce occupational sitting time.

Item type Article
URI https://vuir.vu.edu.au/id/eprint/21400
Subjects Historical > FOR Classification > 1106 Human Movement and Sports Science
Historical > Faculty/School/Research Centre/Department > Institute of Sport, Exercise and Active Living (ISEAL)
Keywords occupational sitting, office employees, health risks, intervention strategies, employee health promotion, OHS, OH&S, break-time, breaks, breaking
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