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18540005

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-12-29
pubmed:abstractText
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.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
1524-8399
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
11
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
71-8
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Identifying and assessing interests and concerns of priority populations for work-site programs to promote physical activity.
pubmed:affiliation
Einstein Center for Urban Health Policy and Research, part of the Albert Einstein Healthcare Network in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article