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A Men's Workplace Health Intervention.
- Source :
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Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine . Aug2016, Vol. 58 Issue 8, p765-769. 5p. - Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- Objective: To explore physical activity and eating behaviors among men following the implementation of a gender-sensitive, workplace health promotion program. Methods: Using a pre-post within-subjects design, computer-assisted telephone interviewing (CATI) was used to collect health-related information along with physical activity and fruit/vegetable intake at baseline and after 6 months. Results: At baseline, participants (N=139) consumed 3.58 servings of fruit and vegetables/day and engaged in an average of 229.77 min/week moderate-vigorous physical activity (MVPA). At 6 months, daily fruit/vegetable intake did not increase, whereas MVPA increased by 112.3 min/week. Conclusions: The POWERPLAY program successfully increased weekly MVPA. Engaging men in health promotion can be a challenge; here, the workplace served as a valuable environment for achieving positive change. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10762752
- Volume :
- 58
- Issue :
- 8
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 117119271
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0000000000000793