Perceived barriers to healthy eating and physical activity among participants in a workplace obesity intervention

K Stankevitz, J Dement, A Schoenfisch… - … of occupational and …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To characterize barriers to healthy eating (BHE) and physical activity (BPA)
among participants in a workplace weight management intervention. Methods: Steps to …

[HTML][HTML] Health behavior knowledge and self-efficacy as predictors of body weight

P Faghri, J Buden - Journal of nutritional disorders & therapy, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Obesity is a public health concern with significant economic costs affecting employers.
Worksite wellness programs benefit from developing tailored interventions that consider …

Worksite study promoting activity and changes in eating (PACE): design and baseline results

SAA Beresford, E Locke, S Bishop, B West… - …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Objective: Based on previous worksite‐wide intervention studies and an ecological
framework, we created a behavioral intervention program to maintain or reduce weight …

[HTML][HTML] Obesity in the workplace: A systematic review of barriers and facilitators to healthy lifestyles

JJ Mazzola, AT Jackson, A Thiele - Occupational Health Science, 2019 - Springer
Workplace health promotion has become a major focus for many organizations, but for these
efforts to be effective, they need to recognize that there are barriers to individuals choosing …

Barriers to engagement in a workplace weight management program: a qualitative study

SM Clancy, M Stroo, A Schoenfisch… - American Journal of …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Purpose: To investigate (1) why some participants in a workplace weight management
program were more engaged in the program,(2) specific barriers and facilitators for …

Is work keeping us from acting healthy? How workplace barriers and facilitators impact nutrition and exercise behaviors

JJ Mazzola, JT Moore, K Alexander - Stress and health, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The purpose of this study was to identify common barriers and facilitators to healthy nutrition
and exercise behaviors in the workplace and examine their relationships to those actual …

Promising practices for the prevention and control of obesity in the worksite

WR Archer, MC Batan, LR Buchanan… - American Journal of …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
Purpose. To identify worksite practices that show promise for promoting employee weight
loss. Data Source. The following electronic databases were searched from January 1, 1966 …

Occupation is related to weight and lifestyle factors among employees at worksites involved in a weight gain prevention study

KM Gans, J Salkeld, PM Risica, E Lenz… - … of Occupational and …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To examine the relationship between job type, weight status, and lifestyle factors
that are potential contributors to obesity including, diet, physical activity (PA), and perceived …

[HTML][HTML] Peer reviewed: office-based physical activity and nutrition intervention: barriers, enablers, and preferred strategies for workplace obesity prevention, Perth …

K Blackford, J Jancey, P Howat, M Ledger… - Preventing chronic …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methods We conducted an online survey of 111 employees from 55 organizations. The
online survey investigated demographics, individual and workplace characteristics, barriers …

[HTML][HTML] Peer reviewed: perceived stress, behavior, and body mass index among adults participating in a worksite obesity prevention program, Seattle, 2005–2007

WE Barrington, RM Ceballos, SK Bishop… - Preventing chronic …, 2012 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methods Promoting Activity and Changes in Eating (PACE) was a group-randomized
worksite intervention to prevent weight gain in the Seattle metropolitan area from 2005 …