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Understanding and Influencing Workplace Sedentary Behaviour

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posted on 2017-09-26, 23:03 authored by NYSSA TEGAN HADGRAFT
Sedentary behaviour (or sitting) is a recently identified chronic disease risk factor. Many adults spend the majority of their working hours sitting, making the workplace a key setting for public health interventions. This thesis aimed to identify factors that influence workplace sitting time and the feasibility of reducing this behaviour. The most prominent factors identified were: the nature of work, social norms and workplace culture, and the workplace physical environment. These findings will assist to inform the design of workplace interventions targeting sedentary behaviour, highlighting the need for multi-component approaches that address the spectrum of influences on workplace sitting.

History

Principal supervisor

David Dunstan

Additional supervisor 1

Neville Owen

Additional supervisor 2

Brigid Lynch

Additional supervisor 3

Genevieve Healy

Year of Award

2017

Department, School or Centre

Public Health and Preventive Medicine

Additional Institution or Organisation

Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute

Campus location

Australia

Course

Doctor of Philosophy

Degree Type

DOCTORATE

Faculty

Faculty of Medicine Nursing and Health Sciences