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Does physical activity impact on presenteeism and other indicators of workplace well-being?Helen E Brown
The University of Queensland, School of Human Movement Studies, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Sports Med 41:249-62. 2011..A standardized definition of presenteeism and an appropriate evaluation tool are key research priorities if the complex relationships between physical activity and workplace well-being are to be better understood...
Walk@Work: An automated intervention to increase walking in university employees not achieving 10,000 daily stepsNicholas D Gilson
The University of Queensland, School of Human Movement Studies, Australia Electronic address
Prev Med 56:283-7. 2013..This study assessed the workday step counts of lower active (<10,000 daily steps) university employees using an automated, web-based walking intervention (Walk@Work)...
Occupational sitting: practitioner perceptions of health risks, intervention strategies and influencesNicholas Gilson
Human Movement Studies, The University of Queensland, Australia
Health Promot J Austr 23:208-12. 2012..This study consulted occupational health and safety (OHS) practitioners, examining their perceptions of sedentary health risks and views on strategies and influences to reduce and break prolonged occupational sitting...
Does the use of standing 'hot' desks change sedentary work time in an open plan office?Nicholas D Gilson
The University of Queensland, School of Human Movement Studies, St Lucia Campus, Brisbane 4072, Australia
Prev Med 54:65-7. 2012..This study assessed the use of standing 'hot' desks in an open plan office and their impact on sedentary work time...
Occupational sitting time: employees' perceptions of health risks and intervention strategiesNicholas D Gilson
The University of Queensland, Brisbane
Health Promot J Austr 22:38-43. 2011..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...
Do walking strategies to increase physical activity reduce reported sitting in workplaces: a randomized control trialNicholas D Gilson
School of Human Movement Studies, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Queensland, Australia
Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 6:43. 2009..abstract:..
A multi-site comparison of environmental characteristics to support workplace walkingNicholas D Gilson
School of Human Movement Studies, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Queensland, Australia
Prev Med 49:21-3. 2009..This study assessed the environmental characteristics of ten universities, comparing the extent to which physical infra-structures are able to support a route-based walking intervention...
The effects of workplace physical activity interventions in men: a systematic reviewJason Y L Wong
The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia
Am J Mens Health 6:303-13. 2012..Future research should use reliable and valid measures of PA and interventions that focus specifically on men's needs and PA preferences...
Validation of a novel, objective measure of occupational sittingGemma C Ryde
St Lucia Campus, School of Human Movement Studies, The University of Queensland, Australia
J Occup Health 54:383-6. 2012....
Occupational sitting and health risks: a systematic reviewJannique G Z van Uffelen
School of Human Movement Studies, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
Am J Prev Med 39:379-88. 2010..e., time spent sitting) may be negatively associated with health. The aim of this study was to systematically review the evidence on associations between occupational sitting and health risks...
