Physical Activity and Sedentary Time: Male Perceptions in a University Work Environment
Physical Activity and Sedentary Time: Male Perceptions in a University Work Environment
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DOI：
10.1177/1557988313497217
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发表时间：
2014-03-01
影响因子：
2.3
通讯作者：
Guagliano, Justin M.
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作者：
George, Emma S.;Kolt, Gregory S.;Guagliano, Justin M.
促进男性的身体活动和减少久坐时间可能具有挑战性，而且专门为男性量身定制的干预措施有限。了解男性对身体活动和久坐行为的看法，对于制定相关干预措施非常重要，尤其是对在办公室工作的男性而言。作为一项旨在增加体力活动和减少久坐时间的大型干预研究的一部分，研究人员邀请年龄在35岁至64岁之间的大学男性员工参加焦点小组，讨论与体力活动和久坐时间相关的好处、激励因素和障碍。五个半结构化的焦点小组会议，持续时间从50到70分钟不等，在澳大利亚一所大学的两个校区进行。共有15名参与者（9名学术/教职员工和6名专业人员）参加了这项研究，平均（+/- SD）年龄为46.1（+/- 8.0）岁。健康和家庭通常被认为是体育活动的激励因素，而时间限制和工作承诺是参加体育活动的主要障碍。久坐时间被认为是参与者在大学工作的副产品，因为他们一天中有很大一部分时间是坐着的，主要是在电脑前。与会者认为，体育活动应被视为工作中的合法活动，应融入大学文化，并采用自上而下的方法予以认可。重要的是要鼓励在久坐不动的时间里休息一下，并认识到在工作时间支持和鼓励身体活动是一种合法的促进健康的活动。这些发现可以作为一个平台，从中制定有针对性的策略，以促进男性大学员工的体育活动。
Promoting physical activity and reducing sedentary time in males can be challenging, and interventions tailored specifically for males are limited. Understanding male perceptions of physical activity and sedentary behavior is important to inform development of relevant interventions, especially for males working in an office setting. As part of a larger intervention study to increase physical activity and reduce sedentary time, male university employees aged 35 to 64 years were invited to partake in focus groups to discuss benefits, motivators, and barriers related to physical activity and sedentary time. Five semistructured focus group sessions, ranging from 50 to 70 minutes in duration, were conducted on two campuses at an Australian university. A total of 15 participants (9 academic/faculty staff and 6 professional staff), with a mean (+/- SD) age of 46.1 (+/- 8.0) years took part in the study. Health and family were commonly discussed motivators for physical activity, whereas time constraints and work commitments were major barriers to physical activity participation. Sedentary time was a perceived by-product of participants' university employment, as a substantial proportion of their days were spent sitting, primarily at a computer. Participants believed that physical activity should be recognized as a legitimate activity at work, embedded within the university culture and endorsed using a top-down approach. It is important to encourage breaks in sedentary time and recognize physical activity as a legitimate health-promoting activity that is supported and encouraged during working hours. These findings can be used as a platform from which to develop targeted strategies to promote physical activity in male university employees.