TY - JOUR
T1 - The Effects of Workplace Physical Activity Interventions in Men: A Systematic Review
AU - Wong, Jason Y.L.
AU - Gilson, Nicholas D.
AU - van Uffelen, Jannique G.Z.
AU - Brown, Wendy J.
N1 - Funding Information:
The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: Jason Y. L. Wong is supported by the Australian Postgraduate Award Scholarship (The University of Queensland). Jannique G. Z. van Uffelen was supported by National Health and Medical Research Council Program Grant (#569940) at the School of Human Movement Studies, The University of Queensland.
PY - 2012/7
Y1 - 2012/7
N2 - The workplace is cited as a promising setting for physical activity (PA) promotion, but workplace PA interventions tend not to specifically target men. The aim of this article was to review the literature on workplace PA interventions for men and to identify key issues for future intervention development. Articles targeting PA at the workplace were located through a structured database search. Information on intervention strategies and PA outcomes were extracted. Only 13 studies (10.5%) reviewed focused on men, of which 5 showed significant increases in PA. These studies used generic, multicomponent, health promotion strategies with a variety of timeframes, self-report PA measures, and PA outcomes. The systematic review identified that evidence on the effectiveness of workplace PA interventions for men is equivocal and highlighted methodological concerns. Future research should use reliable and valid measures of PA and interventions that focus specifically on men's needs and PA preferences.
AB - The workplace is cited as a promising setting for physical activity (PA) promotion, but workplace PA interventions tend not to specifically target men. The aim of this article was to review the literature on workplace PA interventions for men and to identify key issues for future intervention development. Articles targeting PA at the workplace were located through a structured database search. Information on intervention strategies and PA outcomes were extracted. Only 13 studies (10.5%) reviewed focused on men, of which 5 showed significant increases in PA. These studies used generic, multicomponent, health promotion strategies with a variety of timeframes, self-report PA measures, and PA outcomes. The systematic review identified that evidence on the effectiveness of workplace PA interventions for men is equivocal and highlighted methodological concerns. Future research should use reliable and valid measures of PA and interventions that focus specifically on men's needs and PA preferences.
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U2 - 10.1177/1557988312436575
DO - 10.1177/1557988312436575
M3 - Review article
C2 - 22442206
AN - SCOPUS:84861748438
SN - 1557-9883
VL - 6
SP - 303
EP - 313
JO - American Journal of Men's Health
JF - American Journal of Men's Health
IS - 4
ER -
