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The references on this page have been organised by year of publication
2007
Lucove, J.C., Huston, S.L. & Evenson, K.R. (2007). Workers' perceptions about worksite policies and environments and their association with lesiure-time physical activity. American Journal of Health Promotion 21(3):196-200.
Verhagen, A.P., Karels, C., Bierma-Zeinstra, S.M.A., Feleus, A. et al. (2007). Exercise proves effective in a systematic review of work-related complaints of the arm, neck or shoulder. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 60(2): 110.e1 - 110.e14
2006
Bennett, G. G., Wolin, K. Y., Avrunin, J. S., Stoddard, A. M., Sorensen, G., Barbeau, E. and Emmons, K. M. (2006). Does race/ethnicity moderate the association between job strain and leisure time physical activity? Annals of Behavioural Medicine, 32(1), 69-67.
Eves, F. F. & Webb, O. J. (2006). Worksite interventions to increase stair climbing; reasons for caution. Preventive Medicine, 43(1): 4-7.
Griffin-Blake, C. S. & DeJoy, D. M. (2006). Evaluation of social-cognitive versus stage-matched, self-help physical activity interventions at the workplace. American Journal Of Health Promotion, 20(3): 200-209.
Kaewthummanukul, T. & Brown, K. C. (2006). Determinants of employee participation in physical activity: a critical review of the literature. American Association of Occupational Health Nurses, 54 (6): 249-261
Kwak, L., Kremers, S. P. J., van Baak, M. A. and Brug, J. (2006). Participation rates in worksite-based intervention studies: health promotion context as a crucial quality criterion. Health Promotion International, 21(1), 66-69.
Proper, K. I. & Hildebrandt, V. H. (2006). Physical activity among Dutch workers—differences between occupations. Preventive Medicine, 43(1): 42-45.
Proper, K. I., Cerin, E. & Owen, N. (2006). Neighborhood and individual socio-economic variations in the contribution of occupational physical activity to total physical activity. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 3(2): 179-190.
Proper, K. I., van den Heuvel, S. G., De Vroome, E. M., Hildebrandt, V. H. & Van der Beek, A. J. (2006). Dose–response relation between physical activity and sick leave. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 40(2): 173-178
Wandel, M. and Roos, G. (2006). Age perceptions and physical activity among middle-aged men in three occupational groups. Social Science and Medicine, 62(12), 3024-3034.
Yore, M. M., Bowles, H. R., Ainsworth, B. E., Macera, C. A., Kohl, H. (2006). Single versus multiple item questions on occupational physical activity. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 3(1).
2005
Aldana, G., Merrill, R. M., Price, K., Hardy, A and Hager R. (2005). Financial impact of a comprehensive multisite workplace health promotion programme. Preventive Medicine, 40(2),131-137.
Badland, H. M. and Schofield, G. M. (2005). Posters in a sample of professional worksites have no effect on objectively measured physical activity. Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 16(1), 78-81.
Boslaugh, S. E., Kreuter, M. W., Weaver, N. L., Naleid, K. S. and Brownson, R. C. (2005). Misclassification of physical activity level due to exclusion of workplace activity. Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 9(1), 21-33.
Davies, J. (2005). Tackling men's health through the workplace. An innovative approach to promoting men's long-term health through initiatives at work. Community Practitioner, 78(8), 273-274.
Henderson, M., Glazier, N. and Elliott, K. H. (2005). Long term sickness absence. British Medical Journal, 330, 802-803.
Mein, G. K., Shipley, M. J., Hillsdon, M., Ellison, G. T. & Marmot, M. G. (2005). Work, retirement and physical activity: cross-sectional analyses from the Whitehall II study. European Journal of Public Health, 15(3), 317-322.
Merom, D., Miller, Y., Lymer, S. and Bauman, A. (2005). Effect of Australia's walk to work day campaign on adults' active commuting and physical activity behaviour. American Journal of Health Promotion, 19(3), 159-162.
Plotnikoff, R. C., Prodaniuk, T. R., Fein, A. J. & Milton, L. (2005). Development of an ecological assessment tool for a workplace physical activity program standard. Health Promotion Practice, 6(4): 453-463.
Plotnikoff, R. C., McCargar, L. J., Wilson, P. M. & Loucaides, C. A. (2005). efficacy of an e-mail intervention for the promotion of physical activity and nutrition behavior in the workplace context. American Journal Of Health Promotion, 19(6), 422-429.
Schofield, G., Badlands, H., Oliver, M. (2005) Objectively-measured physical activity in New Zealand workers. Journal Of Science And Medicine In Sport, 8(2): 143-151.
Steele, R. and Caperchione, C. (2005). The role of local government in physical activity: Employee perceptions. Health Promotion Practice, 6(2), 214-218.
Thogersen-Ntoumani, C. and Fox, K. R. (2005). Physical activity and mental well-being typologies in corporate employees: A mixed methods approach. Work and Stress, 19(1), 50-67.
Thogersen-Ntoumani, C., Fox, K. R. & Ntoumanis, N. (2005). Relationships between exercise and three components of mental well-being in corporate employees. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 6(6): 609-627.
van den Heuvel, S. G., Boshuizen, H. C., Hildebrandt, V. H., Blatter, B. M., Ariëns, G. A. and Bongers, P. M. (2005). Effect of sporting activity on absenteeism in a working population. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 39: 165.
2004
Aittasalo, M., Miilunpalo, S. & Suni, J. (2004). The effectiveness of physical activity counselling in a work-site setting. Patient Education and Counselling, 55(2): 193-202.
Fine, A., Ward, M., Burr, M., Tudor-Smith, C. and Kingdon, A. (2004). Health promotion in small workplaces - a feasibility study. Health Education Journal, 63(4), 334-346.
Marshall, A. (2004). Challenges and opportunities for promoting physical activity in the workplace. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 7(1) Supplement: 60-66.
Miller, R. & Brown, W. (2004). Meeting physical activity guidelines and average daily steps in a working population. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 1(3): 218-226.
Pronk, N. P., Martinson, B., Kessler, R. C., Beck, A. L., Simon, G. E. and Wang, P. (2004). The association between work performance and physical activity, cardiorespiratory fitness, and obesity. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 46(1), 19-25.
Yancey, A. K., McCarthy, W. J., Taylor, W. C., & Merlo, A. et. al. (2004). The Los Angeles Lift Off: a sociocultural environmental change intervention to integrate physical activity into the workplace. Preventive Medicine, 38 (6): 848-856.
2003
Physical Activity Taskforce (2003). Let’s Make Scotland More Active: A Strategy for Physical Activity. Edinburgh: The Stationary Office.
Proper, K.I., Koning, M., van der Beek, A.J., Hildebrandt, V.H., Cosscher, R.J. & van Mechelen, W. (2003). The effectiveness of workplace physical activity programs on physical activity, physical fitness & health. Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine, 13: 106-117.
Steele, R. and Mummery, K. (2003). Occupational physical activity across occupational categories. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 6(4), 398-407.
White, J. L. & Ransdell, L. B. (2003). Worksite intervention model for facilitating changes in physical activity, fitness, and psychological parameters. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 97(2): 461-466.
2002
Shephard, R. J. (2002). Issues in worksite health promotion: A personal viewpoint. Quest, 54: 67-82.
2001 and earlier
Dishman, R.K., Oldenburg, B., O'Neal, H., Shephard, R.J. (1998). Workplace physical activity interventions. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 15(4): 344-361.
Muto, T., & Yamauchi, K. (2001). Evaluation of a multicomponent workplace health promotion programme conducted in Japan for improving employees' cardiovascular disease risk factors. Preventive Medicine, 33 (6): 571-577.
Shephard, R. J. (1997). Exercise and relaxation in health promotion. Sports Medicine, 23(4): 211-216.
Whitmer, J. F. (1997). Worksite health promotion. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 39(5): 397-398.
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