ArticleBMC public health2021
Perceived influences on reducing prolonged sitting in police staff: a qualitative investigation using the Theoretical Domains Framework and COM-B model.
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- Using the behavior change wheel (BCW) framework for health interventions focusing on diet and physical activity in the workplace: a scoping review.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Facilitators and barriers to behavior change in overweight and obesity management using the COM-B model.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- Workplace movement: a qualitative study on office workers' beliefs.Australian journal of psychology · 2024Article
- Applying the Theoretical Domains Framework to Develop an Intervention to 'Re-implement' Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT).Administration and policy in mental health · 2023Article
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- A-REST (Activity to Reduce Excessive Sitting Time): A Feasibility Trial to Reduce Prolonged Sitting in Police Staff.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Examining the influences on the use of behavioural science within UK local authority public health: Qualitative thematic analysis and deductive mapping to the COM-B model and Theoretical Domains Framework.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundWorkplace interventions have shown promise for reducing sitting in office workers. Police office staff remain an understudied population group that work within a disciplined organisation with distinctive work tasks around public safety, potentially affecting their capability, opportunity, and motivation to change sitting behaviour. This study aimed to assess the perceived influences on reducing workplace sitting in non-operational, desk-based police staff in order to derive theoretical determinants for behaviour change.
methodsTen police staff from a single police force in Bedfordshire, England [eight female; 39.5 ± 11.5 years] took part in face-to-face semi-structured interviews lasting 46 ± 11 min on average. Thematic analysis identified key themes which were then mapped onto the Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF) and linked to the Capability, Opportunity, Motivation-Behaviour (COM-B) model.
resultsSeven themes were identified: 'Work tasks are seated', 'Social norm is to sit', 'Belief in ability to regulate behaviour', 'Knowledge of health risks', 'Organisational support', 'Impact on productivity', and 'Perceived autonomy for sitting reduction'.
conclusionsAwareness of behaviour and health impacts (Capability), social and physical support to sit less (Opportunity), and habit formation techniques (Motivation) are recommended considerations in sitting reduction workplace interventions for police staff.
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