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ArticleWorkplace health & safety2024

A Theory-Guided Qualitative Exploration of Occupational Influences on Firefighters' Dietary Behaviors.

Cynthia Horton Dias, Courtney Catledge, Robin M Dawson

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  1. Social influences on the occupational dietary behaviour of firefighters: A scoping review.Nutrition & dietetics : the journal of the Dietitians Association of Australia · 2026
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Cynthia Horton DiasCollege of Nursing, University of South Carolina.ORCID 0000-0002-6000-6290
Courtney CatledgeBachelor of Science in Nursing Collaborative Program, University of South Carolina Lancaster.
Robin M DawsonSmart Start Nursing Program, College of Nursing, University of South Carolina.ORCID 0000-0001-5764-3558

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A Patient-Centered Asthma Management Communication Intervention for Rural Latino ChildrenK23HL133596 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT COLUMBIA · PI DAWSON, ROBIN MICHELLE · 2017 to 2021
$722k
NHLBI NIH HHS K23 HL133596
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Abstract

backgroundFirefighters face many inherent occupational health hazards and increased risk for several cancers, making peak health essential. However, cardiac events and stroke continue as leading causes of on-duty deaths. Healthy diets promote prevention of cardiovascular disease and cancers. While some dietary interventions have been undertaken, sustained improvements have not been observed. Understanding firefighters' occupational influences on dietary behavior is vital for implementation of effective interventions to improve nutrition.

methodsThe Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF) guided this qualitative study. Nine focus groups of firefighters who work 24-hour shifts and one interview with a fire administrator (

findingsPredominant TDF domains of influence for workplace dietary behaviors included social/professional role and identity; social influences; environmental context and resources; knowledge; beliefs about consequences; memory, attention, and decision processes; and emotion. Four emergent themes mapped to TDF domains: "We are family": Firefighters feel a strong identity in their work and with peers; "If you are a firefighter, you've got a second job": Firefighters experience many limitations in personal and workplace resources; "That kills us": Firefighters were knowledgeable about most all occupational health and safety risks except dietary risks; and "You're tired, wore out": Occupational stress influenced nutritional choice making.

conclusionsFirefighters experience many barriers to healthy eating while at work due to unique occupational influences. The findings from this study highlighted specific behavioral domains and barriers to be intervened upon that may increase the likelihood of long-term adoption of healthier dietary practices by firefighters.

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FirefightersFocus GroupsQualitative ResearchAdultFeeding BehaviorFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedSouth CarolinaWorkplacechronic diseasedietfirefightershealthnutritionworkplace

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