Exploring physical health in a sample of firefighters

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• Personal Author:
  Christianson J ; Gillespie GL ; Lovejoy S
• Description:
  Firefighters' work responsibilities involve strenuous physical activity and exposure to extremely stressful situations. The purpose of this research study was to describe the physical activity, stress, and culture promoting or inhibiting a healthy work environment. A descriptive qualitative study design was used with a convenience sample of firefighters from an urban Midwestern public fire service. Respondents participated in focus groups from which data were audio recorded, transcribed verbatim, and analyzed using Colaizzi's phenomenological method. Themes derived from the data were Stressors Affecting Physical Health, Barriers to Physical Health, Facilitators of Physical Health, and Motivators for Physical Health. Future research is needed to test interventions based on the study findings. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Firefighters Fires Men Occupational Health Safety Women Workplace
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Firefighters Fire Fighters Fire Fighting Humans Physical Fitness Physical Stress Physiological Effects Physiological Function Physiological Stress Physiology Qualitative Research Stress Work Environment Workers

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• ISSN:
  2165-0799
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  253-258
• Volume:
  63
• Issue:
  6
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20047622
• Citation:
  Workplace Health Saf 2015 Jun; 63(6):253-258
• Contact Point Address:
  Gordon L. Gillespie, PhD, RN, FAEN, College of Nursing, University of Cincinnati, P.O. Box 21-0038, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0038
• Email:
  gordon.gillespie@uc.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2015
• Performing Organization:
  University of Cincinnati
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Workplace Health & Safety
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:0c05320cf69c8ef9e90cda7106e58e0ce13e5b052e1cacb0b8aaf70117c2087847645c0a9c14218a27a7cc9fdd6e1348e642080807da404daa1c0cf74559fef1
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/202637/cdc_202637_DS1.pdf
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