Associations Among Work and Family Health Climate, Health Behaviors, Work Schedule, and Body Weight

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• Personal Author:
  Buden JC ; Chemiack MG ; Dugan AG ; Faghri PD ; Huedo-Medina TB ; Namazi S
• Description:
  Objectives: Correctional employees exhibit elevated obesity rates. This study examines interrelations among health behaviors, health climate, body mass index (BMI), and work schedule. Methods: Using survey results from correctional supervisors (n=157), mediation and moderated-mediation analyses were performed to examine how health behaviors explain relationships between obesity, work health climate (WHC) and family health climate (FHC), and work schedule. Results: Over 85% of the sample was overweight/obese (mean BMI=30.20). Higher WHC and FHC were associated with lower BMI, mediated by nutrition, and physical activity. The interaction effect between health behavior and work schedule revealed a protective effect on BMI. Overtime shift work may share a relationship with BMI. Conclusions: Findings may have implications for reexamining organizational policies on maximum weekly overtime in corrections. They provide direction for targeted obesity interventions that encourage a supportive FHC and promote healthy behaviors among supervisors working overtime. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Correctional Facilities Family Occupational Health Safety Shift Work Schedule Sleep Stress, Psychological
• Keywords:
  BMI Body Mass Index Correctional Facilities Families Job Stress Long Work Hours Obesity Physical Exercise Shift Work Work-life Balance Work Schedules

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• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant ; Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Connecticut ; OSHA Region 1
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  59
• Issue:
  6
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20049909
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2017 Jun; 59(6):588-599
• Contact Point Address:
  Pouran D. Faghri, MD, MS, FACSM, Department of Allied Health Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Connecticut Center for Environmental Health and Health Promotion, 358 Mansfield Road, U-2101 Koons Hall, Room 318, Storrs, CT 06269-1101
• Email:
  Pouran.Faghri@uconn.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2017
• NORA Priority Area:
  Manufacturing ; Healthcare and Social Assistance ; Public Safety
• Performing Organization:
  University of Connecticut School of Medicine/Dentristy, Farmington
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20080901
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  20200929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:c62660c11bee653017e89acc5475f69ac5c5c9e093c3b93345c022824665d6d5f9a10e8d2352605833fb1c29c263c9c0a75ff1dbeb153c8ec31b4029ae300c44
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/210503/cdc_210503_DS1.pdf
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