[HTML][HTML] Peer Reviewed: Overweight and Obesity Among School Bus Drivers in Rural Arkansas

KHK Yeary, X Chi, S Lensing, H Baroni… - Preventing Chronic …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methods We collected multilevel data from school bus drivers working from 4 school bus
garages in Little Rock, Arkansas, and their work environment from January through July of …

Unhealthy and healthy weight control behaviours among bus operators

KH Escoto, SA French - Occupational Medicine, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Background Urban bus operators are an occupational group with high rates of overweight
and obesity. Understanding methods bus operators use for weight control may be important; …

Long haul truck drivers' views on the barriers and facilitators to healthy eating and physical activity: A qualitative study

DG Passey, R Robbins, KT Hegmann… - … Journal of Workplace …, 2014 - ingentaconnect.com
Purpose‐The purpose of this paper is to explore truck drivers' views toward diet, physical
activity, and health care access to inform the development of a weight loss intervention …

Exercise among commercial truck drivers

LM Turner, DB Reed - Aaohn Journal, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
This study examines the exercise habits and perceived barriers to exercise of a convenience
sample of 300 commercial truck drivers. Participants reported minimal amounts of exercise …

A retrospective analysis of cardiometabolic health in a large cohort of truck drivers compared to the American working population

MS Thiese, RJ Hanowski, G Moffitt… - American journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Background Truck drivers face many health challenges, including lifestyle, diet, inactivity,
stressors, and social support. Methods A repeated cross‐sectional analysis compared …

[HTML][HTML] A clinical trial on weight loss among truck drivers

MS Thiese, AC Effiong, U Ott, DG Passey… - … of Occupational and …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: The high prevalence of obesity among commercial truck drivers may be related
to sedentary nature of the job, lack of healthy eating choices, and lack of exercise. There …

[PDF][PDF] Occupational health and metabolic risk factors: A pilot intervention for transport workers

HL Naug, NJ Colson, AR Kundur… - International …, 2016 - researchoutput.csu.edu.au
Objectives: Heavy vehicle transport workers have a high risk of obesity and obesity-related
disorders including cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Sedentary nature of their work …

Association between body weight, physical activity and food choices among metropolitan transit workers

SA French, LJ Harnack, TL Toomey… - International Journal of …, 2007 - Springer
Background Associations between body weight, physical activity and dietary intake among a
population of metropolitan transit workers are described. Methods Data were collected …

[HTML][HTML] Lifestyle counseling in overweight truck and bus drivers-Effects on dietary patterns and physical activity

J Puhkala, K Kukkonen-Harjula, M Aittasalo… - Preventive medicine …, 2016 - Elsevier
We studied dietary patterns, physical activity (PA), and monthly goal setting in a weight
reduction intervention in long-distance professional drivers. The study was conducted in …

Weight-loss maintenance among SHIFT pilot study participants 30-months after intervention

B Wipfli, R Olson, M Koren - Journal of occupational and …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Poor health among commercial truck drivers is a dangerous and costly public health
problem. The high rate of obesity in truckers increases their risk for heart disease, stroke …