Center for Occupational and Environmental Health, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA 92617, USA.
Am J Ind Med. 2013 Jul;56(7):776-90. doi: 10.1002/ajim.22151. Epub 2013 Jan 17.
Firefighters, as an occupational group, have one of the highest prevalence rates of obesity. A qualitative study investigated occupational and health behavioral determinants of obesity among firefighters.
Four focus groups were conducted with firefighters of every rank as Phase I of the FORWARD study which was designed to assess health behavioral and occupational characteristics related to obesity in firefighters.
Analysis revealed five main themes of central importance to firefighters: (1) fire station eating culture; (2) night calls and sleep interruption; (3) supervisor leadership and physical fitness; (4) sedentary work; and (5) age and generational influences.
The results showed a strong interrelationship between occupational and health behavioral causes of obesity in firefighters. The relevance of these qualitative findings are discussed along with the implications for future obesity interventions with firefighters.
消防员作为一个职业群体，肥胖的发病率最高。一项定性研究调查了消防员肥胖的职业和健康行为决定因素。
作为 FORWARD 研究的第一阶段，进行了四次消防员各级别的焦点小组讨论，该研究旨在评估与消防员肥胖相关的健康行为和职业特征。
分析揭示了对消防员至关重要的五个主要主题：（1）消防站的饮食习惯；（2）夜间出勤和睡眠中断；（3）主管领导和体能；（4）久坐的工作；（5）年龄和代际影响。
研究结果表明，消防员肥胖的职业和健康行为原因之间存在很强的相互关系。讨论了这些定性研究结果的相关性以及对未来消防员肥胖干预的意义。
