title: Influence of psychosocial work environment on adherence to workplace exercise.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Physical exercise can reduce the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders, but adherence to exercise is challenging for many employees. This study determines prognostic factors for adherence to workplace exercise.
  
  
  METHODS
  In Copenhagen, 132 office workers with neck/shoulder pain were randomized to 2 or 12 minutes of exercise five days a week. Low, medium, and high adherence was defined as performing less than 10, 10-30, or more than 30 exercise sessions during the subsequent 10 weeks. Odds ratios (OR) for adherence were modeled by logistic regression.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Lower adherence to the 10-week exercise program was predicted by poorer psychosocial work environment and lower exercise self-efficacy. A longer exercise program was not associated with lower adherence.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Concurrent strategies to improve psychosocial work environment and individual exercise beliefs should be considered when implementing exercise at the workplace.
authors.affiliation: National Research Centre for Working Environment, Lersø Parkalle, Copenhagen, Denmark. lla@nrcwe.dk
authors.forename: Lars L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Andersen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005081:Exercise Therapy / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019547:Neck Pain / Q000628:therapy*; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D010349:Patient Compliance; D015995:Prevalence; D011446:Prospective Studies; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D020069:Shoulder Pain / Q000523:psychology; D012931:Social Environment; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D017132:Workplace / Q000523:psychology*