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Table 5 Most frequently mentioned barriers to a healthy lifestyle

From: The structured health intervention for truckers (SHIFT) cluster randomised controlled trial: a mixed methods process evaluation

Barriers to a Healthy Lifestyle

N (%)

Work-Related

67 (46.2%)

  - Long Hours

23 (15.9%)

  - Shift Pattern

16 (11.0%)

  - Diet at Work

10 (6.9%)

  - Lack of Routine

5 (3.4%)

Family

18 (12.4%)

Diet

16 (11.0%)

Self-Motivation

14 (9.7%)

Time (not explicitly work-related)

10 (6.9%)

Weather

4 (2.8%)

Injury/Illness

3 (2.1%)

Sleep

3 (2.1%)

Embarrassed to Exercise in Public

1 (0.7%)