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Effects of environmental intervention on sedentary time, musculoskeletal comfort and work ability in office workers
- Source :
- European Journal of Sport Science. 16:747-754
- Publication Year :
- 2015
- Publisher :
- Informa UK Limited, 2015.
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Abstract
- Sit-stand workstations offer a potential strategy to reduce prolonged occupational sitting. This controlled intervention study examined the effects of an environmental intervention on occupational sedentary time, musculoskeletal comfort and work ability, and the usability of sit-stand workstations in office work via a self-reported questionnaire. The intervention group (n = 24) used sit-stand workstations during the 6-month intervention period, and the control group (n = 21) used traditional sitting workstations. The results showed that working at sit-stand workstations can reduce sitting time significantly compared to control workstations (-6.7% vs. 5.0%, p = .019), which is reallocated mostly to standing (r = -0.719, p .001). Sit-stand workstations improved perceived musculoskeletal comfort in the neck and shoulders (p = .028), as well as work ability (p = .022). The majority of intervention subjects rated sit-stand workstation adjustability as good (83.3%), and 75.0% were satisfied with the workstation. About 41.7% of the intervention participants, who were exclusively female, used the sit-stand function on a daily basis. While the environmental change alone was effective, it is likely that promoting the daily use of sit-stand workstations with counselling would lead to even more substantial positive effects.
- Subjects :
- Adult
medicine.medical_specialty
Shoulders
Posture
030209 endocrinology & metabolism
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
Health Promotion
Sitting
Office workers
Cohort Studies
work ability
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
office work
Intervention (counseling)
sit–stand workstation
Humans
Medicine
Environmental intervention
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
030212 general & internal medicine
sit-stand workstation
ta315
Workplace
Sedentary time
business.industry
occupational sedentary time
musculoskeletal comfort
ta3142
General Medicine
Middle Aged
Intervention studies
Physical therapy
Female
Work ability
Sedentary Behavior
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15367290 and 17461391
- Volume :
- 16
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- European Journal of Sport Science
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....f8698e6f3b609bf3ec5f4a6624140ef9