Workplace interventions for reducing sitting at work

Shrestha, Nipun; Ijaz, Sharea; Kukkonen-Harjula, Katriina; Kumar, Suresh; Nwankwo, Chukwudi P

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“…The review of Prince et al (26), for instance, focuses on reducing sedentary time in general, including but not limited to work, while Barr-Anderson et al (27) have reviewed the effectiveness of introducing short interruptions from productive work to increase PA. In requiring the intervention to be implemented during productive work, the present review differs from that of Shrestha et al (28), which included studies of counselling in separate non-productive sessions. As suggested by its focus on production, the present review only considers interventions in the field and does not address experimental studies, such as those included in the reviews by TudorLocke et al (29) and Neuhaus et al (30).…”

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Interventions to reduce sedentary behavior and increase physical activity during productive work: a systematic review

Commissaris¹,

Huysmans²,

Mathiassen³

et al. 2015

Scand J Work Environ Health

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Interventions to reduce sedentary behavior and increase physical activity during productive work: a systematic review by Commissaris DACM, Huysmans MA, Mathiassen SE, Srinivasan D, Koppes LLJ, Hendriksen IJM This systematic review on interventions intended to change workers' sedentary behavior or physical activity is the first to focus on initiatives that can be implemented during productive work and that change behavior while workers perform their usual jobs. Thus, the review offers decision support when selecting effective interventions for improved health and well-being that are compatible with maintained production.Key terms: activity-permissive workstation; alternative workstation; best-evidence synthesis; intervention; personalized behavioral intervention; physical activity; physical inactivity; productive work; review; sedentary behavior; sitting; stair use; systematic review; workplace This article in PubMed: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26683116 Additional materialPlease note that there is additional material available belonging to this article on the Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health -website. Scand J Work Environ Health 2016, vol 42, no 3 181Review Scand J Work Environ Health 2016;42(3):181-191. doi:10.5271/sjweh.3544 Interventions to reduce sedentary behavior and increase physical activity during productive work: a systematic review by Dianne ACM Commissaris, PhD,1,2,3 Maaike A Huysmans, PhD,4, 5 Svend Erik Mathiassen, Professor, 2 Divya Srinivasan, PhD, 2 Lando LJ Koppes, PhD,1,6 Ingrid JM Hendriksen, PhD 1,5 Commissaris DACM, Huysmans MA, Mathiassen SE, Srinivasan D, Koppes LLJ, Hendriksen IJM. Interventions to reduce sedentary behavior and increase physical activity during productive work: a systematic review. Scand J Work Environ Health. 2016;42(3): 181-191. doi:10.5271/sjweh.3544 Objectives Many current jobs are characterized by sedentary behavior (SB) and lack of physical activity (PA).This review addresses the effectiveness of workplace interventions that are implemented during productive work and are intended to change workers' SB and/or PA. MethodsWe searched Scopus for articles published from 1992 until 12 March 2015. Relevant studies were evaluated using the Quality Assessment Tool for Quantitative Studies and summarized in a best-evidence synthesis. Primary outcomes were SB and PA, both at work and overall (ie, during the whole day); work performance and health-related parameters were secondary outcomes. ResultsThe review included 40 studies describing 41 interventions organized into three categories: alternative workstations (20), interventions promoting stair use (11), and personalized behavioral interventions (10). Alternative workstations were found to decrease overall SB (strong evidence; even for treadmills separately); interventions promoting stair use were found to increase PA at work while personalized behavioral interventions increased overall PA (both with moderate evidence). There was moderate evidence to show alternative workstations influenced neithe...

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Interventions to reduce sedentary behavior and increase physical activity during productive work: a systematic review

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Mathiassen³

et al. 2015

Scand J Work Environ Health

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“…Most existing interventions to reduce workplace sitting time have focused on changes to the physical environment of workplaces, policy changes and information and counselling [67]. Although strategies falling under the latter two categories have produced inconsistent effects, there is some evidence to suggest that those involving workplace physical changes and specifically the use of sit-stand desks are effective [67].…”

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“…Although strategies falling under the latter two categories have produced inconsistent effects, there is some evidence to suggest that those involving workplace physical changes and specifically the use of sit-stand desks are effective [67]. However, the quality of this evidence is low [41, 67, 68] and key uncertainties remain regarding the use of sit-stand desks at work, including their impact on energy expenditure (in and outside of work) and sitting time in the longer term.…”

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“…One study also reported improvements to high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol [51] with the use of such desks. However, as concluded by recent reviews [41, 67, 68], the quality of the relevant evidence is low due to most studies’ reliance on small sample sizes and use of low-quality research designs, including the lack of randomisation.…”

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Impact of sit-stand desks at work on energy expenditure and sedentary time: protocol for a feasibility study

Mantzari

Wijndaele

Brage

et al. 2016

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BackgroundProlonged sitting, an independent risk factor for disease development and premature mortality, is increasing in prevalence in high- and middle-income countries, with no signs of abating. Adults in such countries spend the largest proportion of their day in sedentary behaviour, most of which is accumulated at work. One promising method for reducing workplace sitting is the use of sit-stand desks. However, key uncertainties remain about this intervention, related to the quality of existing studies and a lack of focus on key outcomes, including energy expenditure. We are planning a randomised controlled trial to assess the impact of sit-stand desks at work on energy expenditure and sitting time in the short and longer term. To reduce the uncertainties related to the design of this trial, we propose a preliminary study to assess the feasibility and acceptability of the recruitment, allocation, measurement, retention and intervention procedures.MethodsFive hundred office-based employees from two companies in Cambridge, UK, will complete a survey to assess their interest in participating in a trial on the use of sit-stand desks at work. The workspaces of 100 of those interested in participating will be assessed for sit-stand desk installation suitability, and 20 participants will be randomised to either the use of sit-stand desks at work for 3 months or a waiting list control group. Energy expenditure and sitting time, measured via Actiheart and activPAL monitors, respectively, as well as cardio-metabolic and anthropometric outcomes and other outcomes relating to health and work performance, will be assessed in 10 randomly selected participants. All participants will also be interviewed about their experience of using the desks and participating in the study.DiscussionThe findings are expected to inform the design of a trial assessing the impact of sit-stand desks at work on short and longer term workplace sitting, taking into account their impact on energy expenditure and the extent to which their use has compensation effects outside the workplace. The findings from such a trial are expected to inform discussions regarding the potential of sit-stand desks at work to alleviate the harm to cardio-metabolic health arising from prolonged sitting.Trial registration ISRCTN44827407

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“…Interventions aim to reduce sitting time during work [17], focusing especially on replacing sitting with standing, specifically through height-adjustable desks (HAD) [18]. A meta-analysis of 19 field-based trials and 19 laboratory investigations showed that the use of activity-permissive workstations, including HAD or treadmill desks etc.…”

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Who uses height-adjustable desks? - Sociodemographic, health-related, and psycho-social variables of regular users

Wallmann-Sperlich

Bipp

Bucksch

et al. 2017

Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act

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BackgroundSit-to-stand height-adjustable desks (HAD) may promote workplace standing, as long as workers use them on a regular basis. The aim of this study was to investigate (i) how common HAD in German desk-based workers are, and how frequently HADs are used, (ii) to identify sociodemographic, health-related, and psycho-social variables of workday sitting including having a HAD, and (iii) to analyse sociodemographic, health-related, and psycho-social variables of users and non-users of HADs.MethodsA cross-sectional sample of 680 participants (51.9% men; 41.0 ± 13.1 years) in a desk-based occupation was interviewed by telephone about their occupational sitting and standing proportions, having and usage of a HAD, and answered questions concerning psycho-social variables of occupational sitting. The proportion of workday sitting was calculated for participants having an HAD (n = 108) and not-having an HAD (n = 573), as well as for regular users of HAD (n = 54), and irregular/non-users of HAD (n = 54). Linear regressions were conducted to calculate associations between socio-demographic, health-related, psychosocial variables and having/not having an HAD, and the proportion of workday sitting. Logistic regressions were executed to examine the association of mentioned variables and participants’ usage of HADs.ResultsSixteen percent report that they have an HAD, and 50% of these report regular use of HAD. Having an HAD is not a correlate of the proportion of workday sitting. Further analysis restricted to participants having available a HAD highlights that only the ‘perceived advantages of sitting less’ was significantly associated with HAD use in the fully adjusted model (OR 1.75 [1.09; 2.81], p < 0.05).ConclusionsThe present findings indicate that accompanying behavioral action while providing an HAD is promising to increase the regular usage of HAD. Hence, future research needs to address the specificity of behavioral actions in order to enhance regular HAD use, and needs to give more fundamental insights into these associations.

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Workplace interventions for reducing sitting at work

Cited by 56 publications

References 99 publications

Interventions to reduce sedentary behavior and increase physical activity during productive work: a systematic review

Interventions to reduce sedentary behavior and increase physical activity during productive work: a systematic review

Impact of sit-stand desks at work on energy expenditure and sedentary time: protocol for a feasibility study

Who uses height-adjustable desks? - Sociodemographic, health-related, and psycho-social variables of regular users

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