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The effect of a sit-stand workstation intervention on daily sitting, standing and physical activity: protocol for a 12 month workplace randomised control trial

Overview of attention for article published in BMC Public Health, February 2015
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Title
The effect of a sit-stand workstation intervention on daily sitting, standing and physical activity: protocol for a 12 month workplace randomised control trial
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BMC Public Health, February 2015
DOI 10.1186/s12889-015-1506-y
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Jennifer Hall, Louise Mansfield, Tess Kay, Alison K McConnell

Abstract

A lack of physical activity and excessive sitting can contribute to poor physical health and wellbeing. The high percentage of the UK adult population in employment, and the prolonged sitting associated with desk-based office-work, make these workplaces an appropriate setting for interventions to reduce sedentary behaviour and increase physical activity. This pilot study aims to determine the effect of an office-based sit-stand workstation intervention, compared with usual desk use, on daily sitting, standing and physical activity, and to examine the factors that underlie sitting, standing and physical activity, within and outside, the workplace. A randomised control trial (RCT) comparing the effects of a sit-stand workstation only and a multi-component sit-stand workstation intervention, with usual desk-based working practice (no sit-stand workstation) will be conducted with office workers across two organisations, over a 12 month period (N = 30). The multicomponent intervention will comprise organisational, environmental and individual elements. Objective data will be collected at baseline, and after 2-weeks, 3-months, 6-months and 12-months of the intervention. Objective measures of sitting, standing, and physical activity will be made concurrently (ActivPAL3™ and ActiGraph (GT3X+)). Activity diaries, ethnographic participant observation, and interviews with participants and key organisational personnel will be used to elicit understanding of the influence of organisational culture on sitting, standing and physical activity behaviour in the workplace. This study will be the first long-term sit-stand workstation intervention study utilising an RCT design, and incorporating a comprehensive process evaluation. The study will generate an understanding of the factors that encourage and restrict successful implementation of sit-stand workstation interventions, and will help inform future occupational wellbeing policy and practice. Other strengths include the objective measurement of physical activity during both work and non-work hours. Clinicaltrials.gov identifier NCT02172599 , 22nd June 2014.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United Kingdom 1 <1%
Austria 1 <1%
Unknown 210 99%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 44 21%
Student > Ph. D. Student 28 13%
Student > Bachelor 28 13%
Researcher 15 7%
Student > Postgraduate 10 5%
Other 37 17%
Unknown 50 24%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 37 17%
Sports and Recreations 32 15%
Nursing and Health Professions 23 11%
Psychology 21 10%
Engineering 12 6%
Other 33 16%
Unknown 54 25%
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#6,067,406
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Outputs from BMC Public Health
#6,271
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#92,312
of 385,334 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Public Health
#97
of 245 outputs
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