More standing and just as productive: Effects of a sit-stand desk intervention on call center workers’ sitting, standing, and productivity at work in the Opt to Stand pilot study
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More standing and just as productive: Effects of a sit-stand desk intervention on call center workers’ sitting, standing, and productivity at work in the Opt to Stand pilot study
This study evaluated the effects of sit-stand desks on workers' objectively and subjectively assessed sitting, physical activity, and productivity. This quasi-experimental study involved one intervention group (n = 16) and one comparison group (n = 15). Participants were call center employees from two job-matched teams at a large telecommunications company in Sydney, Australia (45% female, 33 ±...
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BACKGROUND Sitting time is a prevalent health risk among office-based workers. PURPOSE To examine, using a pilot study, the efficacy of an intervention to reduce office workers' sitting time. DESIGN Quasi-experimental design with intervention-group participants recruited from a single workplace that was physically separate from the workplaces of comparison-group participants. SETTING/PART...
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عنوان ژورنال: Preventive Medicine Reports
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2211-3355
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2015.12.003