Pre-existing low-back symptoms impact adversely on sitting time reduction in office workers
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Coenen, Pieter, Healy, Genevieve N., Winkler, Elizabeth A.H., Dunstan, David, Owen, Neville, Moodie, M., LaMontagne, Anthony D., Eakin, Elizabeth A. and Straker, Leon. (2017). Pre-existing low-back symptoms impact adversely on sitting time reduction in office workers. International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health. 90(7), pp. 1 - 10. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00420-017-1223-1
Authors | Coenen, Pieter, Healy, Genevieve N., Winkler, Elizabeth A.H., Dunstan, David, Owen, Neville, Moodie, M., LaMontagne, Anthony D., Eakin, Elizabeth A. and Straker, Leon |
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Abstract | Objectives Initiatives to reduce office-workplace sitting are proliferating, but the impact of pre-existing musculoskeletal symptoms on their effectiveness has not been determined. We assessed the influence of musculoskeletal symptoms on the outcomes of a workplace sitting intervention. Methods Baseline and 3-month data from a cluster-randomized controlled trial of a workplace sitting intervention (Stand Up Victoria; trial registration number ACTRN12611000742976) were used. Office workers (n = 231) from 14 work teams within one organisation were randomised (by worksite) to a multicomponent program with individual-, organisational-, and environmental-level (sit-stand workstations) change strategies; or, to a control condition (no intervention). Musculoskeletal symptoms in the low-back, upper and lower extremities (present/absent) were assessed through self-report. Linear regression models tested the moderation by baseline musculoskeletal symptoms of intervention effects on workplace sitting and standing time and on sitting and standing bout durations, assessed by the activPAL3™ activity monitor. Results There were significant reductions in sitting and increased standing at work (p < 0.05). However, effects varied significantly by the presence of pre-existing low-back (but not other) symptoms, with greater benefit being seen in those without symptoms. Effects on sitting time and sitting bout duration were weaker in those with low-back symptoms compared to those without by 34.6 [95% CI (0.9; 68.3)] min/8-h workday and 5.1 [95% CI (0.2; 9.9)] min, respectively. Comparable effects were seen for standing. Conclusion Low-back symptoms may impact on the extent to which office workers change their workplace sitting and standing time. A prudent next step to improve the effectiveness of workplace sitting-reduction initiatives such as Stand Up Victoria may be to assess and address the needs of those who displayed comparatively limited behaviour change, namely those with pre-existing low-back discomfort. |
Year | 2017 |
Journal | International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health |
Journal citation | 90 (7), pp. 1 - 10 |
Publisher | Springer |
ISSN | 0340-0131 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/s00420-017-1223-1 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-85018276959 |
Page range | 1 - 10 |
Research Group | Mary MacKillop Institute for Health Research |
Publisher's version | File Access Level Controlled |
Place of publication | Germany |
Editors | H. Drexler |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/87q16/pre-existing-low-back-symptoms-impact-adversely-on-sitting-time-reduction-in-office-workers
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