Rise and recharge : Exploring employee perceptions of and contextual factors influencing an individual-level e-health smartphone intervention to reduce office workers’ sedentary time at work
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Morris, Abigail S., Mackintosh, Kelly A., Owen, Neville, Dempsey, Paddy C., Dunstan, David W. and McNarry, Melitta A.. (2021). Rise and recharge : Exploring employee perceptions of and contextual factors influencing an individual-level e-health smartphone intervention to reduce office workers’ sedentary time at work. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18(18), p. Article 9627. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18189627
Authors | Morris, Abigail S., Mackintosh, Kelly A., Owen, Neville, Dempsey, Paddy C., Dunstan, David W. and McNarry, Melitta A. |
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Abstract | This feasibility study explored the contextual factors influencing office workers’ adherence to an e-health intervention targeting total and prolonged sedentary time over 12 weeks. A three-arm quasi-randomized intervention included prompts at 30 or 60 min intervals delivered via a smartphone application, and a no-prompt comparison arm. Fifty-six office workers completed baseline (64% female) and 44 completed the 12 week follow-up (80% retention). Ecological momentary assessments (EMA) captured contextual data, with 82.8 ± 24.9 EMA prompt questionnaires completed weekly. Two focus groups with n = 8 Prompt 30 and 60 participants were conducted one-month post-intervention to address intervention acceptability and feasibility. Contextual findings indicate that when working on a sedentary task (i.e., reading or screen-based work) and located at an individual workstation, hourly prompts may be more acceptable and feasible for promoting a reduction in total and prolonged sedentary time compared to 30 min prompts. Interpersonal support also appears important for promoting subtle shifts in sedentary working practices. This novel study gives a real-time insight into the factors influencing adherence to e-health prompts. Findings identified unique, pragmatic considerations for delivering a workplace e-health intervention, indicating that further research is warranted to optimize the method of intervention delivery prior to evaluation of a large-scale intervention. |
Keywords | feasibility; workplace; intervention; sedentary behavior; physical activity; standing; mobile application; EMA |
Year | 2021 |
Journal | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |
Journal citation | 18 (18), p. Article 9627 |
Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI AG) |
ISSN | 1661-7827 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18189627 |
PubMed ID | 34574551 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-85114680760 |
PubMed Central ID | PMC8467510 |
Open access | Published as ‘gold’ (paid) open access |
Research or scholarly | Research |
Page range | 1-15 |
Publisher's version | License File Access Level Open |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 13 Sep 2021 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 10 Sep 2021 |
Deposited | 20 Dec 2021 |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/8x391/rise-and-recharge-exploring-employee-perceptions-of-and-contextual-factors-influencing-an-individual-level-e-health-smartphone-intervention-to-reduce-office-workers-sedentary-time-at-work
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