A brief self-directed intervention to reduce office employees’sedentary behavior in a flexible workplace

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Olsen, Heidi M., Brown, Wendy J., Kolbe-Alexander, Tracy and Burton, Nicola W.. (2018). A brief self-directed intervention to reduce office employees’sedentary behavior in a flexible workplace. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 60(10), pp. 954-959. https://doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0000000000001389
AuthorsOlsen, Heidi M., Brown, Wendy J., Kolbe-Alexander, Tracy and Burton, Nicola W.
Abstract

Objective:
The aim of the study was to assess changes in employees’ sedentary behavior after a brief self-directed intervention in a flexible workplace.

Methods:
A total of 30 employees (69% female; 39.5 ± 9 years) completed an online questionnaire before and after a 6-week intervention. The intervention comprised one group-based action planning session, using a smart activity tracker for self-monitoring, weekly email reminders, and a healthy living seminar.

Results:
Total self-reported sitting time (including occupational and nonoccupational sitting) decreased nonsignificantly on days when working at the office (MΔ = −56 min/d, 95% confidence interval [CI], −128.5 to 17.0) and increased nonsignificantly when working at home (MΔ = 20.5 min/d, 95% CI, −64.5 to 105.5). The program had high acceptability in this participant group.

Conclusions:
Brief self-directed interventions using activity tracker devices show promise and may be highly acceptable in a flexible workplace. Additional strategies may be needed to create change in sedentary behavior.

Keywordsflexible work; intervention; office workers; physical activity; sedentary behaviour; sitting; workplace
Year2018
JournalJournal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Journal citation60 (10), pp. 954-959
PublisherLippincott Williams & Wilkins
ISSN1076-2752
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0000000000001389
PubMed ID30001255
Scopus EID2-s2.0-85054443486
Open accessPublished as green open access
Page range954-959
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