Reducing occupational sedentary time: A systematic review and meta-analysis of evidence on activity-permissive workstations

Excessive sedentary time is detrimentally linked to obesity, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and premature mortality. Studies have been investigating the use of activity-permissive workstations to reduce sedentary time in office workers, a highly sedentary target group. This review systemati...

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Main Authors: Neuhaus, M., Eakin, E., Straker, Leon, Owen, N., Dunstan, D., Reid, N., Healy, Genevieve
Format: Journal Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd. 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/13077
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author Neuhaus, M.
Eakin, E.
Straker, Leon
Owen, N.
Dunstan, D.
Reid, N.
Healy, Genevieve
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Eakin, E.
Straker, Leon
Owen, N.
Dunstan, D.
Reid, N.
Healy, Genevieve
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description Excessive sedentary time is detrimentally linked to obesity, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and premature mortality. Studies have been investigating the use of activity-permissive workstations to reduce sedentary time in office workers, a highly sedentary target group. This review systematically summarizes the evidence for activity-permissive workstations on sedentary time, health-risk biomarkers, work performance and feasibility indicators in office workplaces. In July 2013, a literature search identified 38 relevant peer-reviewed publications. Key findings were independently extracted by two researchers. The average intervention effect on sedentary time was calculated via meta-analysis. In total, 984 participants across 19 field-based trials and 19 laboratory investigations were included, with sample sizes ranging from n = 2 to 66 per study. Sedentary time, health-risk biomarkers and work performance indicators were reported in 13, 23 and 23 studies, respectively. The pooled effect size from the meta-analysis was -77 min of sedentary time/8-h workday (95% confidence interval = -120, -35 min). Non-significant changes were reported for most health- and work related outcomes. Studies with acceptability measures reported predominantly positive feedback. Findings suggest that activity-permissive workstations can be effective to reduce occupational sedentary time, without compromising work performance. Larger and longer-term randomized-controlled trials are needed to understand the sustainability of the sedentary time reductions and their longer term impacts on health- and work-related outcomes.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-130772017-09-13T14:58:44Z Reducing occupational sedentary time: A systematic review and meta-analysis of evidence on activity-permissive workstations Neuhaus, M. Eakin, E. Straker, Leon Owen, N. Dunstan, D. Reid, N. Healy, Genevieve height-adjustable desks Active workstations sedentary behaviour workplace interventions Excessive sedentary time is detrimentally linked to obesity, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and premature mortality. Studies have been investigating the use of activity-permissive workstations to reduce sedentary time in office workers, a highly sedentary target group. This review systematically summarizes the evidence for activity-permissive workstations on sedentary time, health-risk biomarkers, work performance and feasibility indicators in office workplaces. In July 2013, a literature search identified 38 relevant peer-reviewed publications. Key findings were independently extracted by two researchers. The average intervention effect on sedentary time was calculated via meta-analysis. In total, 984 participants across 19 field-based trials and 19 laboratory investigations were included, with sample sizes ranging from n = 2 to 66 per study. Sedentary time, health-risk biomarkers and work performance indicators were reported in 13, 23 and 23 studies, respectively. The pooled effect size from the meta-analysis was -77 min of sedentary time/8-h workday (95% confidence interval = -120, -35 min). Non-significant changes were reported for most health- and work related outcomes. Studies with acceptability measures reported predominantly positive feedback. Findings suggest that activity-permissive workstations can be effective to reduce occupational sedentary time, without compromising work performance. Larger and longer-term randomized-controlled trials are needed to understand the sustainability of the sedentary time reductions and their longer term impacts on health- and work-related outcomes. 2014 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/13077 10.1111/obr.12201 Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd. restricted
spellingShingle height-adjustable desks
Active workstations
sedentary behaviour
workplace interventions
Neuhaus, M.
Eakin, E.
Straker, Leon
Owen, N.
Dunstan, D.
Reid, N.
Healy, Genevieve
Reducing occupational sedentary time: A systematic review and meta-analysis of evidence on activity-permissive workstations
title Reducing occupational sedentary time: A systematic review and meta-analysis of evidence on activity-permissive workstations
title_full Reducing occupational sedentary time: A systematic review and meta-analysis of evidence on activity-permissive workstations
title_fullStr Reducing occupational sedentary time: A systematic review and meta-analysis of evidence on activity-permissive workstations
title_full_unstemmed Reducing occupational sedentary time: A systematic review and meta-analysis of evidence on activity-permissive workstations
title_short Reducing occupational sedentary time: A systematic review and meta-analysis of evidence on activity-permissive workstations
title_sort reducing occupational sedentary time: a systematic review and meta-analysis of evidence on activity-permissive workstations
topic height-adjustable desks
Active workstations
sedentary behaviour
workplace interventions
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/13077