Workplace interventions for reducing sitting at work

N Shrestha, KT Kukkonen‐Harjula… - Cochrane Database …, 2018 - cochranelibrary.com
Background A large number of people are employed in sedentary occupations. Physical
inactivity and excessive sitting at workplaces have been linked to increased risk of …

Strategies to improve the implementation of workplace‐based policies or practices targeting tobacco, alcohol, diet, physical activity and obesity

L Wolfenden, S Goldman, FG Stacey… - Cochrane Database …, 2018 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Given the substantial period of time adults spend in their workplaces each day,
these provide an opportune setting for interventions addressing modifiable behavioural risk …

Efficacy of the 'Stand and Move at Work' multicomponent workplace intervention to reduce sedentary time and improve cardiometabolic risk: a group randomized …

MA Pereira, SL Mullane, MJL Toledo… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Background Sedentary time is associated with chronic disease and premature mortality. We
tested a multilevel workplace intervention with and without sit-stand workstations to reduce …

Social ecological correlates of workplace sedentary behavior

SL Mullane, MJL Toledo, SA Rydell, LH Feltes… - International Journal of …, 2017 - Springer
Background To identify social ecological correlates of objectively measured workplace
sedentary behavior. Methods Participants from 24 worksites-across academic, industrial …

A three arm cluster randomised controlled trial to test the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the SMART Work & Life intervention for reducing daily sitting time in …

CL Edwardson, SJH Biddle, A Clarke-Cornwell… - BMC Public Health, 2018 - Springer
Background Office-based workers typically spend 70–85% of working hours, and a large
proportion of leisure time, sitting. High levels of sitting have been linked to poor health …

Long-term effects of sit-stand workstations on workplace sitting: a natural experiment

W Zhu, M Gutierrez, MJ Toledo, S Mullane… - Journal of Science and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Objective Sit-stand workstations may result in significant reductions in workplace sitting.
However, few studies have examined long-term maintenance under real-world conditions …

Effectiveness of the multi-component dynamic work intervention to reduce sitting time in office workers–Results from a pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial

LR Renaud, JGM Jelsma, MA Huysmans… - Applied ergonomics, 2020 - Elsevier
Objective Prolonged sitting, which is highly prevalent in office workers, has been associated
with several health risks. The aim of this study was to evaluate the Dynamic Work …

Workplace exercise program in a hospital environment: An effective strategy for the promotion of employees physical and mental health. A randomized controlled …

V Gerodimos, K Karatrantou, K Papazeti… - International archives of …, 2022 - Springer
Purpose The demanding and exhausting working hours, as well as the bad and unsuitable
working conditions that prevail in several hospitals, affect employees' physical and mental …

Charity-based incentives motivate young adult cancer survivors to increase physical activity: a pilot randomized clinical trial

SK Keadle, L Meuter, S Phelan, SM Phillips - Journal of Behavioral …, 2021 - Springer
To determine the feasibility, acceptability and preliminary efficacy of an eHealth intervention
with charity-based incentives to increase physical activity (PA) among young adult cancer …

Diet and activity assessments and interventions using technology in older adults

M Takemoto, TM Manini, DE Rosenberg… - American journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper reports on the findings and recommendations specific to older adults from the
“Tech Summit: Innovative Tools for Assessing Diet and Physical Activity for Health …