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dc.contributor.authorOlsen, Heidi M
dc.contributor.authorBrown, Wendy J
dc.contributor.authorKolbe-Alexander, Tracy
dc.contributor.authorBurton, Nicola W
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-29T12:36:27Z
dc.date.available2019-05-29T12:36:27Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifier.issn1076-2752
dc.identifier.doi10.1097/JOM.0000000000001389
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/380472
dc.description.abstractObjective: To assess changes in employees’ sedentary behaviour following a brief self-directed intervention in a flexible workplace. Methods: 30 employees (69% female; 39.5 ± 9 years) completed an online questionnaire before and after a six-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 non-occupational sitting) decreased non-significantly on days when working at the office (MΔ = −56mins/day, 95% CI -128.5, 17.0) and increased non-significantly when working at home (MΔ = 20.5mins/day, 95%CI -64.5, 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 behaviour.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherLippincott Williams & Wilkins
dc.publisher.placeUnited States
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom1
dc.relation.ispartofpageto26
dc.relation.ispartofjournalJournal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
dc.subject.fieldofresearchNursing
dc.subject.fieldofresearchHealth services and systems
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPublic health
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4205
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4203
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4206
dc.titleA Brief Self-Directed Intervention to Reduce Office Employees' Sedentary Behaviour in a Flexible Workplace
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
dc.description.versionAccepted Manuscript (AM)
gro.facultyGriffith Health, School of Applied Psychology
gro.description.notepublicThis publication has been entered into Griffith Research Online as an Advanced Online Version.
gro.rights.copyright© 2018 LWW. This is a non-final version of an article published in final form in Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine , Volume Publish Ahead of Print - Issue - p. Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal link for access to the definitive, published version.
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