dc.contributor.author | Olsen, Heidi M | |
dc.contributor.author | Brown, Wendy J | |
dc.contributor.author | Kolbe-Alexander, Tracy | |
dc.contributor.author | Burton, Nicola W | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-05-29T12:36:27Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-05-29T12:36:27Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2018 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1076-2752 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1097/JOM.0000000000001389 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10072/380472 | |
dc.description.abstract | Objective: 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.peerreviewed | Yes | |
dc.language | English | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.publisher | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins | |
dc.publisher.place | United States | |
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom | 1 | |
dc.relation.ispartofpageto | 26 | |
dc.relation.ispartofjournal | Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Nursing | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Health services and systems | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Public health | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 4205 | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 4203 | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 4206 | |
dc.title | A Brief Self-Directed Intervention to Reduce Office Employees' Sedentary Behaviour in a Flexible Workplace | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
dc.type.description | C1 - Articles | |
dc.type.code | C - Journal Articles | |
dc.description.version | Accepted Manuscript (AM) | |
gro.faculty | Griffith Health, School of Applied Psychology | |
gro.description.notepublic | This 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. | |
gro.hasfulltext | Full Text | |
gro.griffith.author | Burton, Nicola W. | |