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 | 2019-06-07T01:30:37Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-06-07T01:30:37Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2018 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1076-2752 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1097/JOM.0000000000001190 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10072/384863 | |
dc.description.abstract | Objective: The aim of the study was to assess change in physical activity (PA) and sedentary behavior (SB) in office-based employees after the implementation of a flexible work policy that allowed working at home.
Methods: A total of 24 employees (62% female; 40 +/- 10 years) completed an online questionnaire 4 weeks pre- and 6 weeks post-implementation of the policy. Changes in PA and SB were assessed using Wilcoxon signed rank test.
Results: There were no changes in PA after the introduction of the flexible work policy (Z = -0.29, P > 0.05). Sitting time increased on days the employees worked at home (Z = -2.02, P > 0.05) and on days they worked at the office (Z = -4.16, P > 0.001).
Conclusions: A flexible work policy may have had a negative impact on sedentary behavior in this workplace. Future work is needed to explore the potential impact on workplace sitting time. | |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Yes | |
dc.language | English | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.publisher | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins | |
dc.publisher.place | United States | |
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom | 23 | |
dc.relation.ispartofpageto | 28 | |
dc.relation.ispartofissue | 1 | |
dc.relation.ispartofjournal | Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine | |
dc.relation.ispartofvolume | 60 | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Nursing | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Health services and systems | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Public health | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Human resources and industrial relations | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Epidemiology | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 4205 | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 4203 | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 4206 | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 3505 | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 4202 | |
dc.title | Flexible work: the impact of a new policy on employees' sedentary behavior and physical activity | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
dc.type.description | C1 - Articles | |
dc.type.code | C - Journal Articles | |
gro.hasfulltext | No Full Text | |
gro.griffith.author | Burton, Nicola W. | |