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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.accessioned2019-06-07T01:30:37Z
dc.date.available2019-06-07T01:30:37Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifier.issn1076-2752
dc.identifier.doi10.1097/JOM.0000000000001190
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/384863
dc.description.abstractObjective: 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.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherLippincott Williams & Wilkins
dc.publisher.placeUnited States
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom23
dc.relation.ispartofpageto28
dc.relation.ispartofissue1
dc.relation.ispartofjournalJournal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
dc.relation.ispartofvolume60
dc.subject.fieldofresearchNursing
dc.subject.fieldofresearchHealth services and systems
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPublic health
dc.subject.fieldofresearchHuman resources and industrial relations
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEpidemiology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4205
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4203
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4206
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3505
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4202
dc.titleFlexible work: the impact of a new policy on employees' sedentary behavior and physical activity
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorBurton, Nicola W.


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