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A pilot study of increasing nonpurposeful movement breaks at work as a means of reducing prolonged sitting
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Cooley, P and Pedersen, S, A pilot study of increasing nonpurposeful movement breaks at work as a means of reducing prolonged sitting, Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2013 Article 128376. ISSN 1660-4601 (2013) [Refereed Article]
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Abstract
There is a plethora of workplace physical activity interventions designed to increase purposeful movement, yet few are designed to
alleviate prolonged occupational sitting time. A pilot study was conducted to test the feasibility of a workplace e-health intervention
based on a passive approach to increase nonpurposeful movement as a means of reducing sitting time. The study was trialled in a
professional workplace with forty-six participants (33 females and 13 males) for a period of twenty-six weeks. Participants in the
first thirteen weeks received a passive prompt every 45 minutes on their computer screen reminding them to stand and engage in
nonpurposeful activity throughout their workday. After thirteen weeks, the prompt was disabled, and participants were then free
to voluntary engage the software. Results demonstrated that when employees were exposed to a passive prompt, as opposed to an
active prompt, they were five times more likely to fully adhere to completing a movement break every hour of the workday. Based
on this pilot study, we suggest that the notion that people are willing to participate in a coercive workplace e-health intervention is
promising, and there is a need for further investigation
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Research Division: | Health Sciences |
Research Group: | Public health |
Research Field: | Health promotion |
Objective Division: | Health |
Objective Group: | Public health (excl. specific population health) |
Objective Field: | Preventive medicine |
UTAS Author: | Cooley, P (Associate Professor Dean Cooley) |
UTAS Author: | Pedersen, S (Dr Scott Pedersen) |
ID Code: | 84386 |
Year Published: | 2013 |
Deposited By: | Education |
Deposited On: | 2013-05-10 |
Last Modified: | 2017-11-06 |
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