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The effect of an e-health intervention designed to reduce prolonged occupational sitting on mean arterial pressure

Objective: To evaluate the effect of a workplace health intervention designed to reduce prolonged occupational sitting on the mean arterial pressure of desk-based employees.

Methods: This randomised controlled trial involved an experimental group who received an e-health intervention, and an in-waiting group who did not. The 13-week intervention passively prompted participants to stand and engage in short bouts of office-based physical activity by interrupting prolonged occupational sitting time periodically throughout the workday. Mean arterial pressure was measured at pre-test and at post-test.

Results: Between pre-test and post-test the experimental group significantly reduced their mean arterial pressure, whereas the in-waiting group increased their mean arterial pressure.

Conclusions: A workplace health intervention designed to reduce prolonged occupational sitting was effective in decreasing mean arterial pressure in desk-based employees.

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Publication title

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volume

56

Issue

11

Pagination

1189-1194

ISSN

1536-5948

Department/School

Faculty of Education

Publisher

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Place of publication

United States

Rights statement

Copyright 2014 by American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

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  • Restricted

Socio-economic Objectives

Health education and promotion

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