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.

Item Type:	Refereed Article
Keywords:	Prolonged occupational sitting, e-health intervention, short-burst physical activity, non-exercise activity thermogenesis, mean arterial pressure
Research Division:	Education
Research Group:	Specialist studies in education
Research Field:	Learning sciences
Objective Division:	Health
Objective Group:	Evaluation of health and support services
Objective Field:	Health education and promotion
UTAS Author:	Mainsbridge, C (Mr Casey Mainsbridge)
UTAS Author:	Cooley, PD (Associate Professor Dean Cooley)
UTAS Author:	Fraser, SP (Professor Sharon Fraser)
UTAS Author:	Pedersen, SJ (Dr Scott Pedersen)
ID Code:	89854
Year Published:	2014
Web of Science® Times Cited:	38
Deposited By:	Education
Deposited On:	2014-03-17
Last Modified:	2017-11-09
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