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    Intervening to reduce workplace sitting time: how and when do changes to sitting time occur?

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    Stephens, S.
    Winkler, E.
    Trost, S.
    Dunstan, D.
    Eakin, E.
    Chastin, S.
    Healy, Genevieve
    Date
    2014
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Stephens, S. and Winkler, E. and Trost, S. and Dunstan, D. and Eakin, E. and Chastin, S. and Healy, G. 2014. Intervening to reduce workplace sitting time: how and when do changes to sitting time occur?. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 48 (13): pp. 1037-1042.
    Source Title
    British Journal of Sports Medicine
    DOI
    10.1136/bjsports-2014-093524
    ISSN
    0306-3674
    School
    School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/37696
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    Objective: To investigate how and when changes in workplace sitting time occurred following a workplace intervention to inform evaluation of intervention success. Method: The 4-week Stand Up Comcare study (June–September 2011) aimed to reduce workplace sitting time via regularly interrupting and replacing sitting time throughout the day. Activity monitor (activPAL3) workplace data from control (n=22) and intervention participants (n=21) were analysed. Differences in the number and usual duration of sitting bouts were used to evaluate how change occurred. To examine when change occurred, intervention effects were compared by hour since starting work and hour of the workday. Change in workplace activity (sitting, standing, stepping) was examined to further inform alignment with intervention messages. Individual variability was examined in how and when the change occurred. Results: Overall, behavioural changes aligned with intervention aims. All intervention participants reduced total workplace sitting time, though there was wide individual variability observed (range −29 to −262 min per 8 h workday). On average, intervention participants reduced number of sitting bouts (−4.6 bouts (95% CI −10.1 to 1.0), p=0.106) and usual sitting bout duration (−5.6 min (95% CI −9.8 to −1.4, p=0.011)) relative to controls. Sitting time reductions were observed across the workday, though intervention effects varied by hour of the day (p=0.015). The intervention group successfully adopted the Stand Up and Sit Less intervention messages across the day. Conclusion: These analyses confirmed that this workplace intervention successfully modified sitting behaviour as intended (ie, fewer and shorter sitting bouts, with changes occurring throughout the day).

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