Emily L Mailey1, Richard Rosenkranz, Sara K Rosenkranz, Elizabeth Ablah, Mia Talley, Anna Biggins, Alissa Towsley, Allison Honn. 1. Department of Kinesiology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas (Dr Mailey and Ms Talley); Department of Food, Nutrition, Dietetics and Health, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas (Dr Rosenkranz, Dr Rosenkranz, Ms Biggins, and Ms Towsley); Department of Population Health, University of Kansas School of Medicine - Wichita, Wichita, Kansas (Dr Ablah and Ms Honn).
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: This study examined the individual and combined effects of a height-adjustable desk and an online behavioral intervention on sedentary behavior and health among university employees working from home. METHODS: Participants (N = 95) were randomly assigned to one of four conditions: Desk Only, Program Only, Desk + Program, or Control. Desk participants received a height-adjustable desk; program participants received a 12-week web-based intervention. Outcomes measured at baseline and post-intervention included workday sitting and cardiometabolic health outcomes. RESULTS: Reductions in sitting were largest in the Desk + Program condition (-206 min/workday; d = 1.84), followed by the Desk Only condition (-122 min/workday; d = 0.98), and the Program Only condition (-96 min/workday; d = 1.13). There were no significant changes in the health outcomes assessed. CONCLUSIONS: Both a height-adjustable desk and an online behavioral intervention effectively reduced occupational sitting, and a combined approach was most effective.
OBJECTIVE: This study examined the individual and combined effects of a height-adjustable desk and an online behavioral intervention on sedentary behavior and health among university employees working from home. METHODS: Participants (N = 95) were randomly assigned to one of four conditions: Desk Only, Program Only, Desk + Program, or Control. Desk participants received a height-adjustable desk; program participants received a 12-week web-based intervention. Outcomes measured at baseline and post-intervention included workday sitting and cardiometabolic health outcomes. RESULTS: Reductions in sitting were largest in the Desk + Program condition (-206 min/workday; d = 1.84), followed by the Desk Only condition (-122 min/workday; d = 0.98), and the Program Only condition (-96 min/workday; d = 1.13). There were no significant changes in the health outcomes assessed. CONCLUSIONS: Both a height-adjustable desk and an online behavioral intervention effectively reduced occupational sitting, and a combined approach was most effective.
Authors: Grace E Falk; Emily L Mailey; Hayrettin Okut; Sara K Rosenkranz; Richard R Rosenkranz; Justin L Montney; Elizabeth Ablah Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2022-05-24 Impact factor: 4.614