Work-related correlates of occupational sitting in a diverse sample of employees in Midwest metropolitan cities [PDF]
Preventive Medicine Reports, 2017 The worksite serves as an ideal setting to reduce sedentary time. Yet little research has focused on occupational sitting, and few have considered factors beyond the personal or socio-demographic level.
Lin Yang, J Aaron Hipp, Rachel Tabak
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Validity of long-term and short-term recall of occupational sitting time in Finnish and Chinese office workers [PDF]
Journal of Sport and Health Science, 2020 Background: As sedentary behavior is a global health issue, there is a need for methods of self-reported sitting assessment. The accuracy and reliability of these methods should also be tested in various populations and different cultural contexts.
Neil Cronin, Taija Finni, Nina Nevala
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Validity and responsiveness of four measures of occupational sitting and standing. [PDF]
Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act, 2015 Evidence on the detrimental health effects of prolonged sedentary behavior is accumulating. Interventions need to have a specific focus on sedentary behavior in order to generate clinically meaningful decreases in sedentary time. When evaluating such intervention, the question whether a participant improved or deteriorated their behavior is fundamental
van Nassau F +4 more
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The occupational sitting and physical activity questionnaire (OSPAQ): a validation study with accelerometer-assessed measures. [PDF]
BMC Public Health, 2020 Background The Occupational Sitting and Physical Activity Questionnaire (OSPAQ) was developed as an easy-to-use instrument for self-reported assessment of percentage sitting, standing, walking, and performing heavy labour in a workplace setting.
Maes I, Ketels M, Van Dyck D, Clays E.
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Monitoring Occupational Sitting, Standing, and Stepping in Office Employees With the W@W-App and the MetaWearC Sensor: Validation Study. [PDF]
JMIR Mhealth Uhealth, 2020 BackgroundReplacing occupational sitting time with active tasks has several proposed health benefits for office employees. Mobile phones and motion sensors can provide objective information in real time on occupational sitting behavior.
Bort-Roig J +4 more
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Evidence base of economic evaluations of workplace-based interventions reducing occupational sitting time: an integrative review. [PDF]
BMJ Open, 2022 Objective To review the evidence on the economic evaluations of workplace-based interventions that are designed to reduce prolonged periods of occupational sitting.Design An integrative review.Data sources The search was conducted in 11 databases ...
Akhavan Rad S +3 more
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Association between sitting and occupational LBP [PDF]
European Spine Journal, 2006 Low back pain (LBP) has been identified as one of the most costly disorders among the worldwide working population. Sitting has been associated with risk of developing LBP. The purpose of this literature review is to assemble and describe evidence of research on the association between sitting and the presence of LBP.
Angela Maria, Lis +3 more
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Excessive occupational sitting increases risk of cardiovascular events among working individuals with type 1 diabetes in the prospective Finnish Diabetic Nephropathy Study. [PDF]
Cardiovasc DiabetolBackground Sedentary behavior, such as excessive sitting, increases risk of cardiovascular disease and premature mortality in the general population, but this has not been assessed in type 1 diabetes.
Seppälä M +7 more
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Reducing occupational sitting: Workers' perspectives on participation in a multi-component intervention. [PDF]
Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act, 2017 Background: Office workers spend much of their time sitting, which is now understood to be a risk factor for several chronic diseases. This qualitative study examined participants' perspectives following their involvement in a cluster randomised controlled trial of a multi-component intervention targeting prolonged workplace sitting (Stand Up Victoria).
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Perceptions of the acceptability and feasibility of reducing occupational sitting: review and thematic synthesis. [PDF]
Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act, 2018 Reducing workplace sedentary behaviour (sitting) is a topic of contemporary public health and occupational health interest. Understanding workers' perspectives on the feasibility and acceptability of strategies, and barriers and facilitators to reducing workplace sitting time, can help inform the design and implementation of targeted interventions. The
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