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Occupational sitting and health risks:A systematic review [PDF]

American journal of preventive medicine, 2010
Context Emerging evidence suggests that sedentary behavior (i.e., time spent sitting) may be negatively associated with health. The aim of this study was to systematically review the evidence on associations between occupational sitting and health risks.
Van Uffelen, Jannique G.Z., Wong, Jason, Chau, Josephine Y., Van Der Ploeg, Hidde P., Riphagen, Ingrid, Gilson, Nicholas D., Burton, Nicola W., Healy, Genevieve N., Thorp, Alicia A., Clark, Bronwyn K., Gardiner, Paul A., Dunstan, David W., Bauman, Adrian, Owen, Neville, Brown, Wendy J.   +14 more
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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, Chau JY, Lakerveld J, Bauman AE, van der Ploeg HP.   +4 more
europepmc   +8 more sources

Desk-Based Occupational Sitting Patterns [PDF]

American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2013
Prolonged, uninterrupted sitting time is associated with poor health outcomes. As most sitting time occurs at work, accurate, objective measurement of occupational sitting patterns is required to fully understand its effects on employee health.The purpose of this study was to examine associations of desk-based sitting patterns with waist circumference (
Gemma C. Ryde, Helen E. Brown, G.M.E.E. Peeters, Nicholas D. Gilson, Wendy J. Brown   +4 more
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Are We Chained to Our Desks? Describing Desk-Based Sitting Using a Novel Measure of Occupational Sitting

Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 2014
Background:Prolonged occupational sitting is related to poor health outcomes. Detailed data on sitting time at desks are required to understand and effectively influence occupational sitting habits.Methods:Full-time office employees were recruited (n = 105; mean age 40.9 ± 11.5 years; BMI 26.1 ± 3.9, 65% women).
Ryde, Gemma Cathrine, Brown, Helen Elizabeth, Gilson, Nicholas David, Brown, Wendy   +3 more
openaire   +6 more sources

Excessive sitting at work and at home: Correlates of occupational sitting and TV viewing time in working adults [PDF]

BMC Public Health, 2015
Background: Recent evidence links sedentary behaviour (or too much sitting) with poorer health outcomes; many adults accumulate the majority of their daily sitting time through occupational sitting and TV viewing. To further the development and targeting of evidence-based strategies there is a need for identification of the factors associated with ...
Hadgraft, Nyssa, Lynch, Brigid M., Clark, Bronwyn K., Healy, Genevieve N., Owen, Neville, Dunstan, David W.   +5 more
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Patterns of impact resulting from a 'sit less, move more' web-based program in sedentary office employees. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
PurposeEncouraging office workers to 'sit less and move more' encompasses two public health priorities. However, there is little evidence on the effectiveness of workplace interventions for reducing sitting, even less about the longer term effects of ...
Anna Puig-Ribera, Judit Bort-Roig, Angel M González-Suárez, Iván Martínez-Lemos, Maria Giné-Garriga, Josep Fortuño, Joan C Martori, Laura Muñoz-Ortiz, Raimon Milà, Jim McKenna, Nicholas D Gilson   +10 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Understanding occupational sitting: Prevalence, correlates and moderating effects in Australian employees

Preventive Medicine, 2014
To (1) compare occupational sitting between different socio-demographic, health-related, work-related and psychosocial categories, (2) identity socio-demographic, health-related, work-related and psychosocial correlates of occupational sitting, and (3) examine the moderating effect of work-related factors in the relation between correlates and ...
De Cocker, Katrien, Duncan, Mitch J., Short, Camille, van Uffelen, Jannique G. Z., Vandelanotte, Corneel   +4 more
openaire   +6 more sources

Non-Occupational Sitting and Mental Well-Being in Employed Adults [PDF]

Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 2011
Emerging evidence suggests that sedentary behaviour may be adversely associated with physical health, but few studies have examined the association with mental well-being.This study examined the association of four non-occupational sedentary behaviours, individually and in total, with mental well-being in employed adults.Baseline data from the ...
Atkin, Andrew J., Adams, Emma, Bull, Fiona C., Biddle, Stuart J. H.   +3 more
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A case–control study of lifetime occupational sitting and likelihood of breast cancer [PDF]

Cancer Causes & Control, 2013
Sedentary behavior may be a unique risk factor for some cancers, including breast cancer. The objective of this study was to determine the association between lifetime occupational sitting and likelihood of breast cancer.A case-control study of 2,452 women was conducted in Alberta, Canada, between 1995 and 1997.
Lynch, BM, Courneya, KS, Friedenreich, CM   +2 more
openaire   +5 more sources

Occupational Sitting Time and Overweight and Obesity in Australian Workers

American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2005
One of the major immediate and long-term health issues in modern society is the problem of overweight and obesity. This paper examines the role of the workplace in the problem by studying the association between occupational sitting time and overweight and obesity (body mass index [BMI] > or =25) in a sample of adult Australians in full-time employment.
Mummery, W. K., Schofield, G. M., Steele, R., Eakin, E. G., Brown, W. J.   +4 more
openaire   +6 more sources