A “Sit Less, Walk More” Workplace Intervention for Office Workers: Long-Term Efficacy of a Quasi-Experimental Study

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• Personal Author:
  Chen M-M ; Hong O ; Lee K-C ; Lin C-C ; Lin Y-P ; Lu S-H
• Description:
  OBJECTIVE: This study tested the maintenance outcomes of a 3-month Sit Less, Walk More (SLWM) workplace intervention for office workers compared with usual care at 12 months from the baseline. METHOD: A quasi-experimental study was conducted in two workplaces. The intervention group (n = 51) received multi-component intervention and the comparison group (n = 50) received newsletters only. The outcomes of the study (self-reported psychosocial, physical activity, sitting, and lost productivity; objectively measured cardiometabolic biomarkers) were compared at baseline, 3 and 12 months. RESULTS: Generalized estimating equations analyses found that the intervention group had significant improvements in self-regulation for sitting less and moving more (P = 0.017), walking (P = 0.003), weight (P = 0.013), waist circumference (P = 0.002) and insulin (P = 0.000) at 12 months compared with the comparison group. CONCLUSIONS: The SLWM intervention was effective in improving self-regulation, walking and some cardiometabolic biomarkers in office workers. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Biomarkers Body Weight Cardiovascular System Energy Metabolism Occupational Health Safety Workplace
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Physical Activity BMI Body Mass Index Body Weight Cardiac Function Cardiometabolic Biomarkers Intervention Metabolic Effects Office Workers Physical Exercise Physiological Effects Sitting Work Environment Worker Health Workers Work Productivity

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• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  60
• Issue:
  6
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20051105
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2018 Jun; 60(6):e290-e299
• Contact Point Address:
  Kwo-Chen Lee, 91 Hsueh-Shih Road, Taichung 40402, Taiwan
• Email:
  rubylee@mail.cmu.edu.tw
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2018
• Performing Organization:
  University of California, Berkeley
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  20250630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:62d6e6bd410a4c325d749abc1931c065c5a4cdb30756900f5dd58956cab6acba8c62a0a9f4c336c2ce9bf09f656870789dde2ea111de94bd1b57389ee3d53b9f
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/211229/cdc_211229_DS1.pdf
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