Pedersen, Scott J

Cooley, P Dean

Mainsbridge, Casey P

Cruickshank, Vaughan J

2018-06-27

<p>Background: Sitting to perform desk-based work is considered to be a habit. To test this hypothesis, desk-based workers volunteered to be part of a year-long pilot study utilising an e-health intervention designed to interrupt pro-longed workplace sitting with movement breaks. Methods: Participants in a passive-prompt group had to engage with an e-health software programme on an hourly basis during work hours, while participants in an active-prompt group were allowed to postpone the prompt each hour. Daily adherence data and self-reported sitting habit strength were measured every 13 weeks for one year. A mixed design ANOVA was used to determine significant differences at the p < 0.05 level. Results: Passive-prompt participants reported significant improvements in reducing sitting habit strength over time, compared to active-prompt participants who actually reported increased sitting habit strength. Conclusions: This study provided preliminary evidence that changing desk-based workers' sitting habits might be more difficult than previously estimated and that passive-based interventions could be one solution.</p>

Open Journal of Safety Science and Technology, 8(2), p. 35-48

2162-6006

2162-5999

https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/53522

Scientific Research Publishing, Inc

Attribution 4.0 International

A Longitudinal Look at Habit Strength as a Measure of Success in Decreasing Prolonged Occupational Sitting: An Evidence-Based Public Health Initiative

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