Do Sitting, Standing, or Treadmill Desks Impact Psychobiological Indicators of Work Productivity?

Gilson, Nicholas D.; Hall, Caitlin; Renton, Angela I.; Ng, Norman; Hippel, Frank von

doi:10.1123/jpah.2016-0712

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“…It is well known that cortisol is released by the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis in response to stress [42], and it is a reliable indicator of endocrine stress responses [43]. Although it is uncertain why no differences in saliva cortisol were found between conditions here, a recent study found that doing deskwork while sitting throughout the slightly decreased saliva cortisol in comparison to doing nothing while sitting [44]. This may indicate that sitting per se cannot reduce psychological stress.…”

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Impact of Wearing Graduated Compression Stockings on Psychological and Physiological Responses during Prolonged Sitting

Horiuchi

Takiguchi

Kirihara

et al. 2018

IJERPH

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We investigated the impact of wearing vs. not wearing graduated compression stockings on psychological and physiological responses in 18 healthy young people (12 men and six women) during 3 h prolonged sitting. Profiled of Mood States (POMS) scores did not show marked differences between with and without stockings. A 3 h sit significantly decreased saliva cortisol in both conditions; with no differences between conditions. Wearing stockings suppressed a subjective uncomfortable sensation (e.g., pain; fatigue; swelling) in the lower limbs, as assessed by visual analogue scale (VAS). Increase in heart rate at 1 h and 3 h was significantly greater without than with stockings. In addition, high-frequency oscillations (HF: 0.15–0.4 Hz), used as an indicator of parasympathetic nerve activity, showed higher values with than without stockings throughout the 3 h sitting period—significantly higher at 1 h. When data for both conditions were pooled pre-to-post changes in saliva cortisol were positively associated with higher uncomfortable sensations of VAS in the lower limbs and negatively associated with changes in the Vigor subscale of POMS. Collectively, these findings suggest that wearing graduated compression stockings may benefit from subjective comfort and increased parasympathetic nerve activity.

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confidence: 87%

Impact of Wearing Graduated Compression Stockings on Psychological and Physiological Responses during Prolonged Sitting

Horiuchi

Takiguchi

Kirihara

et al. 2018

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“…Fourteen studies employed a cross-sectional design [28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41] (n=72-34,129 participants). Four studies were longitudinal [28,[42][43][44] (n=271-11,676), one was a controlled clinical trial [45] (n=43), two were pilot interventions [46,47] (n=12-20), and two were direct observation studies (i.e. where time in sedentary behaviour was collected for one year or one month and averaged) [28,48] (n=79-140).…”

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“…Objective measures of stress were used in n=5 studies, and included salivary [32,[45][46][47] or hair [39] cortisol, blood pressure (systolic and diastolic) [45], and heart rate [45]. Stress was self-reported using measures including the Life Events Inventory (LEI, n=3) [28], the Cohen Perceived Stress Scale (PSS, n=7) [30, 33-35, 38, 42, 43], the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS-21, n=1) [36], the Perceived Stress Questionnaire for Young Women (PSQYW, n=1) [44], the affective experience component of the Princeton Affect and Time Survey (n=1) [31], the Daily Stress Inventory (DSI, n=1) [48], the Chronic Burden Scale (CBS, n=1) [40], the Traumatic Stress Schedule (TSS, n=1) [40], job stressors (n=1) [37], and the Effort Reward Imbalance Scale (ERIS, n=1) [41].…”

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The association between sedentary behaviour and indicators of stress: A systematic review

Teychenne

Stephens

Costigan

et al. 2019

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Background Emerging evidence shows sedentary behaviour may be associated with mental health outcomes (e.g. anxiety, depression). Yet, the strength of the evidence linking sedentary behaviour and stress is unclear. This study aimed to synthesise evidence regarding associations between time spent in sedentary behaviour and stress in adults. Methods A systematic search was conducted (January 1990 – November 2018). Following PRISMA guidelines, an evaluation of methodological quality, and best-evidence synthesis of associations between time in sedentary behaviour (including sitting time, TV viewing, computer use) and stress were presented. Twenty-three studies reporting on data from n=68,932 people (age 18-98y, 62.7% women) were included. Results Across the studies (n=2 strong-, n=7 moderate- and n=14 weak-quality), there was insufficient evidence that overall time in sedentary behaviour and sitting time were associated with stress, regardless of the type of measure used (objective or subjective) to assess sedentary behaviour or stress. There was strong evidence of no association between TV viewing, or computer use and stress. Conclusion Although previous research may suggest sedentary behaviour may be linked to mental health outcomes such as depression and anxiety, the evidence for an association between various types of sedentary behaviour and stress is limited in quality, and relationships are either inconsistent or null. High-quality longitudinal/interventional research is required to confirm findings and determine the direction of associations between different contexts (i.e. purpose) and domains (i.e. leisure, occupational, transport) of sedentary behaviour and stress.

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“…In total, 622 participants took part (229 males, 311 females, 82 unidentified). One study was a RCT [35], one study was of a non-randomized parallel group design [36] and 20 studies were CO in design [37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51][52][53][54][55][56]. Seven studies evaluated a cycling intervention, 13 studies evaluated a walking intervention and two studies evaluated both types of intervention (see Supplementary File 2).…”

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“…Blood glucose levels were assessed by three studies [41,50,52] and insulin levels by two studies [41,52]. One study [46] assessed dopamine levels and two studies [46,56] assessed cortisol levels.…”

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Effects of cycle and treadmill desks on energy expenditure and cardiometabolic parameters in sedentary workers: review and meta-analysis

Podrekar

Kozinc

Šarabon

2019

International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics

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The aim of this article was to evaluate the effects of cycle and treadmill desks on energy expenditure and cardiovascular and biochemical indicators in sedentary workers. Materials and methods. In February 2018, six databases were searched. Both parallel and crossover design studies evaluating workplace cycle and treadmill desks compared to a conventional seated condition were included. Results. Twenty-two studies met the inclusion criteria. Cycle and treadmill desks significantly increased energy expenditure (standard mean difference [SMD] = 3.84, p < 0.001, I 2 = 95%) and the heart rate (SMD = 1.68, p < 0.001, I 2 = 91%), and lowered blood glucose and insulin levels (SMD =-0.54, p < 0.001, I 2 = 0% and SMD =-3.13, p < 0.001, I 2 = 76%, respectively). The interventions had no effect on blood pressure and other biochemical indicators. Conclusion. Cycle and treadmill desks may positively influence energy expenditure in sedentary workers and could be effective for reducing negative effects of workplace-related sedentary behaviour. However, considerable heterogeneity is present in the measuring protocols for energy expenditure.

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Do Sitting, Standing, or Treadmill Desks Impact Psychobiological Indicators of Work Productivity?

Abstract: The findings highlight the potential benefits of standing or active deskwork to the allocation of attentional resources and the regulation of stress.

Cited by 22 publications

References 15 publications

Impact of Wearing Graduated Compression Stockings on Psychological and Physiological Responses during Prolonged Sitting

Impact of Wearing Graduated Compression Stockings on Psychological and Physiological Responses during Prolonged Sitting

The association between sedentary behaviour and indicators of stress: A systematic review

Effects of cycle and treadmill desks on energy expenditure and cardiometabolic parameters in sedentary workers: review and meta-analysis

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