The effectiveness of two levels of active office interventions to reduce sedentary behavior in office workers: a mixed-method approach

Maphong, Raweewan; Nakhonket, Kasem; Sukhonthasab, Suchitra

doi:10.1080/19338244.2021.1940074

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“…Workplace-based social support interventions attempt to affect participants' PA levels through the alteration of aspects within their workplace. There were two studies that utilised this intervention type [66,67].…”

Section: Workplace-based Social Supportmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Of the two studies that utilised this intervention type, one was successful in increasing PA levels [66], while the other was not [67]. For the intervention that was successful, participants were provided with fitness trackers and involved in sedentary behaviourreducing activities, while their physical and social environments were adjusted to be more conducive to that.…”

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A Systematic Review of Physical Activity Intervention Programs in ASEAN Countries: Efficacy and Future Directions

Lee

Chia

Komar

2022

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A systematic review was conducted on the efficacy of interventions to improve physical activity. PubMed, Scopus and Web of Science were scanned for eligible studies published from 1978 to August 2021, resulting in a total of 52 relevant studies for review. The Downs and Black checklist was used as a quality assessment ool for a risk of bias assessment. The 52 studies were then broadly categorised into three major approach types: informational, behavioural and/or social, as well as direct. Within each major approach, studies were further sub-categorised into more specific intervention types before being assessed for their efficacy and applicability. Overall, the intervention types that seemed to be the most efficacious in increasing physical activity levels were those that involved home-based information provision, community-wide campaigns, incentivised change, individually adapted health behaviour programs, family-based social support interventions and the provision of self-monitoring tools. However, the results must be interpreted holistically, as many of the successful interventions included more than one approach type and success is likely contingent on effectively addressing several concurrent facets. The systematic review is registered on PROSPERO. Registration number: 282752.

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Section: Workplace-based Social Supportmentioning

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Section: Efficacymentioning

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A Systematic Review of Physical Activity Intervention Programs in ASEAN Countries: Efficacy and Future Directions

Lee

Chia

Komar

2022

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“…Designing atriums and larger daylight channels (Candido et al, 2019) provides employees with more natural light. Regarding the social environment, employee behaviors are affected by interpersonal relationships, such as with family, friends, and colleagues (Pahn and Yang, 2021) on the one hand and are intervened by the management system of the company and the organization (Maphong et al, 2022) on the other. These strategies will encourage employees to reduce sedentary activity and strengthen physical activity, such as the elimination of desk ownership and the implementation of a workstation rotation system (Candido et al, 2019), the prohibition of bringing food into the workstation, the encouragement of walking out to eat (De Cocker et al, 2015), the use of online mini programs to conduct employee clock-in activities, and regular step log feedback (Zhang et al, 2015;Iyengar et al, 2019).…”

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A comparative study of gender differences in healthy office building strategies

Xie,

Wang,

Gou

et al. 2023

Front. Psychol.

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BackgroundThe health of office workers has become a major concern under the pressure of increasingly fierce job competition. As countries have gradually promoted healthy buildings, there is an urgent need to create and construct healthy office environments. Although the WELL Building Standard proposed management and design strategies based on the principles of health and medicine, it does not consider group characteristics or gender differences.PurposeThis study aims to apply the theory of planned behavior to healthy building design and supplement the important role of gender and group characteristics in behavioral guidance based on architectural strategies and user behaviors to improve the relevant building evaluation system.MethodsThis study adopted a questionnaire survey and structural equation model. Four WELL-certified healthy office buildings in Nanshan District, Shenzhen, were selected for the survey. Based on the theory of planned behavior, structural equation models for men and women were established, compared, and analyzed. The factors affecting the health behaviors of the two groups and the actual effectiveness of various building optimization strategies were discussed, and an optimization direction for gender differences was proposed.ResultsThe findings indicated differences between male and female staff in their individual characteristics and implementation of health behaviors. Management strategies, subjective design strategies in assistance and guidance, and objective design strategies in spatial planning can promote the health behaviors of the two groups. However, the design strategies of result feedback and detail optimization only appeared to have a significant positive effect on female staff, whereas the intelligent automation design strategies only had an obvious intervention effect on men’s health behaviors.SignificanceThis study found that the theory of planned behavior in the field of social psychology could be applied to relevant research on architectural design and emphasized the influence of gender. It can not only provide the optimization direction for the evaluation standards of relevant healthy buildings but also promote the implementation of health behaviors in office groups and provide new ideas for promoting the development of healthy buildings.

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“…Traditionally, studies have focused on individual demographics and psychological correlates to promote PA and prevent obesity [ 21 , 22 , 23 ]. The influence of cultural and environmental characteristics are expected to have a long-term and significant impact on the population, which could lead to the short-term effects of individually targeted interventions [ 24 , 25 , 26 ]. For instance, individuals from countries where PA is regarded as important for health are more likely to perceive fewer barriers, and therefore, engage in more regular PA compared to countries where PA is not a social norm [ 27 ].…”

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The Correlation of Built Environment on Hypertension, and Weight Status amongst Adolescence in Saudi Arabia

Al-Nuaim

Safi

2022

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The prevalence of hypertension is becoming more common in children and adolescents than ever before. Thus, the aim of this study was to evaluate the associations between the built environment on physical activity, sedentary behaviour, waist circumference, and health amongst adolescents in Saudi Arabia. A systolic and diastolic blood pressure, resting heart rate and waist circumference of 380 boys and girls aged between 15–19 years old (male = 199 and females = 181) were measured. The International physical activity Questionnaire Short Form was used to assess the physical activity levels and time spent sitting. The statistical analysis conducted were means and standard deviation, 2-way and 3-way of variance (ANOVA), Bonferroni post hoc tests, Chi-squared distribution and Pearson’s correlations. Among males, 16.75% were classified as hypertensive, 12.69% as pre-hypertensive, and 70.56% as normal whereas, females, 23.20% were classified as hypertensive, 12.15% as pre-hypertensive and 64.64% as normal. There were significant differences (F1,379 = 16.50, p < 0.001) between males and females waist circumference. Pearson’s correlation also revealed significant positive relationships in sedentary time (r = 0.123, p < 0.016), WC (r = 0.104, p < 0.043), and systolic blood pressure (r = 0.110, p < 0.032). The results revealed that systolic and diastolic blood pressure are significantly related to multiple measures of weight status, and sedentary behaviour. The results also highlight that active youth had lower resting heart rate compared to inactive peers. The present findings provide a foundation of knowledge for future research and highlight the major need for research and policy interventions, to address the concerning health habits of Al-Ahsa youth and broader Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

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The effectiveness of two levels of active office interventions to reduce sedentary behavior in office workers: a mixed-method approach

Cited by 5 publications

References 36 publications

A Systematic Review of Physical Activity Intervention Programs in ASEAN Countries: Efficacy and Future Directions

A Systematic Review of Physical Activity Intervention Programs in ASEAN Countries: Efficacy and Future Directions

A comparative study of gender differences in healthy office building strategies

The Correlation of Built Environment on Hypertension, and Weight Status amongst Adolescence in Saudi Arabia

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