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dc.contributor.author | Gorman, E. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Ashe, M. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Dunstan, D. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Hanson, H. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Madden, K. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Winkler, E. | - |
dc.contributor.author | McKay, H. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Healy, G. | - |
dc.contributor.editor | O'Connor, K.A. | - |
dc.date.issued | 2013 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | PLoS One, 2013; 8(10):e76723-1-e76723-6 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 1932-6203 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 1932-6203 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2440/111547 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Introduction: To describe changes in workplace physical activity, and health-, and work-related outcomes, in workers who transitioned from a conventional to an 'activity-permissive' workplace. Methods: A natural pre-post experiment conducted in Vancouver, Canada in 2011. A convenience sample of office-based workers (n=24, 75% women, mean [SD] age = 34.5 [8.1] years) were examined four months following relocation from a conventional workplace (pre) to a newly-constructed, purpose-built, movement-oriented physical environment (post). Workplace activity- (activPAL3-derived stepping, standing, and sitting time), health- (body composition and fasting cardio-metabolic blood profile), and work- (performance; job satisfaction) related outcomes were measured pre- and post-move and compared using paired t-tests. Results: Pre-move, on average (mean [SD]) the majority of the day was spent sitting (364 [43.0] mins/8-hr workday), followed by standing (78.2 [32.1] mins/8-hr workday) and stepping (37.7 [15.6] mins/8-hr workday). The transition to the 'activity-permissive' workplace resulted in a significant increase in standing time (+18.5, 95% CI: 1.8, 35.2 mins/8-hr workday), likely driven by reduced sitting time (-19.7, 95% CI: -42.1, 2.8 mins/8-hr workday) rather than increased stepping time (+1.2, 95% CI: -6.2, 8.5 mins/8-hr workday). There were no statistically significant differences observed in health- or work-related outcomes. Discussion: This novel, opportunistic study demonstrated that the broader workplace physical environment can beneficially impact on standing time in office workers. The long-term health and work-related benefits, and the influence of individual, organizational, and social factors on this change, requires further evaluation. | - |
dc.description.statementofresponsibility | Erin Gorman, Maureen C. Ashe, David W. Dunstan, Heather M. Hanson, Ken Madden, Elisabeth A.H. Winkler, Heather A. McKay, Genevieve N. Healy | - |
dc.language.iso | en | - |
dc.publisher | Public Library of Science (PLoS) | - |
dc.rights | © 2013 Gorman et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. | - |
dc.source.uri | http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0076723 | - |
dc.subject | Employment; physical activity; labor studies; graduates; insulin; blood; fats; health informatics | - |
dc.title | Does an 'activity-permissive' workplace change office workers' sitting and activity time? | - |
dc.type | Journal article | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1371/journal.pone.0076723 | - |
dc.relation.grant | ARC | - |
dc.relation.grant | http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/569861 | - |
pubs.publication-status | Published | - |
dc.identifier.orcid | Ashe, M. [0000-0002-6820-4435] | - |
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