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Abstract

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 yearlong pilot study utilising an e-health intervention designed to interrupt prolonged 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.

Item Type:	Article
Authors/Creators:	Pedersen, SJ and Cooley, PD and Mainsbridge, CP and Cruickshank, VJ
Keywords:	sedentary behaviour, e-health solutions, habit strength, workplace health, occupational sitting, habit strength, e-health intervention
Journal or Publication Title:	Open Journal of Safety Science and Technology
Publisher:	Scientific Research Publishing, Inc.
ISSN:	2162-5999
DOI / ID Number:	10.4236/ojsst.2018.82004
Copyright Information:	Copyright 2018 The Authors and Scientific Research Publishing Inc. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Related URLs:	Google Scholar: Pedersen, SJ UTAS Profile: Pedersen, SJ Google Scholar: Mainsbridge, CP UTAS Profile: Mainsbridge, CP Google Scholar: Cruickshank, VJ UTAS Profile: Cruickshank, VJ
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