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Area of Science:

  • Occupational Health
  • Environmental Psychology
  • Human Movement Science

Background:

  • Office workers exhibit prolonged sitting and low activity levels.
  • Limited understanding of how internal office spatial layout influences physical activity, with most data relying on self-reports.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate associations between objectively measured sitting time and activity levels with office floor spatial layout.
  • To explore the relationship between workstation proximity, visibility, and movement patterns in UK office workers.

Main Methods:

  • Objective measurement of physical activity using activPAL accelerometers for at least three workdays.
  • Objective measurement of office spatial layout, including distances to destinations, inter-workstation distances, and workstation visibility.
  • Analysis of 131 participants from 10 UK organizations, focusing on steps per hour and sitting time per hour.

Main Results:

  • Significant negative associations were found between step count and distance to office destinations and workstation visibility.
  • Increased distance from workstations to destinations and reduced visibility were linked to fewer steps per hour.
  • No significant associations were observed between spatial variables and sitting time per work hour.

Conclusions:

  • Contrary to hypotheses, greater distances to office destinations were associated with less walking, not more.
  • The findings suggest that modifying the relative distances between workstations and destinations may not be the most effective strategy for increasing walking or reducing sitting time.
  • The study highlights the need for further research with larger sample sizes and longitudinal designs to confirm these small-magnitude, cross-sectional findings.