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  • Occupational Health
  • Public Health
  • Ergonomics

Background:

  • Sedentary occupations contribute to health risks like cardiovascular disease, obesity, and mortality.
  • Reducing prolonged sitting at work is crucial for employee well-being.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the effectiveness of workplace interventions aimed at decreasing sitting time.
  • To compare interventions against no intervention or alternative strategies.

Main Methods:

  • Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs), cluster-RCTs, and controlled before-and-after studies.
  • Searched multiple databases including CENTRAL, MEDLINE, Embase, and PsycINFO up to August 2017.
  • Primary outcome: daily sitting time at work; secondary outcomes: energy expenditure, total sitting time, standing time, productivity, and adverse events.

Main Results:

  • Sit-stand desks reduced sitting time by an average of 100 minutes/workday short-term and 57 minutes/day medium-term (low-quality evidence).
  • Workplace policy changes and information/counselling interventions showed inconsistent or no significant effects.
  • Computer prompts, especially with standing instructions, significantly reduced sitting time and prolonged sitting bouts.

Conclusions:

  • Sit-stand desks show promise for reducing workplace sitting in the short to medium term.
  • Evidence for long-term effectiveness and other intervention types is limited and inconsistent.
  • Larger, long-term cluster-RCTs are needed to confirm intervention efficacy.