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What Do Workers Do to Reduce Their Sitting Time? The Relationships of Strategy Use and Workplace Support With
Charlotte L Brakenridge1, Genevieve N Healy, Elisabeth A H Winkler
1School of Public Health (Ms Brakenridge, Dr Healy, Dr Winkler, Dr Fjeldsoe); RECOVER Injury Research Centre (Ms Brakenridge), The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD; Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, VIC (Dr Healy); School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science, Curtin University, Perth, WA (Dr Healy), Australia.
Objective:
To explore workers' sitting-reduction and activity-promoting strategy use following an intervention targeting these changes, and whether strategy use and perceived workplace support impacted on 3-month sitting and activity outcomes.
Methods:
This secondary analysis in desk-based workers (n = 83) utilized data collected on questionnaire-derived strategy use and workplace support, and activPAL3-derived sitting (total; prolonged, ≥30 minutes) and activity (standing; stepping) at work.
Results:
Fourteen strategies were commonly used during the intervention. Increased usage of some strategies were significantly (P < 0.05) associated with beneficial changes in prolonged sitting or stepping only. Workplace support was significantly beneficially associated with changes in sitting, prolonged sitting, and stepping; these associations were largely independent of strategy use changes.
Conclusions:
Strategies were highly used, with increased use associated with some behavioral improvements. Workplace support appears essential for improving sitting and activity in the workplace.