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Baskaran Chandrasekaran1, Chythra R Rao2, Fiddy Davis1
1Department of Exercise and Sports Sciences, Manipal College of Health Professions, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
Work (Reading, Mass.)
|August 9, 2021
Summary
This study tested a smartphone app and pedometer intervention to increase physical activity in desk workers. The combined approach showed potential for improving health and cognitive function in sedentary employees.
Area of Science:
- Occupational Health
- Behavioral Science
- Digital Health
Background:
- Prolonged sitting in office workers is linked to higher cardiometabolic risk and poorer cognitive function.
- Technology-based physical activity (PA) interventions show promise but require more evidence for sedentary populations.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate a smartphone app (SmPh app)-driven PA intervention compared to PA education or no intervention.
- To assess effects on PA levels, cardiometabolic risk, cognitive performance, and work productivity in desk-based employees.
Main Methods:
- A three-arm clustered randomized trial involving 159 desk-based employees aged 30-50 in India.
- Intervention groups: 1) SmPh app with pedometer, 2) PA education with manual, 3) Control (usual work).
- Assessments included accelerometer-measured PA, cardiometabolic markers, cognitive function, and absenteeism over 6 months.
Main Results:
- This section is not available in the provided abstract.
Conclusions:
- The trial will determine if a combined smartphone app and pedometer intervention effectively improves PA, cardiometabolic health, and cognitive function.
- Findings may inform workplace recommendations for using technology to reduce sedentary behavior.
