Sit–stand desks in call centres: Associations of use and ergonomics awareness with sedentary behavior
| Autor: | Rebecca Abbott, Marina Heiden, Leon Straker, Svend Erik Mathiassen, Allan Toomingas |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Posture Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Human Factors and Ergonomics Sitting Statistics Nonparametric Occupational safety and health Office workers medicine Humans Workplace Safety Risk Reliability and Quality Engineering (miscellaneous) Occupational Health Desk Sweden Chi-Square Distribution business.industry Significant difference Human factors and ergonomics Sedentary behavior Awareness Call centre Cross-Sectional Studies Physical therapy Female Ergonomics Sedentary Behavior business Interior Design and Furnishings |
| Zdroj: | Applied Ergonomics. 44:517-522 |
| ISSN: | 0003-6870 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.apergo.2012.11.001 |
| Popis: | Objective To investigate whether or not use of sit–stand desks and awareness of the importance of postural variation and breaks are associated with the pattern of sedentary behavior in office workers. Method The data came from a cross-sectional observation study of Swedish call centre workers. Inclinometers recorded ‘seated’ or ‘standing/walking’ episodes of 131 operators over a full work shift. Differences in sedentary behavior based on desk type and awareness of the importance of posture variation and breaks were assessed by non-parametric analyses. Results 90 (68.7%) operators worked at a sit–stand desk. Working at a sit–stand desk, as opposed to a sit desk, was associated with less time seated (78.5 vs 83.8%, p = 0.010), and less time taken to accumulate 5 min of standing/walking (36.2 vs 46.3 min, p = 0.022), but no significant difference to sitting episode length or the number of switches between sitting and standing/walking per hour. Ergonomics awareness was not associated with any sedentary pattern variable among those using a sit–stand desk. Conclusion Use of sit–stand desks was associated with better sedentary behavior in call centre workers, however ergonomics awareness did not enhance the effect. |
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