dc.contributor.author
Waters, Clarice N.
dc.contributor.author
Ling, Er Pei
dc.contributor.author
Chu, Anne H. Y.
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Ng, Sheryl H. X.
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Chia, Audrey
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Lim, Yee Wei
dc.contributor.author
Mueller-Riemenschneider, Falk
dc.date.accessioned
2018-06-08T02:59:11Z
dc.date.available
2016-05-30T09:51:05.626Z
dc.identifier.uri
https://refubium.fu-berlin.de/handle/fub188/14268
dc.identifier.uri
http://dx.doi.org/10.17169/refubium-18463
dc.description.abstract
Background Sedentary behaviours (SB) can be characterized by low energy
expenditure in a reclining position (e.g., sitting) often associated with work
and transport. Prolonged SB is associated with increased risk for chronic
conditions, and due to technological advances, the working population is in
office settings with high occupational exposure to SB. This study aims to
assess SB among office workers, as well as barriers and strategies towards
reducing SB in the work setting. Methods Using a mixed-methods approach guided
by the socio-ecological framework, non-academic office workers from a
professional school in a large public university were recruited. Of 180
eligible office workers, 40 enrolled and completed all assessments. Self-
reported and objectively measured SB and activity levels were captured. Focus
group discussion (FGD) were conducted to further understand perceptions,
barriers, and strategies to reducing workplace SB. Environmental factors were
systematically evaluated by trained research staff using an adapted version of
the Checklist for Health Promotion Environments at Worksites (CHEW). Thematic
analysis of FGD was conducted and descriptive analysis of quantitative data
was performed. Results The sample was mostly Chinese (n = 33, 80 %) with a
total of 24 (60 %) female participants. Most participants worked five days a
week for about 9.5(0.5) hrs/day. Accelerometer data show that participants
spend the majority of their days in sedentary activities both on workdays
(76.9 %) and non-workdays (69.5 %). Self-report data confirm these findings
with median sitting time of 420(180) minutes at work. From qualitative
analyses, major barriers to reducing SB emerged, including the following
themes: workplace social and cultural norms, personal factors, job scope, and
physical building/office infrastructure. CHEW results confirm a lack of
support from the physical infrastructure and information environment to
reducing SB. Conclusions There is high SB among office workers in this sample.
We identified multiple levels of influence for prolonged occupational SB, with
a particular emphasis on workplace norms and infrastructure as important
barriers to reducing SB and increasing PA. A larger, representative sample of
the Singaporean population is needed to confirm our findings but it seems that
any intervention aimed at reducing SB in the workplace should target
individual, environmental, and organizational levels.
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dc.rights.uri
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subject
Occupational Health
dc.subject
Sedentary lifestyle
dc.subject.ddc
600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften::610 Medizin und Gesundheit
dc.title
Assessing and understanding sedentary behaviour in office-based working adults
dc.type
Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
dcterms.bibliographicCitation
BMC Public Health. - 16 (2016), Artikel Nr. 360
dc.title.subtitle
a mixed-method approach
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.doi
10.1186/s12889-016-3023-z
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.url
http://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-016-3023-z
refubium.affiliation
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
de
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FUDOCS_document_000000024633
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Der Artikel wurde in einer Open-Access-Zeitschrift publiziert.
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no
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FUDOCS_derivate_000000006478
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open access