Six-month follow-up of a theory-informed, multi-component intervention to reduce sedentary behaviour in the workplace

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Table 1. Semi-structured interview topics

Interview topics
Continuation of behaviour change Successful goals for reducing occupational sedentary behaviour Barriers to changing occupational sedentary behaviour Strategies to overcome barriers Identifying stage of change (Prochaska et al., 2013) Identifying self-efficacy towards goal achievement (McAuley, 1993)

Table 2. Average ± standard deviation (SD) daily occupational sitting time (min), confidence intervals (CI) and effect size (ES) at pre-intervention, post-intervention and 6-month follow-up

	Mean ± SD (mins)			CI (ES)
Participants	Pre-intervention	Post-intervention	6-month follow-up	Pre-post	Pre-6-month	Post-6-month
All participants (n = 23)	344.4 ± 60.6	292.4 ± 76.3*	303.7 ± 79.4*	25.1, 78.7 (0.75)	7.7, 73.5 (0.58)	−30.0, 7.4 (0.14)
Participants without sit-to-stand workstation (n = 17)	340.7 ± 67.0	311.4 ± 68.8*	324.9 ± 63.1	11.6, 47.1 (0.43)	−6.9, 38.5 (0.24)	−37.8, 10.8 (0.20)
Participants with sit-to-stand workstation (n = 6)	354.7 ± 40.2	240.7 ± 76.1*	243.7 ± 95.6^a	28.3, 199.6 (0.23)	.00, 221.9 (1.51)	−30.9, 24.9 (0.03)

*Significant difference (p < .05) from pre-intervention data.

^aApproaching significance (p = .05) compared to pre-intervention data.

Table 3. Number of participants who met or exceeded the 2 and 4 h recommendation of standing and/or moving pre- and post- intervention and at six-month follow-up on one or more days during the ActivPAL monitoring period

Recommended duration to stand or move during the work day	Pre-intervention	Post-intervention	Six-month follow-up
2 h	12	14	10
4 h	2	5	7

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