74
Views
0
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Research Articles

Exploring Employees’ Motivation and Perceived Benefits of Using a Mobile Standing Desk in the Flexible Work Environment: A Qualitative Study

Pages 255-264 | Received 19 Sep 2023, Accepted 04 Nov 2023, Published online: 08 Feb 2024

References

  • Ainsworth BE, Haskell WL, Whitt MC, et al. Compendium of physical activities: an update of activity codes and MET intensities. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2000;32(9,SUPP/1):S498–S504. doi:10.1097/00005768-200009001-00009.
  • Pate RR, O’neill JR, Lobelo F. The evolving definition of “sedentary”. Exerc Sport Sci Rev. 2008;36(4):173–178. doi:10.1097/JES.0b013e3181877d1a.
  • Hamilton MT, Healy GN, Dunstan DW, Zderic TW, Owen N. Too little exercise and too much sitting: inactivity physiology and the need for new recommendations on sedentary behavior. Curr Cardiovasc Risk Rep. 2008;2(4):292–298. doi:10.1007/s12170-008-0054-8.
  • Owen N, Healy GN, Matthews CE, Dunstan DW. Too much sitting: the population-health science of sedentary behavior. Exerc Sport Sci Rev. 2010;38(3):105–113. doi:10.1097/JES.0b013e3181e373a2.
  • Biswas A, Oh PI, Faulkner GE, et al. Sedentary time and its association with risk for disease incidence, mortality, and hospitalization in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Ann Int Med. 2015;162(2):123–132. doi:10.7326/M14-1651.
  • Thorp AA, Owen N, Neuhaus M, et al. Sedentary behaviors and subsequent health outcomes in adults: a systematic review of longitudinal studies, 1996–2011. Am J Prev Med. 2011;41(2):207–215. doi:10.1016/j.amepre.2011.05.004.
  • Ekelund U, Brown WJ, Steene-Johannessen J, et al. Do the associations of sedentary behaviour with cardiovascular disease mortality and cancer mortality differ by physical activity level? A systematic review and harmonised meta-analysis of data from 850,060 participants. Br J Sports Med. 2019;53(14):886–894. doi:10.1136/bjsports-2017-098963.
  • Stamatakis E, Gale J, Bauman A, et al. Sitting time, physical activity, and risk of mortality in adults. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2019;73(16):2062–2072. doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2019.02.031.
  • Piercy KL, Troiano RP, Ballard RM, et al. The physical activity guidelines for Americans. JAMA. 2018;320(19):2020–2028. doi:10.1001/jama.2018.14854.
  • Clemes SA, O’Connell SE, Edwardson CL. Office workers’ objectively measured sedentary behavior and physical activity during and outside working hours. J Occup Environ Med. 2014;56(3):298–303. doi:10.1097/JOM.0000000000000101.
  • Hadgraft NT, Healy GN, Owen N, et al. Office workers’ objectively assessed total and prolonged sitting time: individual-level correlates and worksite variations. Prev Med Rep. 2016;4:184–191. doi:10.1016/j.pmedr.2016.06.011.
  • Rosenkranz SK, Mailey EL, Umansky E, Rosenkranz RR, Ablah E. Workplace sedentary behavior and productivity: a cross-sectional study. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020;17(18):1–14. doi:10.3390/ijerph17186535.
  • Chu AH, Ng SH, Tan CS, et al. A systematic review and meta-analysis of workplace intervention strategies to reduce sedentary time in white-collar workers. Obes Rev. 2016;17(5):467–481. doi:10.1111/obr.12388.
  • Shrestha N, Kukkonen-Harjula KT, Verbeek JH, Ijaz S, Hermans V, Pedisic Z. Workplace interventions for reducing sitting at work. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2018;(6):1–143. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD010912.pub4.
  • Hutcheson AK, Piazza AJ, Knowlden AP. Work site-based environmental interventions to reduce sedentary behavior: a systematic review. Am J Health Promot. 2018;32(1):32–47. doi:10.1177/0890117116674681.
  • Pew Research Center. COVID-19 pandemic continues to reshape work in America. https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2022/02/16/covid-19-pandemic-continues-to-reshape-work-in-america/. Published February 16, 2022. Accessed June 20, 2023.
  • U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 24 percent of employed people did some or all of their work at home in 2015. https://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/atus_06242016.htm. Published July 8, 2016. Accessed June 20, 2023.
  • Koohsari MJ, Nakaya T, McCormack GR, et al. Changes in workers’ sedentary and physical activity behaviors in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and their relationships with fatigue: longitudinal online study. JMIR Public Health Surveill. 2021;7(3):e26293. doi:10.2196/26293.
  • Nagata S, Adachi HM, Hanibuchi T, et al. Relationships among changes in walking and sedentary behaviors, individual attributes, changes in work situation, and anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan. Prev Med Rep. 2021;24:101640. doi:10.1016/j.pmedr.2021.101640.
  • Bouziri H, Smith DRM, Descatha A, Dab W, Jean K. Working from home in the time of COVID-19: how to best preserve occupational health? Occup Environ Med. 2020;77(7):509–510. doi:10.1136/oemed-2020-106599.
  • Rudecki J, Weatherson K, Faulkner G. Evaluating the acceptability of low-cost standing desks in the home environment: an exploratory study. J Phys Act Health. 2019;16(5):375–379. doi:10.1123/jpah.2018-0575.
  • Wilkerson AH, Elliott CR, McFadden NT, Abutalib N. Feasibility of using mobile standing desks to address sedentary behavior in flexible work environments: a mixed methods study. J Occup Environ Med. 2023;65(5):e273–e278. doi:10.1097/JOM.0000000000002804.
  • Miles MB, Huberman AM, Saldaña J. Qualitative Data Analysis: A Methods Sourcebook. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications; 2018.
  • Patton MQ. Qualitative Research & Evaluation Methods. 4th ed. London, UK: Sage; 2015.
  • Wilkerson AH, Bhochhibhoya S, Dragicevic A, Umstattd Meyer MR. An ecological investigation of barriers and facilitators impacting standing desk use in real working conditions: a qualitative study. Am J Health Edu. 2019;50(5):308–317. doi:10.1080/19325037.2019.1642266.
  • Hadgraft NT, Willenberg L, LaMontagne AD, et al. Reducing occupational sitting: workers’ perspectives on participation in a multi-component intervention. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2017;14(1):1–13. doi:10.1186/s12966-017-0530-y.
  • Wilkerson AH, Bhochhibhoya S, Dragicevic A. “It feels unhealthy to be sitting for 40 hours a week”: a qualitative analysis of employee perceptions of standing desk use in the workplace. J Occup Environ Med. 2021;63(4):322–328. doi:10.1097/jom.0000000000002128.
  • Biddle SJH, O’Connell SE, Davies MJ, et al. Reducing sitting at work: process evaluation of the SMArT work (stand more at work) intervention. Trials. 2020;21(1):1–17. doi:10.1186/s13063-020-04300-7.
  • Chau JY, Daley M, Srinivasan A, et al. Desk-based workers’ perspectives on using sit-stand workstations: a qualitative analysis of the stand@Work study. BMC Public Health. 2014;14(1):1–10. doi:10.1186/1471-2458-14-752.
  • Grunseit AC, Chau JY, van der Ploeg HP, Bauman A. “Thinking on your feet”: a qualitative evaluation of sit-stand desks in an Australian workplace. BMC Public Health. 2013;13:1–10. doi:10.1186/1471-2458-13-365.
  • Hall J, Kay T, McConnell A, Mansfield L. “Why would you want to stand?” An account of the lived experience of employees taking part in a workplace sit-stand desk intervention. BMC Public Health. 2019;19:1–15. doi:10.1186/s12889-019-8038-9.
  • Hadgraft NT, Brakenridge CL, LaMontagne AD, et al. Feasibility and acceptability of reducing workplace sitting time: a qualitative study with Australian office workers. BMC Public Health. 2016;16(1):1–14. doi:10.1186/s12889-016-3611-y.
  • National Commission for Health Education Credentialing. Areas of responsibilities and subcompetencies for health education specialists. https://www.nchec.org/responsibilities-and-competencies. Published 2020. Accessed September 13, 2023.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.