Identifying correlates of breaks in occupational sitting: a cross-sectional study |
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| Authors: | Mitch J. Duncan Camille Short Mahbub Rashid Nicoleta Cutumisu Corneel Vandelanotte Ronald C. Plotnikoff |
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| Affiliation: | 1. School of Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medicine, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia;2. Priority Research Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition, University of Newcastle, ATC Building, University Drive, Callaghan, NSW 2300, Australia;3. Centre for Physical Activity Studies, Central Queensland University, Building 18, Bruce Highway, Rockhampton, QLD 4702, AustraliaMitch.Duncan@newcastle.edu.au;5. Centre for Physical Activity Studies, Central Queensland University, Building 18, Bruce Highway, Rockhampton, QLD 4702, Australia;6. Department of Architecture, School of Architecture, Design, and Planning, University of Kansas, 1465 Jayhawk Boulevard, Lawrence, KS 66045, US;7. The Research Centre of the University of Montreal Hospital Centre (Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montreal – CRCHUM), School of Public Health, University of Montreal, Tour Saint Antoine, 850 Rue Saint Denis, Montreal H2X 0A9, Canada;8. Priority Research Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition, University of Newcastle, ATC Building, University Drive, Callaghan, NSW 2300, Australia |
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| Abstract: | Office workers are commonly targeted in interventions to modify their sitting behaviour, yet there is limited evidence of the correlates of breaks in sitting to inform intervention development. This study identifies the individual, workplace and spatial configuration correlates of the frequency of breaks in sitting (number/hour) in office workers (n?=?5531) stratified by office type (private-enclosed, shared, open plan). All behaviours and potential correlates were measured via self-report using an online cross-sectional survey. Regression analyses revealed age was the only socio-demographic characteristic associated with frequency of breaks in sitting in all office types. Greater job autonomy and local connectivity were positively associated with frequency of breaks in sitting in shared and open-plan offices. In open-plan offices co-worker proximity was negatively associated with frequency of breaks in sitting. Co-worker visibility was positively associated with frequency of breaks in sitting in all office types. This study demonstrates that individual, workplace and spatial configuration factors are all associated with the frequency of breaks in sitting and that these relationships differ by office type. These observations extend prior studies that have only examined correlates at a single level (e.g. the individual). This evidence could be useful to guide future interventions in the design of workplaces to increase breaks in sitting and workers’ physical activity. |
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| Keywords: | active design building design health risks office design physical activity sedentary behaviour sitting well-being workplace design |
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