Trial reportBMC public health2017
Moving to business - changes in physical activity and sedentary behavior after multilevel intervention in small and medium-size workplaces.
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Moving To Business: Promoting Physical Activity and Reducing Sedentary Behavior in Office-based Companies in Finland (MTB)
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Factors for adherence to a physical activity promotion program in the workplace: a systematic review.BMC public health · 2025Pooled it
- The efficacy of interventions in the workplace promoting exercise and a healthy diet among shift workers: A systematic review.PloS one · 2025Pooled it
- Sedentary behaviors and physical activity of the working population measured by accelerometry: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2024Pooled it
- Where Does the Time Go? Displacement of Device-Measured Sedentary Time in Effective Sedentary Behaviour Interventions: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2022Pooled it
- A comparison of self-reported and device measured sedentary behaviour in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2020Pooled it
- An Integrative, Systematic Review Exploring the Research, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, and Maintenance of Interventions to Reduce Sedentary Behaviour in Office Workers.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Pooled it
- Implementation of a workplace physical activity intervention in child care: process evaluation results from the Care2BWell trial.Translational behavioral medicine · 2021Trial
- Socio-Ecological Natural Experiment with Randomized Controlled Trial to Promote Active Commuting to Work: Process Evaluation, Behavioral Impacts, and Changes in the Use and Quality of Walking and Cycling Paths.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Trial
- From development to implementation through a RE-AIM lense: lessons learned from a qualitative process evaluation of workplace health promotion workshops in long-term care.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- An umbrella review of efficacy of digital health interventions for workers.NPJ digital medicine · 2025Article
- Impact of a hybrid exercise intervention on subjective happiness and self-perceived health of workers: a case study.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Article
- The Impact of a Global Pandemic on Young Adult Sedentary Behavior and Physical Activity.AJPM focus · 2024Article
- Factors Reducing the Use of a Persuasive mHealth App and How to Mitigate Them: Thematic Analysis.JMIR human factors · 2023Article
- Effectiveness of Multicomponent Interventions and Physical Activity in the Workplace to Reduce Obesity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Validity of the occupational sitting and physical activity questionnaire (OSPAQ) for home-based office workers during the COVID-19 global pandemic: A secondary analysis.Applied ergonomics · 2021Article
- Effects of Regular Long-Term Circuit Training (Once per Week) on Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Previously Sedentary Adults.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- A Smartphone App to Support Sedentary Behavior Change by Visualizing Personal Mobility Patterns and Action Planning (SedVis): Development and Pilot Study.JMIR formative research · 2021Article
- Program implementation and effectiveness of a national workplace physical activity intervention: UPnGO with ParticipACTION.Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2019Article
- Digital Interventions to Reduce Sedentary Behaviors of Office Workers: Scoping Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2019Article
- Understanding how outcomes are measured in workplace physical activity interventions: a scoping review.BMC public health · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundRegular physical activity (PA) promotes and excessive sedentary behavior (SB) deteriorates health. Yet the Finnish working-aged population spends most of the day sitting. A 1-year Moving To Business (MTB) -intervention supported small and medium-size workplaces to combat sedentariness. This paper reports the changes in employees' PA and SB from before MTB (baseline) to 1 year after baseline (follow-up).
methodsTwelve workplaces with a total of 396 employees participated. Each workplace nominated a team to promote PA and reduce SB at organizational, working unit and employee level. The teams were mentored regionally through meetings, workshop and tools. Changes in PA and SB were assessed with a questionnaire and an accelerometer. Wald Confidence Interval (Cl) for a difference of proportions with matched pairs was used in the questionnaire data (%-points with 95% CI) and linear mixed model in the accelerometer data (minutes and % of wear-time with 95% CI).
resultsThe mean age of the respondents to the questionnaire (N = 296; 75%) was 42.6 (SD 10.9), 64% were women, 95% had some education after high school, 74% worked in the day shift, 71% did sedentary work and 51% were overweight. The mean number of actions implemented in the workplaces was 6.8 and the multilevel approach was fully applied in 6 workplaces. Based on the questionnaire the time spent in SB decreased from baseline to follow-up 16% (95% CI -29 to -3) in total and 22% (-41 to -3) at work. The accelerometer showed daily increases of 33.7 min (15.3 to 52.1) and 6.8% (3.1 to 10.4) in total PA, 30.9 min (15.3 to 46.5) and 6.1% (2.9 to 9.2) in light PA and 673 (209 to 1139) more steps at work. Daily SB at work decreased 44.9 min (-68.0 to -21.8) and 7.6% (-11.9 to -3.2). Daily leisure PA declined 11.0 min (-24.9 to 2.9) and 3.2% (-6.2 to -0.2). Number of levels or actions had no effect on changes.
conclusionsEmployees' PA increased and SB reduced at work during the intervention. At the same time leisure PA decreased slightly. Workplaces can achieve meaningful changes in employees' PA and SB if assisted systematically. Controlled studies are needed to confirm the present findings.
trial registrationNCT01999205 , registration date 11/01/2013.
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