SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2018
The Impact of Active Workstations on Workplace Productivity and Performance: A Systematic Review.
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23 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Classroom Movement Breaks and Physically Active Learning Are Feasible, Reduce Sedentary Behaviour and Fatigue, and May Increase Focus in University Students: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Effect of Active Workstations on Neurocognitive Performance and Typing Skills: A Randomized Clinical Trial.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2024Trial
- Cost and cost-effectiveness of the 'Stand and Move at Work' multicomponent intervention to reduce workplace sedentary time and cardiometabolic risk.Scandinavian journal of work, environment & health · 2022Trial
- Interrupting sedentary behaviour when working from home: a qualitative exploration of older desk-based employees.BMC public health · 2026Article
- "Are We Working (Too) Comfortably?": Understanding the Nature of and Factors Associated with Sedentary Behaviour When Working in the Home Environment.Occupational health science · 2023Article
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- Evaluating a multi-component intervention to reduce and break up office workers' sitting with sit-stand desks using the APEASE criteria.BMC public health · 2022Article
- Workplace Intervention for Reducing Sitting Time in Sedentary Workers: Protocol for a Pilot Study Using the Behavior Change Wheel.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Guiding principles for determining work shift duration and addressing the effects of work shift duration on performance, safety, and health: guidance from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and the Sleep Research Society.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2021Article
- Sedentary Lifestyle Matters as Past Sedentariness, Not Current Sedentariness, Predicts Cognitive Inhibition Performance among College Students: An Exploratory Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Concurrent and discriminant validity of ActiGraph waist and wrist cut-points to measure sedentary behaviour, activity level, and posture in office work.BMC public health · 2021Article
- Feasibility of Reducing and Breaking Up University Students' Sedentary Behaviour: Pilot Trial and Process Evaluation.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
- Workplace Sedentary Behavior and Productivity: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Natural Patterns of Sitting, Standing and Stepping During and Outside Work-Differences between Habitual Users and Non-Users of Sit-Stand Workstations.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- The user and non-user perspective: Experiences of office workers with long-term access to sit-stand workstations.PloS one · 2020Article
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- Controversies in the Science of Sedentary Behaviour and Health: Insights, Perspectives and Future directions from the 2018 Queensland Sedentary Behaviour Think Tank.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Breaking barriers: using the behavior change wheel to develop a tailored intervention to overcome workplace inhibitors to breaking up sitting time.BMC public health · 2019Article
- Executive Function Performance in Young Adults When Cycling at an Active Workstation: An fNIRS Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Effects of Active Sitting on Reading and Typing Task Productivity.International journal of exercise science · 2019Article
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Abstract
Active workstations have been recommended for reducing sedentary behavior in the workplace. It is important to understand if the use of these workstations has an impact on worker productivity. The aim of this systematic review was to examine the effect of active workstations on workplace productivity and performance. A total of 3303 articles were initially identified by a systematic search and seven articles met eligibility criteria for inclusion. A quality appraisal was conducted to assess risk of bias, confounding, internal and external validity, and reporting. Most of the studies reported cognitive performance as opposed to productivity. Five studies assessed cognitive performance during use of an active workstation, usually in a single session. Sit-stand desks had no detrimental effect on performance, however, some studies with treadmill and cycling workstations identified potential decreases in performance. Many of the studies lacked the power required to achieve statistical significance. Three studies assessed workplace productivity after prolonged use of an active workstation for between 12 and 52 weeks. These studies reported no significant effect on productivity. Active workstations do not appear to decrease workplace performance.
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