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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021

A Qualitative Study of the Feasibility and Acceptability of Implementing 'Sit-To-Stand' Desks in Vocational Education and Training.

Mara Kirschner, Rianne H J Golsteijn, Sanne M Sijben, Amika S Singh, Hans H C M Savelberg, Renate H M de Groot

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Mara KirschnerFaculty of Educational Sciences, Open University of the Netherlands, 6419 AT Heerlen, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-6311-078X
Rianne H J GolsteijnFaculty of Educational Sciences, Open University of the Netherlands, 6419 AT Heerlen, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-8493-9976
Sanne M SijbenFaculty of Educational Sciences, Open University of the Netherlands, 6419 AT Heerlen, The Netherlands.
Amika S SinghMulier Institute, 3584 AA Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Hans H C M SavelbergDepartment of Nutrition and Movement Sciences, School of Health Professions Education (SHE) and School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism (NUTRIM), FHML, Maastricht University, 6229 GT Maastricht, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-8864-2109
Renate H M de GrootFaculty of Educational Sciences, Open University of the Netherlands, 6419 AT Heerlen, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-3734-2560
Open University of the Netherlands · NLMaastricht University · NLMulier Institute · NL

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Abstract

While it has been shown that interrupting a person's sedentary behaviour has the potential to improve cognitive, physical and mental health, a large part of time that students spend in school is sedentary. As research has shown that approximately 80% of vocational education and training (VET) students have an unhealthy sedentary lifestyle, implementing "sit-to-stand" (StS) desks could interrupt sedentary behaviour and promote healthier behaviour. Therefore, the acceptability and feasibility of using such desks in the VET setting should be investigated. Using semi-structured focus group interviews analysed via deductive content analysis, the opinions of 33 students for the following topics were assessed: (1) usage of the standing option of the desks (2) reasons for standing in class (3) experienced effect of standing behind the desk, and (4) fostering future StS desks usage. Although VET students are aware of the potential benefits of using StS desks, they need to be actively stimulated and motivated by teachers to use them. In addition, time is needed to get into the habit of standing. Thus, for successful implementation of StS desks in the VET setting, all stakeholders (i.e., students, teachers, schoolboards) should be actively involved in stimulating the healthy behaviour of VET students.

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Interior Design and FurnishingsVocational EducationFeasibility StudiesHumansSedentary BehaviorStanding PositionWorkplacefocus group interviewsqualitative researchsedentary behavioursit-to-stand desksvocational education and training

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