Trial reportInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022
Effects of Sedentary Behavior Interventions on Mental Well-Being and Work Performance While Working from Home during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.
Trial report in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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- Systematic review update of organisational-level mental health promotion interventions: evidence from healthcare, construction, and telework-based mobile work settings.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2026Pooled it
- Effectiveness of Digital Lifestyle Interventions on Depression, Anxiety, Stress, and Well-Being: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Pooled it
- Physical activity interventions delivered through digital health technology for improving workers' mental health symptoms: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of occupational health · 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
- [On the Effectiveness of Digital Workplace Health Promotion in Times of Home Office: A Systematic Review].Gesundheitswesen (Bundesverband der Arzte des Offentlichen Gesundheitsdienstes (Germany)) · 2024Pooled it
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- Reducing sedentary behavior through workplace counseling: effects on activity, sitting breaks, and well-being - a randomized controlled trial.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2026Article
- Are we working (too) comfortably?: the systematic development of an intervention to support workers to move more while working at home.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2025Article
- Analysis of Physical Activity on Mental Hyperactivity, Sleep Quality, and Bodily Pain in Higher Education Students-A Structural Equation Model.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- "Are we working (too) comfortably?": a focus group study to understand sedentary behaviour when working at home and identify intervention strategies.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Robot-Mediated Nudges for Workplace Health: Not a One-Size-Fits-All Modeling Problem.International journal of social robotics · 2024Article
- Effective management of sedentary behavior among Indian university students: An empirical exploration into health-related behavior.Journal of education and health promotion · 2024Article
- Association Between Pandemic Fatigue and Subjective Well-Being: The Indirect Role of Emotional Distress and Moderating Role of Self-Compassion.International journal of public health · 2023Article
- Tourism as a Tool in Nature-Based Mental Health: Progress and Prospects Post-Pandemic.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
- Multiple health risk behaviors, including high consumption of ultra-processed foods and their implications for mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic.Frontiers in nutrition · 2022Article
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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Sedentary behavior negatively impacts mental health, which can decrease employee productivity. Employee mental well-being and work performance may improve with sedentary reduction interventions, especially strategies that include environmental workplace modifications and behavior-changing strategies. However, such interventions have not been examined among employees working remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic. As part of the Stand Up Kansas program, 95 sedentary university employees working from home were randomized into one of four intervention arms: height-adjustable desk provision (Desk Only), online sedentary behavior modification program (Program Only), Desk + Program, or Control. The outcomes were measured at a baseline (November 2020) and following the 12-week intervention (February 2021). Employees reported mood (positive and negative affect), stress, fatigue (duration, interference with activities and severity) and work performance (irritability, focus, work satisfaction, non-work satisfaction and productivity) were measured using established self-report instruments. The effect sizes, by comparing the Control arm to the Desk + Program arm, revealed large improvements in mood (positive affect,
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