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ArticleJournal of occupational and environmental medicine2026

Associations Between Room Function, Office Design, Workplace Spatial Layout, and Sitting Patterns During Office Work: A Field Study.

Pam Ten Broeke, Debby G J Beckers, Dick H J Thijssen, Sabine A E Geurts, Erik Bijleveld

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Article in Journal of occupational and environmental medicine, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Pam Ten BroekeFrom the Behavioural Science Institute, Radboud University, Nijmegen, the Netherlands (P.t.B., D.G.J.B., S.A.E.G., E.B.); Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Department of Physiology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands (D.H.J.T.); and Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, United Kingdom (D.H.J.T.).ORCID 0000-0001-7756-5630
Debby G J BeckersORCID 0000-0001-8676-0518
Dick H J ThijssenORCID 0000-0002-7707-5567
Sabine A E GeurtsORCID 0000-0001-5125-5693

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveWe investigated associations between room function, office design, workplace spatial layout, and office workers' sitting behavior.

methodsWe analyzed sit-to-stand and stand-to-sit transitions of 48 office workers during one work week (accelerometry), all office locations that those workers visited (end-of-day questionnaire), and physical features of those office locations (coded).

resultsOffice workers sat longer in offices than in meeting rooms; stood longer in large, shared offices; stood longer in offices with two workstations compared to one; stood longer in offices that had additional chairs; and sat longer when waste paper bins were out of arm's reach.

conclusionsOffice workers' sitting patterns are-to some extent-related to workplace design. However, workplace design may impact sitting mainly through the work tasks and/or opportunities for collegial interactions that room designs afford.

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Interior Design and FurnishingsSedentary BehaviorSitting PositionWorkplaceAccelerometryAdultHumansMaleMiddle AgedSurveys and QuestionnairesWorking Conditionsenvironmentsedentary behaviortime-to-event analysiswork characteristicsworkplace design

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PMCPMC13290045

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