The ReSiT study (reducing sitting time): rationale and protocol for an exploratory pilot study of an intervention to reduce sitting time among office workers
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Article Title | The ReSiT study (reducing sitting time): rationale and protocol for an exploratory pilot study of an intervention to reduce sitting time among office workers |
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ERA Journal ID | 213957 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Gardner, Benjamin (Author), Dewitt, Stephen (Author), Smith, Lee (Author), Buckley, John P. (Author), Biddle, Stuart J. H. (Author) and Mansfield, Louise (Author) |
Journal Title | Pilot and Feasibility Studies |
Journal Citation | 3, pp. 1-11 |
Article Number | 47 |
Number of Pages | 11 |
Year | 2017 |
Publisher | BioMed Central Ltd. |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
ISSN | 2055-5784 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-017-0191-2 |
Web Address (URL) | https://ijbnpa.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12966-017-0631-7 |
Abstract | Background: Desk-based workers engage in long periods of uninterrupted sitting time, which has been associated with morbidity and premature mortality. Previous workplace intervention trials have demonstrated the potential of providing sit-stand workstations, and of administering motivational behaviour change techniques, for reducing sitting time. Yet, few studies have combined these approaches or explored the acceptability of discrete sitting-reduction behaviour change strategies. This paper describes the rationale for a sitting-reduction intervention that combines sit-stand workstations with motivational techniques, and procedures for a pilot study to explore the acceptability of core intervention components among university office workers. Methods: The intervention is based on a theory and evidence-based analysis of why office workers sit, and how best to reduce sitting time. It seeks to enhance motivation and capability, as well as identify opportunities, required to reduce sitting time. Thirty office workers will participate in the pilot study. They will complete an initial awareness-raising monitoring and feedback task and subsequently receive a sit-stand workstation for a 12-week period. They will also select from a 'menu' of behaviour change techniques tailored to self-declared barriers to sitting reduction, effectively co-producing and personally tailoring their intervention. Interviews at 1, 6, and 12 weeks post-intervention will explore intervention acceptability. Discussion: To our knowledge, this will be the first study to explore direct feedback from office workers on the acceptability of discrete tailored sitting-reduction intervention components that they have received. Participants' choice of and reflections on intervention techniques will aid identification of strategies suitable for inclusion in the next iteration of the intervention, which will be delivered in a self-administered format to minimise resource burden. |
Keywords | behaviour change; physical activity; sedentary behaviour; sit-stand desks; sitting; |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 429999. Other health sciences not elsewhere classified |
420799. Sports science and exercise not elsewhere classified | |
Byline Affiliations | King's College London, United Kingdom |
Anglia Ruskin University, United Kingdom | |
University of Chicago, United States | |
Institute for Resilient Regions | |
Brunel University, United Kingdom | |
Open access url | https://ijbnpa.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12966-017-0631-7 |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q59w2/the-resit-study-reducing-sitting-time-rationale-and-protocol-for-an-exploratory-pilot-study-of-an-intervention-to-reduce-sitting-time-among-office-workers
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