A cost and cost-benefit analysis of the Stand More AT Work (SMArT Work) intervention
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Article Title | A cost and cost-benefit analysis of the Stand More AT Work (SMArT Work) intervention |
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ERA Journal ID | 44293 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Munir, Fehmidah (Author), Miller, Paul (Author), Biddle, Stuart J. H. (Author), Davies, Melanie J. (Author), Dunstan, David W. (Author), Esliger, Dale W. (Author), Gray, Laura J. (Author), O'Connell, Sophie E. (Author), Waheed, Ghazala (Author), Yates, Thomas (Author) and Edwardson, Charlotte L. (Author) |
Journal Title | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |
Journal Citation | 17 (4), pp. 1-9 |
Article Number | 1214 |
Number of Pages | 9 |
Year | 2020 |
Publisher | MDPI AG |
Place of Publication | Switzerland |
ISSN | 1660-4601 |
1661-7827 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17041214 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/4/1214 |
Abstract | This study conducted a cost and cost-benefit analysis of the Stand More AT (SMArT) Work workplace intervention, designed to reduce sitting time. The study was a cluster two-armed randomised controlled trial involving 37 office clusters (146 desk-based workers) in a National Health Service Trust. The intervention group received a height-adjustable workstation with supporting behaviour change strategies. The control group continued with usual practice. Self-report absenteeism, presenteeism and work productivity were assessed at baseline, 3, 6 and 12 months; and organisational sickness absence records 12 months prior to, and 12 months of the intervention. Mean per employee costs associated with SMArT Work were calculated. Absenteeism, presenteeism and work productivity were estimated, and employer-recorded absence data and employee wage-banding were used to provide a human-capital-based estimate of costs to the organisation. The return-on-investment (ROI) and incremental cost-efficacy ratios (ICER) were calculated. Intervention cost was 692.40 pound per employee. Cost-benefit estimates show a net saving of 1770.32 pound (95%CI -354.40 pound, 3895.04) pound per employee as a result of productivity increase. There were no significant differences in absence data compared to the control group. SMArT Work provides supporting evidence for policy-makers and employers on the cost benefits of reducing sitting time at work. |
Keywords | cost-benefit analysis; sitting; standing; sit-stand; presenteeism; sick leave; sickness absence; workplace health promotion |
Contains Sensitive Content | Does not contain sensitive content |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 380108. Health economics |
420699. Public health not elsewhere classified | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
Byline Affiliations | Loughborough University, United Kingdom |
Miller Economics, United Kingdom | |
Institute for Resilient Regions | |
University of Leicester, United Kingdom | |
Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Australia | |
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, United Kingdom |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q6354/a-cost-and-cost-benefit-analysis-of-the-stand-more-at-work-smart-work-intervention
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