BACKGROUND Sedentary time has been found to be independently associated with poor health and mortality. Further, a greater proportion of the workforce is now employed in low activity occupations such as office work. To date, there is no research that specifically examines the contribution of sedentary work to overall sedentary exposure and thus risk. The purpose of the study was to determine th...

background: metabolic syndrome (msx) is associated with several health problems. workers are an important part of any organization. objective: to determine the prevalence of msx and related variables among office workers. methods: this cross-sectional study evaluated 1488 office workers in qom province, central iran, by using a multi-stage cluster sampling. diagnosis of msx was based on blood h...

OBJECTIVE This opportunistic natural study investigated the effects of relocation of office workers from a 30-year-old building to a new purpose-built building. The new building included an attractive central staircase that was easily accessed and negotiated, as well as breakout spaces and a centralised facilities area. The researchers aimed to determine the impact of the purpose-built office b...

An intervention study was conducted to examine the effectiveness of an innovative self-modeling photo-training method for reducing musculoskeletal risk among office workers using computers. Sixty workers were randomly assigned to either: 1) a control group; 2) an office training group that received personal, ergonomic training and workstation adjustments or 3) a photo-training group that receiv...

Effects of an office ergonomics workplace and training intervention on workers' knowledge and self-reported musculoskeletal pain and discomfort were investigated. An instructional systems design process was used to develop an office ergonomics training program and the evaluation tools used to measure the effectiveness of the training program on workers' office ergonomics knowledge and skills. I...

The 1980s have seen the advent of the first commercial applications of artificial intelligence research. The two prime examples are expert systems and natural language processors. These developments have already begun to affect the design of office computers. Future office workstations will have some 'understanding' of office procedures and of the goals of office workers and their organisation....