“It's not an Obvious Issue, Is It?” Office-Based Employees’ Perceptions of Prolonged Sitting at Work
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Decreasing bouts of prolonged sitting among office workers.
Many workers in industrialized nations spend their day seated at a desk. Research suggests that accumulated sitting time increases risk for certain diseases (van der Ploeg, Chey, Korda, Banks, & Bauman, 2012). To reduce risk, health researchers recommend frequent standing or walking breaks during the workday. In the current study, we evaluated 3 behavioral interventions to decrease bouts of pro...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1076-2752
DOI: 10.1097/jom.0000000000001130