Engelen L, Dhillon H M, Chau J Y, Hespe D, Bauman A E
Prevention Research Collaboration, School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia, Charles Perkins Centre, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia,
Centre for Medical Psychology and Evidence-based Decision-making, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.
Occup Med (Lond). 2016 Jul;66(5):408-11. doi: 10.1093/occmed/kqv213. Epub 2016 Jan 14.
Occupying new, active design office buildings designed for health promotion and connectivity provides an opportunity to evaluate indoor environment effects on healthy behaviour, sedentariness and workplace perceptions.
To determine if moving to a health-promoting building changed workplace physical activity, sedentary behaviour, workplace perceptions and productivity.
Participants from four locations at the University of Sydney, Australia, relocated into a new active design building. After consent, participants completed an online questionnaire 2 months before moving and 2 months after. Questions related to health behaviours (physical activity and sitting time), musculoskeletal issues, perceptions of the office environment, productivity and engagement.
There were 34 participants (60% aged 25-45, 78% female, 84% employed full-time); 21 participants provided complete data. Results showed that after the move participants spent less work time sitting (83-70%; P < 0.01) and more time standing (9-21%; P < 0.01), while walking time remained unchanged. Participants reported less low back pain (P < 0.01). Sixty per cent of participants in the new workplace were in an open-plan office, compared to 16% before moving. Participants perceived the new work environment as more stimulating, better lit and ventilated, but noisier and providing less storage. No difference was reported in daily physical activity, number of stairs climbed or productivity.
Moving to an active design building appeared to have physical health-promoting effects on workers, but workers' perceptions about the new work environment varied. These results will inform future studies in other new buildings.
入驻专为促进健康和加强联系而设计的新型、活跃的设计办公大楼，为评估室内环境对健康行为、久坐情况和工作场所认知的影响提供了契机。
确定搬入促进健康的大楼是否会改变工作场所的身体活动、久坐行为、工作场所认知和生产力。
来自澳大利亚悉尼大学四个地点的参与者迁入了一座新的活跃设计大楼。在获得同意后，参与者在搬入前2个月和搬入后2个月完成了一份在线问卷。问题涉及健康行为（身体活动和久坐时间）、肌肉骨骼问题、对办公环境的认知、生产力和参与度。
共有34名参与者（60%年龄在25至45岁之间，78%为女性，84%为全职员工）；21名参与者提供了完整数据。结果显示，搬入后参与者的久坐工作时间减少（从83%降至70%；P<0.01），站立时间增加（从9%增至21%；P<0.01），而步行时间保持不变。参与者报告的下背痛情况有所减轻（P<0.01）。新工作场所60%的参与者在开放式办公室，而搬入前这一比例为16%。参与者认为新的工作环境更具刺激性、采光和通风更好，但噪音更大且储物空间更少。在日常身体活动、爬楼梯次数或生产力方面未报告有差异。
搬入活跃设计大楼似乎对员工有促进身体健康的作用，但员工对新工作环境的认知各不相同。这些结果将为未来其他新建筑的研究提供参考。
