Guitar N A, MacDougall A, Connelly D M, Knight E
1 Western University.
Workplace Health Saf. 2018 May;66(5):218-222. doi: 10.1177/2165079917738264. Epub 2017 Nov 9.
This study investigated whether Fitbit devices can reduce sedentary behavior among employees in the workplace. Participants were asked to wear Fitbits during 8-hour work shifts, 5 days per week, for 8 weeks. They were instructed to stand at least once every 30 minutes throughout the workday. The goal of the study was to determine whether standing once every 30 minutes was a feasible strategy for reducing sedentary workplace behavior. On average, participants completed 36 of 40 workdays using Fitbits. The number of times participants stood during an 8-hour workday averaged 12 stands per day (maximum 16 stands per day). These results indicate that Fitbit technology is effective for recording and tracking interruptions in sitting time; however, to reduce sitting behavior, alternate approaches are required to motivate larger numbers of workers to participate.
本研究调查了Fitbit设备能否减少职场员工的久坐行为。参与者被要求在每周5天、每次8小时的工作班次中佩戴Fitbit设备，持续8周。他们被指示在整个工作日每30分钟至少站立一次。该研究的目的是确定每30分钟站立一次是否是减少职场久坐行为的可行策略。平均而言，参与者使用Fitbit设备完成了40个工作日中的其中36天。参与者在8小时工作日内站立的次数平均为每天12次（最多每天16次）。这些结果表明，Fitbit技术在记录和跟踪久坐时间的中断方面是有效的；然而，为了减少久坐行为，需要采用其他方法来激励更多的员工参与。
