Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition (IPAN), School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC 3220, Australia.
Ko Awatea, Counties Manukau Health, Auckland 2025, New Zealand.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2018 May 17;15(5):1005. doi: 10.3390/ijerph15051005.
The redesign of the physical workplace according to activity-based working (ABW) principles has potential to influence employee health and workplace outcomes. This natural experiment examined changes in accelerometer-derived workplace activity, self-reported eating behaviours, productivity, workplace satisfaction before (March to November 2014) and six to nine months after moving to an ABW workplace compared to a comparison workplace ( = 146 at baseline (56% ABW, aged 40.1 ± 8.5 years, 72% female). Interviews were also conducted with 21 ABW participants. Between- and within-group differences were examined and mixed model analysis examined intervention effects over time. Effect sizes were calculated on change scores (Cohen's ). Although not statistically significant, ABW participants had meaningful improvements in workday sedentary time, light-, and moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity, job satisfaction and relationship with co-workers ( = 0.379⁻0.577), and small declines in productivity ( = 0.278). There were significant, meaningful, and beneficial intervention effects on perceived organisational support for being active in the workplace, frequency of eating lunch with colleagues, and satisfaction with the physical environment in ABW compared to comparison participants ( = 0.501⁻0.839). Qualitative data suggested that ABW employees associated ABW with greater opportunities for movement and collaboration, but had mixed views on the impact on productivity. Future research with larger samples and over longer follow-up periods is warranted.
根据基于活动的工作（ABW）原则对物理工作场所进行重新设计有可能影响员工健康和工作场所的结果。这项自然实验研究了在搬到 ABW 工作场所前后（2014 年 3 月至 11 月）与比较工作场所相比，加速度计测量的工作场所活动、自我报告的饮食行为、生产力和工作场所满意度的变化（n = 146，基线时 56%为 ABW，年龄 40.1 ± 8.5 岁，72%为女性）。还对 21 名 ABW 参与者进行了访谈。检查了组间和组内差异，并使用混合模型分析随时间的干预效果。变化分数的效应大小（Cohen's ）进行了计算。虽然没有统计学意义，但 ABW 参与者在工作日久坐时间、低强度、中等到剧烈强度体力活动、工作满意度和与同事的关系方面有明显的改善（= 0.379⁻0.577），生产力略有下降（= 0.278）。与比较组相比，ABW 组在工作场所积极活动的感知组织支持、与同事共进午餐的频率以及对物理环境的满意度方面均有显著、有意义且有益的干预效果（= 0.501⁻0.839）。定性数据表明，ABW 员工将 ABW 与更多的运动和协作机会联系起来，但对生产力的影响看法不一。未来需要更大样本和更长随访时间的研究。
