School of Public Health, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4006, Australia.
Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, VIC 3122, Australia.
Health Promot Int. 2019 Dec 1;34(6):1179-1190. doi: 10.1093/heapro/day092.
Prolonged sitting is now recognized as an emergent work health and safety issue. To address the need for a scalable sitting-reduction intervention for workplaces, the BeUpstanding™ Champion Toolkit was developed. This free, online toolkit uses a 'train-the-champion' approach, providing a step-by-step guide and resources to workplace champions to assist them in raising awareness and building a supportive culture to reduce sitting time in their team. This qualitative study explored champion and staff perceptions of the beta (test) version of the toolkit. Seven work teams, from a range of workplace sectors (blue-/white-collar), sizes (small/medium/large) and locations (urban/regional) participated; all team members were exposed to the program (n = 603). Approximately 4 months after program initiation, semi-structured interviews were conducted with all champions (n = 7); focus groups were conducted with a random sample of staff (n = 40). Champions were followed-up again at 12 months (n = 5). Transcripts were coded by two researchers, with codes organized into overarching themes. All champions found the 'train-the-champion' approach, and the toolkit acceptable. Common enablers for intervention delivery included: champion passion for staff health and wellbeing; perceived fit of the program within existing practice; and, management support. Champions and staff reported improvements in knowledge/awareness about sitting, cultural norms, perceived stress, productivity and resilience. Facilitators for sustained change over time included a stable organizational climate and ongoing management support; barriers included workload intensification. The beta version of the BeUpstanding™ Champion Toolkit was highly acceptable to workplace champions and staff, and was perceived to have benefits for team culture and staff knowledge and wellbeing.
久坐现在被认为是一个新兴的工作健康和安全问题。为了解决工作场所需要可扩展的减少久坐干预措施的问题，开发了 BeUpstanding™冠军工具包。这个免费的在线工具包使用“培训冠军”的方法，为工作场所的冠军提供了一个逐步的指南和资源，以帮助他们提高认识并建立一个支持性的文化，减少他们团队中的久坐时间。这项定性研究探讨了冠军和员工对该工具包测试版的看法。来自不同工作场所部门（蓝领/白领）、规模（小/中/大）和地点（城市/地区）的七个工作团队参与了研究；所有团队成员都接触到了该计划（n=603）。在计划启动大约 4 个月后，对所有冠军（n=7）进行了半结构化访谈；对随机抽取的员工（n=40）进行了焦点小组讨论。12 个月后（n=5）对冠军进行了跟进。两名研究人员对转录本进行了编码，代码组织成了总体主题。所有冠军都认为“培训冠军”的方法和工具包是可以接受的。干预措施实施的常见促进因素包括：冠军对员工健康和幸福的热情；认为该计划符合现有实践；以及管理层的支持。冠军和员工报告说，他们对坐姿、文化规范、感知压力、生产力和适应力的了解和意识有所提高。随着时间的推移，持续变革的促进因素包括稳定的组织氛围和持续的管理层支持；障碍包括工作量增加。BeUpstanding™冠军工具包的测试版受到工作场所冠军和员工的高度认可，被认为对团队文化以及员工的知识和幸福感有益。
