Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Section of Sustainable Health, Umeå University, 901 87 Umeå, Sweden.
Umeå School of Architecture, Umeå University, 901 87 Umeå, Sweden.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Jul 18;18(14):7640. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18147640.
Implementation of activity-based flex offices (AFOs) are becoming increasingly common. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of an AFO on perceived productivity, satisfaction, work environment and health. Questionnaire data from the longitudinal, quasi-experimental Active Office Design Study was used. The study evaluates a public organization relocating staff to either an AFO or to cell offices. Measures from baseline, 6 and 18 months after relocation, were analyzed. Employees in the AFO experienced a decreased productivity and satisfaction with the office design. Lack of privacy as well as increased noise disturbance, less satisfaction with sit comfort and work posture were reported. Employees in the AFO with work tasks requiring a high degree of concentration experienced lower productivity while those with a high proportion of teamwork rated productivity to be continually high. No significant group differences were found between the two office types in general health, cognitive stress, salutogenic health indicators or pain in the neck, shoulder or back. The study highlights the importance of taking work characteristics into account in the planning and implementation process of an AFO. Flexible and interactive tasks seem more appropriate in an AFO, whereas individual tasks demanding concentration seem less fit.
基于活动的灵活办公（AFO）的实施变得越来越普遍。本研究旨在评估 AFO 对感知生产力、满意度、工作环境和健康的影响。本研究使用了纵向、准实验性的“积极办公设计研究”的问卷调查数据。该研究评估了一家公共组织将员工搬迁到 AFO 或细胞办公室的情况。分析了搬迁后的基线、6 个月和 18 个月的测量数据。AFO 中的员工体验到生产力下降和对办公设计的满意度降低。报告称缺乏隐私以及噪音干扰增加、对坐舒适和工作姿势的满意度降低。需要高度集中注意力的 AFO 中的员工工作效率较低，而具有高团队合作比例的员工则认为工作效率持续较高。两种办公类型在一般健康、认知压力、健康促进指标或颈部、肩部或背部疼痛方面没有显著的组间差异。该研究强调了在 AFO 的规划和实施过程中考虑工作特征的重要性。灵活和互动的任务似乎更适合 AFO，而需要集中注意力的个体任务则不太适合。
