Djernis Dorthe, Petersson Troije Charlotte, Lygum Victoria Linn, Bentsen Peter, Grangaard Sidse, Ladegaard Yun, Nielsen Helle Haahr, Dupret Katia, Jensen Christian Gaden
The Foundation for Mental Health, Høffdingsvej 22, Valby, 2500 Copenhagen, Denmark.
Department of Urban Studies, The Faculty of Culture and Society, Malmö University, Nordenskiöldsgatan 1, 20506 Malmö, Sweden.
Healthcare (Basel). 2025 Jul 11;13(14):1677. doi: 10.3390/healthcare13141677.
Outdoor office work (OOW) has been shown to promote health and well-being and to reduce stress. However, few empirical studies have examined research-based, simple approaches to implementing OOW. In preparation for a larger study, we conducted a feasibility study focusing on limited efficacy testing of potentially relevant outcomes for future OOW research. The simple OOW programme consists of three workshops and access to online tutorials designed to support employees in transitioning relevant everyday office tasks outdoors. Before and after a 12-week intervention, employees from five small- and medium-sized Danish companies ( = 70) reported their weekly number of days including OOW, connectedness to nature (CNS and INS), Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), and well-being (WHO-5) scores. At baseline, higher CNS scores were associated with a greater number of days including OOW per week (r = 0.25, = 0.020). Following the intervention, participants reported a significant increase in the number of days per week with OOW ( < 0.01, d = 0.65). CNS scores also increased significantly ( = 0.019, d = 0.32). No significant changes were observed in stress or well-being scores across the entire sample. However, participants with PSS scores exceeding a national Danish criterion for high stress ( = 11) exhibited a significant and substantial reduction in perceived stress ( < 0.01, d = 1.00). Days including OOW, along with PSS and CNS scores, may serve as relevant outcome measures in future studies evaluating interventions aimed at promoting OOW. These outcomes should be assessed in larger and more diverse and controlled samples to establish generalisability.
户外办公（OOW）已被证明能促进健康和幸福，并减轻压力。然而，很少有实证研究探讨基于研究的、实施户外办公的简单方法。为准备一项更大规模的研究，我们进行了一项可行性研究，重点是对未来户外办公研究的潜在相关结果进行有限的功效测试。简单的户外办公计划包括三个工作坊以及在线教程，旨在支持员工将相关日常办公任务转移到户外进行。在为期12周的干预前后，来自五家丹麦中小型公司（n = 70）的员工报告了他们每周包含户外办公的天数、与自然的联系（CNS和INS）、感知压力量表（PSS）以及幸福感（WHO-5）得分。在基线时，较高的CNS得分与每周包含户外办公的天数较多相关（r = 0.25，p = 0.020）。干预后，参与者报告每周户外办公的天数显著增加（p < 0.01，d = 0.65）。CNS得分也显著增加（p = 0.019，d = 0.32）。在整个样本中，压力或幸福感得分未观察到显著变化。然而，PSS得分超过丹麦高压力国家标准（= 11）的参与者表现出感知压力显著且大幅降低（p < 0.01，d = 1.00）。包含户外办公的天数，连同PSS和CNS得分，可能在未来评估旨在促进户外办公的干预措施的研究中作为相关结果指标。这些结果应在更大、更多样化且受控的样本中进行评估，以确定其普遍性。
