%0 Journal Article
%T A Longitudinal Look at Habit Strength as a Measure of Success in Decreasing Prolonged Occupational Sitting: An Evidence-Based Public Health Initiative
%A Scott J. Pedersen
%A P. Dean Cooley
%A Casey P. Mainsbridge
%A Vaughan J. Cruickshank
%J Open Journal of Safety Science and Technology
%P 35-48
%@ 2162-6006
%D 2018
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojsst.2018.82004
%X Background: Sitting to perform desk-based work is considered to be a habit. To test this hypothesis, desk-based workers volunteered to be part of a yearlong pilot study utilising an e-health intervention designed to interrupt prolonged workplace sitting with movement breaks. Methods: Participants in a passive-prompt group had to engage with an e-health software programme on an hourly basis during work hours, while participants in an active-prompt group were allowed to postpone the prompt each hour. Daily adherence data and self-reported sitting habit strength were measured every 13 weeks for one year. A mixed design ANOVA was used to determine significant differences at the p &lt; 0.05 level. Results: Passive-prompt participants reported significant improvements in reducing sitting habit strength over time, compared to ac</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">tive-prompt participants who actually reported increased sitting habit strength.&nbsp;</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Conclusions: This study provided preliminary evidence that changing desk-based&nbsp;</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">workersĄŻ sitting habits might be more difficult than previously estimated and that passive-based interventions could be one solution.
%K Workplace Health
%K Occupational Sitting
%K Habit Strength
%K E-Health  Intervention
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=85582