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Open AccessAssociations of 24 h time-use compositions of sitting, standing, physical activity and slee** with optimal cardiometabolic risk and glycaemic control: The Maastricht Study
The associations of sitting, standing, physical activity and sleep with cardiometabolic health and glycaemic control markers are interrelated. We aimed to identify 24 h time-use compositions associated with op...
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Open AccessCorrection to: Temporal features of sitting, standing and step** changes in a cluster-randomised controlled trial of a workplace sitting-reduction intervention
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Open AccessImplementation and engagement of the SMART Work & Life sitting reduction intervention: an exploratory analysis on intervention effectiveness
To enhance the impact of interventions, it is important to understand how intervention engagement relates to study outcomes. We report on the level of implementation and engagement with the SMART Work & Life (...
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Open AccessParticipant and workplace champion experiences of an intervention designed to reduce sitting time in desk-based workers: SMART work & life
A cluster randomised controlled trial demonstrated the effectiveness of the SMART Work & Life (SWAL) behaviour change intervention, with and without a height-adjustable desk, for reducing sitting time in desk-...
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Workplace Programs Aimed at Limiting Occupational Sitting
On a typical working day, 50% of waking hours is spent working. This means that over the course of a lifetime, for most adults, a lot of time is spent at work. The workplace has been identified as a key settin...
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Open AccessSitting less and moving more for improved metabolic and brain health in type 2 diabetes: ‘OPTIMISE your health’ trial protocol
Clinical practice guidelines recommend that adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D) sit less and move more throughout the day. The 18-month OPTIMISE Your Health Clinical Trial was developed to support desk-based wor...
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Open AccessContrasting compositions of sitting, standing, step**, and slee** time: associations with glycaemic outcome by diabetes risk
Recent evidence suggests that prolonged sitting and its adverse impact on glycaemic indicators appear to be proportional to the degree of insulin resistance. To investigate this finding in a free-living contex...
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Open AccessA RE-AIM evaluation in early adopters to iteratively improve the online BeUpstanding™ program supporting workers to sit less and move more
The web-based BeUpstanding program supports desk workers to sit less and move more. Successfully translated from a research-delivered intervention, BeUpstanding has gone through iterative development and evalu...
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Open AccessValidity and reliability of subjective methods to assess sedentary behaviour in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Subjective measures of sedentary behaviour (SB) (i.e. questionnaires and diaries/logs) are widely implemented, and can be useful for capturing type and context of SBs. However, little is known about comparativ...
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Open AccessTemporal features of sitting, standing and step** changes in a cluster-randomised controlled trial of a workplace sitting-reduction intervention
There is now a body of evidence on the effectiveness of interventions to reduce workplace sitting time. However, there has been limited reporting of how such interventions may impact behaviour both during and ...
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Open AccessFeasibility, acceptability and efficacy of a text message-enhanced clinical exercise rehabilitation intervention for increasing ‘whole-of-day’ activity in people living with and beyond cancer
Exercise interventions are typically delivered to people with cancer and survivors via supervised clinical rehabilitation. However, motivating and maintaining activity changes outside of the clinic setting rem...
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Open AccessA multi-component intervention to sit less and move more in a contact centre setting: a feasibility study
Call agents spend ~ 90% of their working day seated, which may negatively impact health, productivity, and wellbeing. This study aimed to explore the acceptability and feasibility of a multi-component workplac...
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Open AccessWhat strategies do desk-based workers choose to reduce sitting time and how well do they work? Findings from a cluster randomised controlled trial
Large amounts of sitting at work have been identified as an emerging occupational health risk, and findings from intervention trials have been reported. However, few such reports have examined participant-sele...
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Open AccessPerceptions of the acceptability and feasibility of reducing occupational sitting: review and thematic synthesis
Reducing workplace sedentary behaviour (sitting) is a topic of contemporary public health and occupational health interest. Understanding workers’ perspectives on the feasibility and acceptability of strategie...
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Open AccessA three arm cluster randomised controlled trial to test the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the SMART Work & Life intervention for reducing daily sitting time in office workers: study protocol
Office-based workers typically spend 70–85% of working hours, and a large proportion of leisure time, sitting. High levels of sitting have been linked to poor health. There is a need for fully powered randomis...
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Open AccessCorrelates of physical activity and sedentary time in young adults: the Western Australian Pregnancy Cohort (Raine) Study
The socioecological model proposes a wide array of factors that influence behaviours. There is a need to understand salient correlates of these activity behaviours in a specific population. However, few studie...
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Open AccessPresentation and outcomes of indigenous Australians with peripheral artery disease
The risk factors for peripheral artery disease (PAD) are more common in Indigenous than non-Indigenous Australians, however the presentation and outcome of PAD in Indigenous Australians has not been previously...
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Workplace Programmes Aimed at Limiting Occupational Sitting
On a typical working day, 50% of waking hours is spent in the workplace. This means that over the course of a lifetime, for most adults, a lot of time is spent at work. The workplace has a direct influence on ...
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Pre-existing low-back symptoms impact adversely on sitting time reduction in office workers
Initiatives to reduce office-workplace sitting are proliferating, but the impact of pre-existing musculoskeletal symptoms on their effectiveness has not been determined. We assessed the influence of musculoske...
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Open AccessReducing occupational sitting: Workers’ perspectives on participation in a multi-component intervention
Office workers spend much of their time sitting, which is now understood to be a risk factor for several chronic diseases. This qualitative study examined participants’ perspectives following their involvement...
