Primary Health Care Education and Research Unit, Research and Education Network, Western Sydney Local Health District, Westmead (Ms Foley); Prevention Research Collaboration, School of Public health, Faculty of Medicine (Ms Foley, Drs Engelen, Gale, Bauman); Charles Perkins Centre (Drs Engelen, Gale, Bauman); and Discipline of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (Dr Mackey).
Address correspondence to: Associate Professor Martin Mackey, PhD, The University of Sydney, Cumberland Campus, P.O. Box 170, Lidcombe, NSW 2141, Australia (martin.mackey@sydney.edu.au).
Clinical Significance: The transitional impact of office workers into an activity-based work (ABW) environment, considering worker health behavior, has previously had limited reporting. ABW appears to reduce self-reported sitting and low back pain, and increase standing and stepping time. Changing the workplace design to an ABW environment could benefit organizations and employee health. Future study into outcome sustainability is recommended.
Funding for this study was provided by NHMRC Program Grant #569940 (CI Bauman).
The authors have no conflict of interest.
