Stress, Quality of Life
Conditions
Keywords
Standing workstation
Brief summary
A 16 week pilot study for Allina call center employees to look at the psychological outcomes and biological markers after an intervention of using a standing work station. There were two groups: group 1 received, and was instructed to use, the standing work station for all 16 weeks, group 2 was a wait-list control group and received, and was instructed to use, the standing work station for the second 8 weeks. Psychological outcomes were measured at weeks 0, 4, 8, 12, and 16. Biological markers were measured at weeks 0, 8, and 16.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALStanding workstation
Sponsors
Allina Health System
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Allina Health Call Center Employee (75% or higher employee status) * Aged 18 to 65 years * Provide written informed consent
Exclusion criteria
* Unable to stand for 20 minutes continuously unaided * Home based employees
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in self-reported quality of life | Baseline, week 4, week 8, week 12, week 16 | Change in quality of life will be measured through the administration of the PROMIS-29 questionnaire. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in number of minutes stood per day | Baseline, week 8, week 16 | Participants recorded their number of minutes stood at work daily from baseline through week 16. |
| Change in self-reported stress | Baseline, week 4, week 8, week 12, week 16 | Change in stress will be measured through the administration of the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS). |
| Change in health promotion and lifestyle choices | Baseline, week 4, week 8, week 12, week 16 | Change in health promotion and lifestyle choices will be measured through the administration of the Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile Questionnaire (HPLP-II). |
| Change in workplace productivity | Baseline, week 4, week 8, week 12, week 16 | Change in workplace productivity will be measured through the administration of Workplace Productivity and Activity Impairment (WPAI) questionnaire. |
| Change in waist circumference | Baseline, Week 8, Week 16 | Waist circumference measured in inches |
| Change in Body Mass Index (BMI) | Baseline, Week 8, Week 16 | Change in an individual's BMI after being weighed at baseline, week 8, and week 16. |
| Change in body fat percentage | Baseline, week 8, week 16 | Change in body fat percentage as measured by a BodPod® Assessment. |
| Change in resting heart rate | Baseline, week 8, week 16 | Change in resting heart rate from baseline to week 16. |
| Change in blood pressure (systolic and diastolic) | Baseline, week 8, week 16 | Change in both systolic and diastolic blood pressure from baseline to week 16. |
| Change in self-reported physical activity levels | Baseline, week 4, week 8, week 12, week 16 | Change in self-reported physical activity levels will be measured through the administration of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed