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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2014 Nov;56(11):1189-94.
doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000000243.

The effect of an e-health intervention designed to reduce prolonged occupational sitting on mean arterial pressure

Casey P Mainsbridge  1 , Paul D Cooley, Sharon P Fraser, Scott J Pedersen
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Randomized Controlled Trial

The effect of an e-health intervention designed to reduce prolonged occupational sitting on mean arterial pressure

Casey P Mainsbridge et al. J Occup Environ Med. 2014 Nov.
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Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the effect of a workplace health intervention designed to reduce prolonged occupational sitting on the mean arterial pressure (MAP) of desk-based employees.

Methods: This randomized controlled trial involved an experimental group who received an e-health intervention and a control group who did not. The 13-week intervention passively prompted participants to stand and engage in short bouts of office-based physical activity by interrupting prolonged occupational sitting time periodically throughout the workday. Mean arterial pressure was measured at pretest and posttest.

Results: Between pretest and posttest the experimental group significantly reduced their MAP, whereas MAP in the control group did not.

Conclusions: A workplace e-health intervention designed to reduce prolonged occupational sitting was effective in decreasing MAP in desk-based employees.

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Mean arterial pressure (MAP) values of office-based employees in the experimental group and control group at pretest and posttest. Experimental group (-) and control group (formula image).
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