A Quantitative Evaluation of User Benefits When Using a Sit-and-Stand Desk With a Gamified Auto-Elevate Feature

使用具有游戏化自动升降功能的坐站式办公桌时对用户收益的定量评估

• 批准号: 561353-2020
• 负责人: Black, Nancy
• 金额: $ 3.12万
• 依托单位: Université de Moncton
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Alliance Grants
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2021-01-01 至 2022-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=719107
• 关键词: Quantitative; Evaluation; User; Benefits; When

With the technological development and increasing ubiquitous use of computers, the amount of time people in developed economies spend in sedentary workplaces has increased dramatically (Matthews et al., 2008). Sedentary behavior is characterized by an energy expenditure =1.5 metabolic equivalents (METs) while awake (Tremblay et al., 2017), and has been associated with health risks including increased cardiovascular-specific and overall mortality (Young Deborah Rohm et al., 2016). Effects of prolonged sitting have been associated with metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, Type 2 diabetes, Venous thrombosis, Lower Back pain and Muscle fatigue (Young Deborah Rohm et al., 2016). A committee of experts has suggested that at least 25% and as much as 50% of the work day should be spent standing with those periods being spaced over the workday, based on epidemiological evidence (Buckley et al., 2015). When considering use of sit-stand desks, the amount of standing which is most beneficial and number of sit-stand changes has been understudied (Chambers et al., 2019). Research in this field continues (Bao & Lin, 2018; Black et al., 2015, 2019) with a need to ensure such studies are applicable users in their regular work environment. One of the challenges is to motivate people to recognize the need to change their posture before discomfort occurs. Reminders may be presented on a computer screen are helpful (Barbieri et al., 2017; Sharma et al., 2019) but can be ignored. Gamification of these reminders may be increase user motivation and be more effective at making users enjoy the most beneficial frequent postural changes. This project will study the role of a gamified regular postural changes between sitting and standing degree of changes and improvements in employee well-being and performance when using a gamified Auto-Elevate feature created by Ergonomyx for use with various sit-stand height adjustable workstations.

随着技术的发展和无处不在的计算机使用，发达经济体在久坐的工作场所花费的时间大大增加了（Matthews等，2008）。久坐的行为的特征是能量消耗= 1.5代谢当量（MetS），而醒来（Tremblay等，2017），并且与健康风险有关，包括增加心血管特异性和总体死亡率（Young Deborah Rohm等人，2016年）。 长时间坐姿的影响与代谢综合征，心血管疾病，高血压，2型糖尿病，静脉血栓形成，下背部疼痛和肌肉疲劳有关（Young Deborah Rohm等，2016）。一个专家委员会建议，基于流行病学证据，应在工作日的工作日至少有25％的工作日，而这些时期应在工作日中分布（Buckley等，2015）。 在考虑使用坐姿台时，已经研究了最有益和静止不动的变化数量的站立量（Chambers等，2019）。 该领域的研究继续（Bao＆Lin，2018; Black等，2015，2019），需要确保此类研究在其常规工作环境中适用的用户。 挑战之一是激励人们认识到在发生不适之前改变姿势的必要性。 可以在计算机屏幕上提出提醒很有帮助（Barbieri等，2017； Sharma等，2019），但可以忽略。 这些提醒的游戏化可能是增加用户动力，并且更有效地使用户享受最有益的经常姿势变化。 该项目将研究游戏的坐姿和站立程度之间的常规姿势变化的作用，以及使用GAMIFIED自动级别的功能，由Ergononomyx创建，供员工福祉和绩效改善，供各种站立式高度可调节工作站。