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.

随着技术的发展和计算机越来越普遍的使用，发达经济体的人们在久坐不动的工作场所花费的时间急剧增加（马修斯等人，2008年）。久坐行为的特征在于清醒时的能量消耗=1.5代谢当量（MET）（Tremblay等人，2017），并且与包括增加的心血管特异性死亡率和总体死亡率在内的健康风险相关（Young Deborah Rohm等人，2016年）。 久坐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、下背痛和肌肉疲劳有关（Young Deborah Rohm等人，2016年）。一个专家委员会建议，根据流行病学证据，至少25%和多达50%的工作日应该是站立的，这些时间在工作日之间间隔开（Buckley et al.，2015年）。 当考虑使用坐立两用办公桌时，最有益的站立量和坐立变换的次数尚未得到充分研究（Chambers等人，2019年）。 该领域的研究仍在继续（Bao & Lin，2018; Black et al.，2015年，2019年），需要确保这些研究在其常规工作环境中适用。 挑战之一是激励人们认识到在不适发生之前改变姿势的必要性。 可以在计算机屏幕上呈现的提醒是有帮助的（Barbieri等人，2017年; Sharma等人，2019年，可以忽略。 这些提醒的游戏化可以增加用户动机，并且在使用户享受最有益的频繁姿势改变方面更有效。 该项目将研究当使用Ergonomyx创建的游戏化自动升降功能用于各种坐立高度可调工作站时，坐立之间的游戏化定期姿势变化的作用，以及员工健康和绩效的变化和改善程度。