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的日益普及，发达经济体中人们在久坐工作场所花费的时间急剧增加（Matthews 等，2008）。久坐行为的特点是清醒时能量消耗 = 1.5 代谢当量 (MET)（Tremblay 等人，2017），并且与健康风险相关，包括心血管特异性死亡率和总体死亡率增加（Young Deborah Rohm 等人，2016）。 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，2016）。根据流行病学证据，专家委员会建议，工作日中至少 25% 至 50% 的时间应用于站立，并且这些时间间隔在工作日中间隔开（Buckley 等，2015）。 在考虑使用坐站两用办公桌时，最有益的站立时间和坐站变换次数尚未得到充分研究（Chambers 等，2019）。 该领域的研究仍在继续（Bao & Lin，2018；Black et al.，2015，2019），需要确保此类研究适用于用户的常规工作环境。 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。 计算机屏幕上显示的提醒可能会有所帮助（Barbieri 等人，2017 年；Sharma 等人，2019 年），但可以忽略。 这些提醒的游戏化可能会增加用户的积极性，并更有效地让用户享受最有益的频繁姿势变化。 该项目将研究当使用 Ergonomyx 创建的游戏化自动升降功能与各种坐站高度可调工作站配合使用时，坐姿和站立之间的游戏化定期姿势变化的作用，对员工福祉和绩效的变化和改善程度的影响。