title: Does the use of standing 'hot' desks change sedentary work time in an open plan office?
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study assessed the use of standing 'hot' desks in an open plan office and their impact on sedentary work time.
  
  
  METHODS
  Australian employees (n=11; 46.9 [9.8] years; BMI 25.9 [3.5 kg/m(2)]) wore an armband accelerometer for two consecutive working weeks (November-December 2010). In the second week, employees were encouraged to use a pod of four standing 'hot' desks to stand and work as often as possible. Desk use was recorded using time logs. The percentages of daily work time spent in sedentary (<1.6 METs), light (1.6-3.0 METs) and moderate+ (>3 METs) intensity categories were calculated for each week, relative to the total daily time at work. Paired sample t tests were used to compare weekly differences.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Employees spent 8:09 ± 0:31h/day at work and 'hot' desk use ranged from zero to 9:35 h for the week. There were no significant changes in mean time spent in sedentary (difference of -0.1%), light (difference of 0.8%) and moderate+ (-0.7%) intensity categories. However, individual changes in sedentary work time ranged from -5.9 to 6.4%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Volitional use of standing 'hot' desks varied and while individual changes were apparent, desk use did not alter overall sedentary work time in this sample.
authors: The University of Queensland, School of Human Movement Studies, St Lucia Campus, Brisbane 4072, Australia. n.gilson1@uq.edu.au
authors: Nicholas D
authors: ND
authors: Gilson
authors: Alessandro
authors: A
authors: Suppini
authors: Gemma C
authors: GC
authors: Ryde
authors: Helen E
authors: HE
authors: Brown
authors: Wendy J
authors: WJ
authors: Brown
mesh_terms: D056044:Actigraphy / Q000295:instrumentation; D000328:Adult; D001315:Australia; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007374:Interior Design and Furnishings; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000379:methods; D016272:Occupational Health; D011187:Posture / Q000502:physiology*; D057185:Sedentary Behavior