title: Interest in Using Workplace Energy Expenditure Devices Among Primary Care Patients.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Workplace energy expenditure devices (WEEDs), such as bicycle desks and treadmill desks, can contribute to weight gain prevention and disease risk-reduction. Little is known about the extent to which adults with diverse health risk factors are interested in using WEEDs.
  
  
  METHODS
  Primary care patients aged 18 to 65 years at 2 outpatient clinics in Central Pennsylvania completed a cross-sectional survey in April, 2014 to assess interest in using "a small pedaling device under the desk" and "walking on a treadmill with a desk attached" if these options were provided at no cost. Demographic and health risk factors were also assessed. Multiple logistic regression analyses were used to examine the associations of demographic and health risk factors with interest in using WEEDs.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Among 240 patients, 106 (44.2%) reported interest in using WEEDs. Of these 106 patients, interest in using a bicycle desk (91.5%) was higher than interest in using a treadmill desk (65.1%), P < .001. Females were more likely than males to be interested in using a bicycle desk, and patients aged 18 to 44 years were more likely than those aged 45 to 65 years to be interested in using a treadmill desk.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Results suggest that diverse patient populations may have interest in using WEEDs. Promoting use of WEEDs in primary care practices could help meet national standards for providing comprehensive, patient-centered care.
authors.affiliation: Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA lrovniak@hmc.psu.edu.
authors.forename: Liza S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Rovniak
authors.affiliation: Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Christopher N
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Sciamanna
authors.affiliation: Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Daniel R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: George
authors.affiliation: Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Melissa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bopp
authors.affiliation: Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Lan
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kong
authors.affiliation: University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: Ding
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ding
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001642:Bicycling; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004734:Energy Metabolism; D005081:Exercise Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007374:Interior Design and Furnishings / Q000295:instrumentation*; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D018802:Patient-Centered Care; D010414:Pennsylvania; D016138:Walking; D017132:Workplace; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: community health; health promotion; obesity; physical activity; prevention; primary care