Table 2 Map of Stand Up, Sit Less, and Move More intervention strategies across intervention target levels
Stand Up | Sit Less | Move More | |
|---|---|---|---|
Principle | Breaking up prolonged periods of sitting | Reducing overall sitting time | Increasing energy expenditure |
Key message | Stand up at least every 30 minutes | Reduce daily sitting time | Take every opportunity to be more active |
Organization | Focus: | ||
- Changing social norms (reinforcement & role modeling) | |||
Strategies: | |||
- Gain organisational/upper management support through consultation | |||
- Identify site representatives as role models and spokespersons for employees | |||
- Representatives to reinforce Ix messages (e.g. emails sent from them not research staff, articles in site newsletters) | |||
- Establish new workplace policies & practices (e.g. standing meetings, no emails within organisational units- face visits instead, move waste bins, printers, supplies; tailored to each site) | |||
Environment | Focus: | ||
- Prompts/Behavioral cues | - Use of height-adjustable workstations | - Increasing awareness | |
Strategies: | |||
- Prompts at desk (e.g. postcards, stickers) | - Installation of height-adjustable workstations | - Environmental changes to encourage movement (e.g. signs at lifts prompting use of stairs, centrally located printers & bins; tailored to each site) | |
- Timer as visual cue to stand | |||
Individual | Focus: | ||
- Prompts/Behavioral cues | - Goal setting for use of workstations | - Increasing awareness | |
Strategies: | |||
- Education on breaks in sitting & health | - Education on prolonged sitting & health | - Education on incidental activity & health | |
- Encourage use of prompts (e.g. stand when telephone rings, when someone enters the office) | - SMART goal setting for use of workstations | - Encourage use of strategies (e.g. “imails” instead of emails (walk to colleague); walk to bathroom that is farthest away; use stairs instead of lift) | |
- Self-monitoring using timer and chart | |||