Table 3 Number (%) of employees using W@WS strategies and survey score averages at two months follow up
Strategies | Never (1) | Hardly ever (2) | Sometimes (3) | Usually (4) | Survey score (Mean ± SD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Incidental movement (phase I: weeks 1–2) | |||||
Active work tasks (e.g. using a centralized Printer or active emails) | 2 (3) | 7 (8) | 47 (56) | 28 (33) | 3.1 (0.7) |
Walk-talk meetings | 48 (59) | 17 (21) | 9 (11) | 7 (9) | 1.7 (1.0) |
Short walks (phase II: weeks 3–4) | |||||
Active work breaks | 15 (18) | 20 (24) | 36 (44) | 11 (14) | 2.5 (0.9) |
Active travel during commuting | 23 (29) | 9 (12) | 15 (19) | 31 (40) | 2.7 (1.3) |
Longer walks (phase III: weeks 5–6) | |||||
Groups | 70 (83) | 11 (13) | 2 (3) | 1 (1) | 1.2 (0.5) |
Alone | 26 (30) | 24 (30) | 22 (27) | 11 (13) | 2.2 (1.0) |
Higher intensity walking (phase IV: weeks 7–8) | |||||
Stairs, natural inclines and step cadence | 2 (2) | 3 (4) | 22 (27) | 55 (67) | 3.6 (0.7) |