Bibiliography

Atkins, L., Francis, J., Islam, R., O’Connor, D., Patey, A., Ivers, N., Foy, R., Duncan, E.M. and Colquhoun, H. (2017) ‘A guide to using the Theoretical Domains Framework of behaviour change to investigate implementation problems’, Implementation Science, 12(1), pp. 1–18. doi: 10.1186/s13012-017-0605-9.

Bauman, A.E., Reis, R.S., Sallis, J.F., Wells, J.C., Loos, R.J.F. and Martin, B.W. (2012) ‘Correlates of physical activity: Why are some people physically active and others not?’, The Lancet, 380(9838), pp. 258–271. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(12)60735-1.

Bevan, S. (2021) The healthy workforce, the future of work. Emerald Publishing.

BITC Wellbeing Leadership Team (2023) Prioritise people: Unlock the value of a thriving workforce.

Bradley, M. (2016) ‘Using the COM-B model of behaviour to understand sitting behaviour in UK office workers’, Sport & Exercise Psychology Review, 14(1), pp. 23–32.

Buckley, J.P., Hedge, A., Yates, T., Copeland, R.J., Loosemore, M., Hamer, M., Bradley, G. and Dunstan, D.W. (2015) ‘The sedentary office: An expert statement on the growing case for change towards better health and productivity’, British Journal of Sports Medicine, 49(21), pp. 1357–1362. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2015-094618.

Buman, M.P., Winkler, E.A.H., Kurka, J.M., Hekler, E.B., Baldwin, C.M. and Owen, N. (2017) ‘An intervention to reduce sitting and increase light-intensity physical activity at work: Design and rationale of the “Stand & Move at Work” group randomized trial’, Contemporary Clinical Trials, 53, pp. 11–19. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2016.12.008.

Butler, C.E., Clark, B.R., Burlis, T.L., Castillo, J.C. and Racette, S.B. (2015) ‘Physical activity for campus employees: A university worksite wellness program’, Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 12(4), pp. 470–476. doi: 10.1123/jpah.2013-0185.

Cameron, J.E., Voth, J., Jaglal, S.B., Guilcher, S.J.T., Hawker, G. and Salbach, N.M. (2018) ‘"In this together": Social identification predicts health outcomes (via self-efficacy) in a chronic disease self-management program’, Social Science & Medicine, 208, pp. 172–179. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2018.03.007.

Cane, J., Richardson, M., Johnston, M., Ladha, R. and Michie, S. (2015) ‘From lists of behaviour change techniques (BCTs) to structured hierarchies: Comparison of two methods of developing a hierarchy of BCTs’, British Journal of Health Psychology, 20(1), pp. 130–150. doi: 10.1111/bjhp.12102.

Carly, S. and Priebe, K.S. (2015) ‘Less sitting and more moving in the office: Using descriptive norm messages to decrease sedentary behavior and increase light physical activity at work’, Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 19, pp. 76–84.

Carter, S.E., Jones, M. and Gladwell, V.F. (2015) ‘Energy expenditure and heart rate response to breaking up sedentary time with three different physical activity interventions’, Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases, 25(5), pp. 503–509. doi: 10.1016/j.numecd.2015.02.006.

Carr, L.J., Leonhard, C., Tucker, S., Fethke, N., Benzo, R. and Gerr, F. (2016) ‘Total worker health intervention increases activity of sedentary workers’, American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 50(1), pp. 9–17. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2015.06.022.

Cecil, R. and Ross, M. (2016) ‘Effective worksite strategies and interventions to increase physical activity in sedentary workforce populations: The role of physical therapists’, Orthopaedic Practice, 29(1), p. 17.

Cooper, C.L. and Leiter, M.P. (eds.) (2016) The Routledge companion to wellbeing at work. Taylor & Francis Group. Available from: ProQuest Ebook Central (Accessed: 19 June 2023).

Dobson, M. and Wilson, S.B. (2008) How to create an action plan and achieve your goals. AMACOM, Nashville. Available from: ProQuest Ebook Central.

Deloitte (2023) ‘Mental health and employers: Refreshing the case for investment.’ Available at: https://www.deloitte.com/uk/en/services/consulting/research/mental-health-and-employers-refreshing-the-case-for-investment.html.

Finch, L.E., Tomiyama, A.J. and Ward, A. (2017) ‘Taking a stand: The effects of standing desks on task performance and engagement’, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14(8). doi: 10.3390/ijerph14080939.

Formanoy, M.A. (2016) ‘Physical activity and relaxation in the work setting to reduce the need for recovery: what works for whom?’, BMC Public Health, 16(1), p. 866. doi: 10.1186/s12889-016-3457-3.

Gallup (2024) State of the global workplace report. Available at: https://www.gallup.com/workplace/349484/state-of-the-global-workplace.aspx.

Gardner, B., Dewitt, S., Smith, L., Buckley, J.P., Biddle, S.J.H. and Mansfield, L. (2017) ‘The ReSiT study (reducing sitting time): Rationale and protocol for an exploratory pilot study of an intervention to reduce sitting time among office workers’, Pilot Feasibility Studies, 3, p. 47. doi: 10.1186/s40814-017-0191-2.

Green, N. (2016) ‘Decreasing bouts of prolonged sitting among office workers’, Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 49(3), pp. 717–722.

Gunduzz, N. (2016) ‘Multi-instrument assessment of physical activity in female office workers’, International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, 29(6), pp. 937–945. doi: 10.13075/ijomeh.1896.00710.

Hallman, D. (2018) ‘Sitting patterns after relocation to activity-based offices: A controlled study of a natural intervention’, Preventive Medicine, 111, pp. 384–390.

Hardcastle, S. and Hagger, M. (2011) ‘"You Can't Do It on Your Own": Experiences of a motivational interviewing intervention on physical activity and dietary behaviour’, Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 12(3), pp. 314–323.

Hardeman, W. (2019) ‘A systematic review of just-in-time adaptive interventions (JITAIs) to promote physical activity’, International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 16, p. 31. doi: 10.1186/s12966-019-0792-7.

Hunter, R.F. (2019) ‘A loyalty scheme to encourage physical activity in office workers: A cluster RCT’, Public Health Research, 7(15). doi: 10.3310/phr07150.

Hunter, R.F., Brennan, S.F., Tang, J., Smith, O.J., Murray, J., Tully, M.A., Patterson, C., Longo, A., Hutchinson, G., Prior, L., French, D.P., Adams, J., McIntosh, E. and Kee, F. (2016) ‘Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a physical activity loyalty scheme for behaviour change maintenance: A cluster randomised controlled trial’, BMC Public Health, 16, p. 618. doi: 10.1186/s12889-016-3244-1.

Irvine, A.B., Philips, L., Seeley, J., Wyant, S., Duncan, S. and Moore, R.W. (2011) ‘Get moving: A website that increases physical activity of sedentary employees’, American Journal of Health Promotion, 25(3), pp. 199–206. doi: 10.4278/ajhp.04121736.

Kawahara, S. (2018) ‘Factors that influence planning for physical activity among workers in small- and medium-sized enterprises’, Preventive Medicine Reports, 10, pp. 150–156. doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2018.02.015.

Laukkanen, R.M., Oja, P., Pasanen, M., Vuori, I. and Vartiainen, E. (2001) ‘Heart rate during aerobics classes in women with different previous experience of aerobics’, European Journal of Applied Physiology, 84(1–2), pp. 64–68. doi: 10.1007/s004210000338.

Leelarungrayub, D., Suttajit, S., Pothongsunun, P. and Tangkanakul, C. (2011) ‘Six weeks of aerobic dance exercise improves blood oxidative stress status and increases interleukin-2 in previously sedentary women’, Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, 15(3), pp. 355–362. doi: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2010.03.006.

Locke, E.A. (2012) New developments in goal setting and task performance. Taylor & Francis Group, London.

Lopez, M. (2017) ‘Influence of the smart watch band interventions on health promotion in office workers’, Physical Education and Sport, 15(1), pp. 73–82. doi: 10.22190/FUPES1701073L.

Macdonald, B., Fitzsimons, C. and Niven, A. (2016) ‘Using the COM-B model of behaviour to understand sitting behaviour in UK office workers’, Sport & Exercise Psychology Review, 14(1), pp. 23–32.

Madeleine, P. (2013) ‘Computer work and self-reported variables on anthropometrics, computer usage, work ability, productivity, pain, and physical activity’, BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 14, p. 226. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-14-226.

Marshall, S.J., Levy, S.S., Tudor-Locke, C.E., Kolkhorst, F.W. and Puhl, J. (2009) ‘Translating physical activity recommendations into a pedometer-based step goal: 3000 steps in 30 minutes’, American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 36(5), pp. 410–415. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2009.01.021.

Mason, M.R., Barrington, W.E. and Kristal, A.R. (2018) ‘An incentivized, workplace physical activity intervention preferentially increases daily steps in inactive employees’, American Journal of Health Promotion, 32(3), pp. 638–645. doi: 10.1177/0890117117723803.

Munir, F., Biddle, S.J.H., Davies, M.J., Dunstan, D.W., Esliger, D.W. and Gray, L.J. (2018) ‘Stand More at Work (SMArT Work): Using the behaviour change wheel to develop an intervention to reduce sitting time in the workplace’, BMC Public Health, 18(1), p. 319. doi: 10.1186/s12889-018-5187-1.

Nicholas, D. (2016) ‘Brown Project Energise: Using participatory approaches and real-time computer prompts to reduce occupational sitting and increase work time physical activity in office workers’, Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 19, pp. 926–930.

Nooijen, C.F.J., Blom, V. and Ekblom, Ö. (2018) ‘Common perceived barriers and facilitators for reducing sedentary behaviour among office workers’, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15(4), pp. 1–8. doi: 10.3390/ijerph15040792.

Ojo, S. et al. (2019) ‘Breaking barriers: Using the behaviour change wheel to develop a tailored intervention to overcome workplace inhibitors to breaking up sitting time’, BMC Public Health, 19, p. 1126. doi: 10.1186/s12889-019-7468-8.

Omran, J. (2018) ‘Do incentives promote action planning in a web-based walking intervention?’, American Journal of Health Behavior, 42(4), pp. 13–22.

Oppezzo, M. (2014) ‘Give your ideas some legs: The positive effect of walking on creative thinking’, Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 40(4), pp. 1142–1152.

O’Dolan, C. (2018) ‘A randomised feasibility study to investigate the impact of education and the addition of prompts on the sedentary behaviour of office workers’, Pilot and Feasibility Studies.

Owen, N. (2009) ‘Too much sitting: A novel and important predictor of chronic disease risk?’, British Journal of Sports Medicine, 43(2).

Pedersen, C. (2019) ‘Worksite physical activity intervention and somatic symptoms burden: The role of coworker support for basic psychological needs and autonomous motivation’, Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 24(1), pp. 55–65. doi: 10.1037/ocp0000131.

Rodriguez-Hernandez, M.G. et al. (2019) ‘The effect of two walking programs on aerobic fitness, body composition, and physical activity in sedentary office employees’, PLoS ONE, 14(1), p.e0210447. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0210447.

Shaggieinia, M. (2016) ‘Effects of a theory-based intervention on physical activity among female employees: A quasi-experimental study’, Asian Journal of Sports Medicine, 7(2), p.e31534. doi: 10.5812/asjsm.31534.

Shilts, M.K. (2004) ‘Goal setting as a strategy for dietary and physical activity behaviour change: A review of the literature’, American Journal of Health Promotion, 19(2), pp. 81–93. doi: 10.4278/0890-1171-19.2.81.

Sjögren, T. et al. (2006) ‘Effects of a physical exercise intervention on subjective physical well-being, psychosocial functioning and general well-being among office workers: A cluster randomised-controlled cross-over design’, Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports, 16(6), pp. 381–390. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2005.00516.x.

Smith, L. (2018) ‘Occupational physical activity habits of UK office workers: Cross-sectional data from the Active Buildings Study’, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15(6), p. 1214. doi: 10.3390/ijerph15061214.

Spinney, R., Smith, L., Ucci, M., Fisher, A., Konstantatou, M. and Sawyer, A. (2015) ‘Indoor tracking to understand physical activity and sedentary behaviour: Exploratory study in UK office buildings’, PLoS ONE, 10(5), p. e0127688. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0127688.

Stephens, S.K. et al. (2018) ‘What strategies do desk-based workers choose to reduce sitting time and how well do they work? Findings from a cluster randomised controlled trial’, International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 15(1), p. 98. doi: 10.1186/s12966-018-0731-z.

Stockwell, S. (2019) ‘Digital behaviour change interventions to promote physical activity and/or reduce sedentary behaviour in older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis’, Experimental Gerontology, 120, pp. 68–87. doi: 10.1016/j.exger.2019.02.020.

Sui, W. et al. (2019) ‘The effects of sedentary behaviour interventions on work-related productivity and performance outcomes in real and simulated office work: A systematic review’, Applied Ergonomics, 75, pp. 27–73. doi: 10.1016/j.apergo.2018.09.002.

Taylor, W.C. et al. (2018) ‘Organizational culture and implications for workplace interventions to reduce sitting time among office-based workers: A systematic review’, Frontiers in Public Health, 6. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2018.00263.

Thriving at Work: The Stevenson/Farmer review on mental health and employers (n.d.) publishing.service.gov.uk.

The Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations 1992. Available at: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/2792/made.

The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999. Available at: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/3242/contents/made.

Tse, M. (2013) ‘Motivational interviewing and exercise programme for community-dwelling older persons with chronic pain: A randomised controlled study’, Journal of Clinical Nursing, 22(13–14), pp. 1843–1856. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2012.04317.x.

van Dongen, J.M. et al. (2017) ‘The cost-effectiveness and return-on-investment of a combined social and physical environmental intervention in office employees’, Health Education Research, 32(5), pp. 384–398. doi: 10.1093/her/cyx055.

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Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders Statistics in Great Britain (2023) HSE Report.