Decreasing Prolonged Sedentary Behaviors In The Office: An Office Workstation Design

Decreasing Prolonged Sedentary Behaviors In The Office: An Office Workstation Design

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Main Author: Jiang, Xianghan
Language:English
Published: University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK 2020
Subjects:
Design
Affordance
Sedentary Behavior
Prolonged Sitting
Office Health
Office furniture
Workstation
Online Access:http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1593269651727554
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spelling ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-ucin15932696517275542021-08-03T07:15:32Z Decreasing Prolonged Sedentary Behaviors In The Office: An Office Workstation Design Jiang, Xianghan Design Affordance Sedentary Behavior Prolonged Sitting Office Health Office furniture Workstation A sedentary lifestyle is a common issue for office employees. This lifestyle can lead to multiple health problems, such as back pain, obesity, and cancer. Multiple options to improve this issue exist including standing desks, ball chairs, and digital reminders to mitigate sedentary behaviors. However, people often ignore options made available and remain sedentary at work. This study evaluates the potential for a new office workstation design that could motivate people to be more active and improve their habits in the work environment. The design was generated based on the affordance analysis method, which is intended to support a person’s daily activities within the constraints of his or her office environment. Preliminary testing suggests that workstation design is more appealing to users when compared to other existing solutions for decreasing sedentary behaviors in the office, and affordance theory can be an effective tool to decrease sedentary behavior in an office environment through thoughtful design based on user needs. 2020-11-04 English text University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1593269651727554 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1593269651727554 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: some rights reserved. It is licensed for use under a Creative Commons license. Specific terms and permissions are available from this document's record in the OhioLINK ETD Center.
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language English
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topic Design
Affordance
Sedentary Behavior
Prolonged Sitting
Office Health
Office furniture
Workstation
spellingShingle Design
Affordance
Sedentary Behavior
Prolonged Sitting
Office Health
Office furniture
Workstation
Jiang, Xianghan
Decreasing Prolonged Sedentary Behaviors In The Office: An Office Workstation Design
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title Decreasing Prolonged Sedentary Behaviors In The Office: An Office Workstation Design
title_short Decreasing Prolonged Sedentary Behaviors In The Office: An Office Workstation Design
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title_fullStr Decreasing Prolonged Sedentary Behaviors In The Office: An Office Workstation Design
title_full_unstemmed Decreasing Prolonged Sedentary Behaviors In The Office: An Office Workstation Design
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