Source avec lien : Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Prépublication, 3/13/2019. 10.1097/JOM.0000000000001586
Cette étude transversale a examiné les interrelations entre les déplacements sur le lieu de travail (assis, debout et en marchant), la disponibilité d’un espace de discussion et les interactions en face à face entre les travailleurs. Les auteurs concluent qu’en plus du risque réduit de maladies chroniques, le fait de passer moins de temps assis au travail peut avoir l’avantage supplémentaire d’accroître les interactions informelles entre les employés de bureau.
Objective: This cross-sectional study examined the interrelationships between workplace movement (sitting, standing, and stepping), availability of discussion space, and face-to-face (FTF) interactions between workers.
Methods: Desk-based workers (n=221) wore an activity monitor for seven days and self-reported their weekly frequency of FTF interactions and discussion space availability. Negative binomial regression models examined behavioral and spatial factors associated with the frequency of FTF interactions.
Results: Adjusted for potential confounders, each one SD increment in time spent sitting, standing, stepping, and discussion space availability was associated with 20% lower (p=0.004), 19% higher (p=0.003), 6% higher (p=0.16), and 11% higher (p=0.26) frequency of FTF interactions, respectively
Conclusions: Lower workplace sitting was often linked to reduced risk of chronic diseases. Our findings suggest that less sitting at work may have additional benefits of increasing informal interactions between office workers.
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