Occupational Sedentary Behaviour and Physical Activity Among Office Workers of University of Porto: a Pilot Study

EasyChair Preprint 5517

Abstract

Objective: This cross-sectional study aimed to examine the occupational sedentary time, physical activity, well-being, and job satisfaction reported by university office workers. Background: Prolonged sitting time has been reported among university workers, which can have adverse health effects. Method: An online invitation email with a self-reported survey was distributed to office workers, and 40 were recruited and completed the well-being questionnaire (SF-12 questionnaire) and job satisfaction (Minnesota questionnaires). Also, the physical activity was measure with the accelerometer (Actigraph GT3X). Results: 10 males and 30 females with a median age of 38 years wore Actigeraph for 16.7 hours and 4.16 days. They spent the majority of their time being sedentary (90%) and the least time in light (5.15%), moderate (4.13%), and vigorous activity (0.75%). The mean value of SF-12 scales was between 54 to 91.6, and overall job satisfaction was 70.35 out of 100. Conclusion: The result shows significant relation between well-being and physical activity and occupational sedentary. However, no relation was found for job satisfaction.

Keyphrases: Sedentary workers, intervention, job satisfaction, well-being

@booklet{EasyChair:5517,
  author    = {Sara Maheronnaghsh and Mario Vaz and Sara Shahedi},
  title     = {Occupational Sedentary Behaviour and Physical Activity Among Office Workers of University of Porto: a Pilot Study},
  howpublished = {EasyChair Preprint 5517},
  year      = {EasyChair, 2021}}