TY - GEN
T1 - The awareness of human’s sedentary behavior in the workplace and product design guidelines
AU - Shin, Dosun
AU - Huang, Yue
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - Americans spend a considerable amount of their waking-hours in sedentary behavior. Among the different places where sedentary behavior occurs, the workplace is one of the primary settings for prolonged sitting which is associated with poor health outcomes. This study aimed at understanding the needs and wants of office workers in relation to the products that help sedentary employees reduce their sitting time. The research was conducted using a holistic design approach, including IRB application, online survey, and data analysis methods. The primary goal of this study was to understand the barriers and motivators to sit less in the office, and explore the employees’ attitudes and experiences of using products to reduce their sitting time. Based on the findings, the design guidelines of product design in the workplace were proposed to improve their sedentary behaviors that cause public health-related outcomes.
AB - Americans spend a considerable amount of their waking-hours in sedentary behavior. Among the different places where sedentary behavior occurs, the workplace is one of the primary settings for prolonged sitting which is associated with poor health outcomes. This study aimed at understanding the needs and wants of office workers in relation to the products that help sedentary employees reduce their sitting time. The research was conducted using a holistic design approach, including IRB application, online survey, and data analysis methods. The primary goal of this study was to understand the barriers and motivators to sit less in the office, and explore the employees’ attitudes and experiences of using products to reduce their sitting time. Based on the findings, the design guidelines of product design in the workplace were proposed to improve their sedentary behaviors that cause public health-related outcomes.
KW - Health and promotion
KW - Product design guideline
KW - Public awareness
KW - Workplace sedentary behavior
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U2 - 10.1007/978-3-319-41661-8_34
DO - 10.1007/978-3-319-41661-8_34
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84986294515
SN - 9783319416601
VL - 483
T3 - Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
SP - 349
EP - 359
BT - Advances in Affective and Pleasurable Design - Proceedings of the AHFE International Conference on Affective and Pleasurable Design, 2016
PB - Springer Verlag
T2 - International Conference on Affective and Pleasurable Design, 2016
Y2 - 27 July 2016 through 31 July 2016
ER -