A feasibility study of the Click2Move Application for reducing sedentary behaviours among hybrid office workers.

Abstract Overview

Background: Multicomponent digital interventions have the potential to reduce occupational sedentary behaviour (SB), but less is known about the feasibility of these interventions among hybrid office workers.

Purpose: The aim of this pilot study was to examine the usage, acceptability, usability, perceived usefulness, and satisfaction of home-office workers with the Click2Move Application (C2M App).

Methods: A single-group test was undertaken for one working week. Home-office workers at least once per week (n=21) received the C2M App, consisting of an activity-tracker and a smartphone application, including strategies at environmental and individual level. Outcomes were assessed after the study using four 5-point Likert scales including more than one item and three open questions. Descriptive analysis, utilizing median and median absolute deviation (MAD-M), and content analysis were conducted.

Results: Participants used the C2M App in average 4 days for 8 hours each day. The app was considered as acceptable (median: 4; MAD-M: 0.33 – 0.86), and easy to use (median: 4; MAD-M: 0.71). Additionally, the activity tracker improved the application information. Participants perceived the contents of the programme as quite a bit useful (median: 4; MAD-M: 0.71 – 0.86), in exception of cooperative challenges (median: 3; MAD-M: 0.76). Participants were satisfied with the programme (median: 4; MAD-M: 0.95), with the awareness about their own activity patterns being the most liked item, while the connection problems between activity tracker and the application was the most annoying thing, needing a refine.

Conclusions: The C2M App was acceptable, useful, and satisfactory for home-office workers. Therefore, after applying improvements, future research should evaluate the effectiveness of these interventions.

Practical implications: These results contribute to the understanding of digital solutions for reducing SB among home-office workers, leading a way for future occupational interventions.

Funding: The Click2Move project is supported by the European Commission under the Erasmus+ programme (ERASMUS-SPORT-2021-SCP-101050490).

Additional Authors

Name: Bette Loef

Affiliation: Centre for Prevention, Lifestyle and Health, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands.

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Name: Alan Coffey

Affiliation: SHE Research Group, Department of Sport and Health Sciences, Technological University of the Shannon, Dublin Road, Athlone, Co. Westmeath, Ireland.

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Name: Kieran Dowd

Affiliation: SHE Research Group, Department of Sport and Health Sciences, Technological University of the Shannon, Dublin Road, Athlone, Co. Westmeath, Ireland.

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Name: Karin I Proper

Affiliation: Centre for Prevention, Lifestyle and Health, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands. Department of Public and Occupational Health, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

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Name: Cristina Vaqué-Crusellas

Affiliation: Faculty of Health Sciences and Welfare, University of Vic – Central University of Catalonia (UVic-UCC), Vic, Barcelona, Spain. Research group on Methodology, Methods, Models and Outcomes of Health and Social Sciences (M3O). Institute for Research and Innovation in Life Sciences and Health in Central Catalonia (IRIS-CC), Vic, Spain.

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Name: Anna M Señé-Mir

Affiliation: Sport and Physical Activity Research Group, Sport and Physical Activity Studies Centre, University of Vic-Central University of Catalonia.

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Name: Anna M Puig-Ribera

Affiliation: Sport and Physical Activity Research Group, Institute for Research and Innovation in Life and Health Sciences in Central Catalonia (Iris-CC), University of Vic – Central University of Catalonia (UVic-UCC), Vic, Barcelona, Spain. Sport and Physical Activity Research Group, Sport and Physical Activity Studies Centre, University of Vic-Central University of Catalonia.

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Name: Izabela Luznik

Affiliation: University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Sport

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Name: Maja Pajek

Affiliation: University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Sport

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Name: Judit Bort-Roig

Affiliation: Faculty of Health Sciences and Welfare, University of Vic – Central University of Catalonia (UVic-UCC), Vic, Barcelona, Spain. Sport and Physical Activity Research Group, Institute for Research and Innovation in Life and Health Sciences in Central Catalonia (Iris-CC), University of Vic – Central University of Catalonia (UVic-UCC), Vic, Barcelona, Spain.

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