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A cost and cost-benefit analysis of the stand more at work (SMArT work) intervention
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posted on 2020-01-01, 00:00 authored by F Munir, P Miller, S J H Biddle, M J Davies, David DunstanDavid Dunstan, D W Esliger, L J Gray, S E O’connell, G Waheed, T Yates, C L EdwardsonThis study conducted a cost and cost-benefit analysis of the Stand More AT (SMArT) Work workplace intervention, designed to reduce sitting time. The study was a cluster two-armed randomised controlled trial involving 37 office clusters (146 desk-based workers) in a National Health Service Trust. The intervention group received a height-adjustable workstation with supporting behaviour change strategies. The control group continued with usual practice. Self-report absenteeism, presenteeism and work productivity were assessed at baseline, 3, 6 and 12 months; and organisational sickness absence records 12 months prior to, and 12 months of the intervention. Mean per employee costs associated with SMArT Work were calculated. Absenteeism, presenteeism and work productivity were estimated, and employer-recorded absence data and employee wage-banding were used to provide a human-capital-based estimate of costs to the organisation. The return-on-investment (ROI) and incremental cost-efficacy ratios (ICER) were calculated. Intervention cost was £692.40 per employee. Cost-benefit estimates show a net saving of £1770.32 (95%CI £-354.40, £3895.04) per employee as a result of productivity increase. There were no significant differences in absence data compared to the control group. SMArT Work provides supporting evidence for policy-makers and employers on the cost benefits of reducing sitting time at work
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public HealthVolume
17Issue
4Article number
1214Pagination
1 - 9Publisher
MDPILocation
Basel, SwitzerlandPublisher DOI
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1661-7827eISSN
1660-4601Language
engPublication classification
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ADULTSASSOCIATIONcost-benefit analysisDISEASEEnvironmental SciencesEnvironmental Sciences & EcologyIMPACTLife Sciences & BiomedicineMEASURED SEDENTARY BEHAVIORPHYSICAL-ACTIVITYpresenteeismPRODUCTIVITYPublic, Environmental & Occupational HealthRISKScience & Technologysick leavesickness absencesit-standsittingSITTING TIMEstandingworkplace health promotion
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