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College Classroom Instructors Can Effectively Promote Standing among Students Provided with Standing Desks

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  • Matthew S. Chrisman

    (School of Nursing and Health Studies, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO 64108, USA)

  • Robert Wright

    (School of Nursing and Health Studies, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO 64108, USA)

  • William Purdy

    (School of Nursing and Health Studies, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO 64108, USA)

Abstract

Standing desks may reduce sedentary behaviors in college students. Students at one mid-size urban university in the Midwestern United States were randomized into intervention ( n = 21) and control groups ( n = 27) to assess standing time when given access to standing desks. The intervention group received visual and oral instructor prompts to stand, while the control received no prompts during a 50 min lecture. All students were provided with adjustable tabletop standing desks. ActivPAL accelerometers measured sitting and standing time. A brief survey assessed student preferences, including facilitators and barriers to standing. Mean standing time was greater in the intervention vs. control group (26 vs. 17 min, p = 0.023). Students tended to stand in the corners and edges of the room. Main facilitators for standing included to break up sitting, reduce back pain, and increase attention and focus; main barriers were not wanting to distract others or be the only one standing. In total, 87.5% of intervention group participants found five prompts to stand were adequate. Students increased standing time in class when provided with standing desks and instructor prompts to stand. Findings can inform the layout of classrooms and when and how to promote standing desks during lectures.

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  • Matthew S. Chrisman & Robert Wright & William Purdy, 2021. "College Classroom Instructors Can Effectively Promote Standing among Students Provided with Standing Desks," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(9), pages 1-12, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:9:p:4464-:d:541585
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    1. Roberto M. Benzo & Allene L. Gremaud & Matthew Jerome & Lucas J. Carr, 2016. "Learning to Stand: The Acceptability and Feasibility of Introducing Standing Desks into College Classrooms," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 13(8), pages 1-11, August.
    2. Katie R. Hosteng & Alison Phillips Reichter & Jacob E. Simmering & Lucas J. Carr, 2019. "Uninterrupted Classroom Sitting is Associated with Increased Discomfort and Sleepiness Among College Students," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(14), pages 1-10, July.
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