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Does accelerometer-measured physical activity and sedentary time differ between manual, in-office, hybrid and remote workers?
Tekijät: Leskinen, Tuija; Suorsa, Kristin; Pasanen, Jesse; Rovio, Suvi; Niinikoski, Harri; Heinonen, Olli; Pulkki-Råback, Laura; Viikari, Jorma; Rönnemaa, Tapani; Raitakari, Olli T; Stenholm, Sari; Pahkala, Katja
Kustantaja: BMJ
Julkaisuvuosi: 2025
Journal: Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Tietokannassa oleva lehden nimi: Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Vuosikerta: 82
Numero: 5
Aloitussivu: 238
Lopetussivu: 244
ISSN: 1351-0711
eISSN: 1470-7926
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/oemed-2025-110105
Verkko-osoite: https://doi.org/10.1136/oemed-2025-110105
Rinnakkaistallenteen osoite: https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/499153952
Objectives Studies on accelerometer-measured daily physical activity behaviour, especially among hybrid and remote workers, are scarce. We compared daily occupational and non-occupational physical activity and sedentary time among manual, in-office, hybrid and remote workers. In addition, physical activity behaviour during remote and office workdays among hybrid workers was compared.
Methods Daily physical activity behaviour was collected with wrist-worn accelerometers on ≥4 days from 133 Finnish workers (31 years, 61% women). Participants were divided into four groups according to their work modes: manual (n=32), in-office (n=49), hybrid (n=35) and remote workers (n=17). Differences in physical activity and sedentary time during workdays (separately for occupational and non-occupational time) between the groups were examined using generalised linear models. Linear mixed models were used for intra-individual differences among hybrid workers.
Results Workdays’ occupational physical activity and sedentary time differed between the work mode groups (p<0.0001); the manual workers accumulated the highest occupational physical activity, while both hybrid and remote workers accumulated the highest occupational sedentary time. No differences in non-occupational behaviours were observed. Among hybrid workers, occupational sedentary time tended to be higher (26 min, 95% CI −2 to 53) during remote versus office workdays, but non-occupational behaviours were similar.
Conclusions Remote work is associated with the lowest physical activity and the highest sedentary time compared with other work modes. Strategies to promote physical activity during remote workdays may be needed.
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Financial support was received from the Academy of Finland (grant numbers: 206374, 294834, 251360, 275595, 307996, 322112, 332030, 361780); the Juho Vainio Foundation; the Finnish Foundation for Cardiovascular Research; the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture; the Finnish Cultural Foundation; the Sigrid Jusélius Foundation; State Research Funding; the Yrjö Jahnsson Foundation; the Finnish Medical Foundation; and the Turku University Foundation.