Does Reducing Sedentarity With Standing Desks Hinder Cognitive Performance?
anthropometry
attentional processes
biomechanics
cognition
displays and controls
dual task
gait
industrial/workplace ergonomics
macroergonomics and the environment
posture
tactile/haptic displays
task switching
time sharing
work physiology
working memory
Journal
Human factors
ISSN: 1547-8181
Titre abrégé: Hum Factors
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 0374660
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
06 2020
06 2020
Historique:
pubmed:
9
10
2019
medline:
21
9
2021
entrez:
9
10
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The goal of this study was to determine if using a standing desk would affect the productivity of workers, based on the type of work they perform. Standing desks are a promising new health intervention in the workplace, but users and employers often require more specific recommendations related to productivity, such as the type of work that is more suited for the standing desk. Thirty-seven young and healthy adults performed eight cognitive tasks in a 2 × 2 × 2 within-subject design of the following independent variables: posture (sitting/standing), task difficulty (easy/hard), and input device (computer mouse/tactile screen) in a counterbalanced order. Our results revealed that using a standing desk had no negative effect on performance or perception, but it did lead to increased brain activity in the alpha band for the parietal region (β = 0.186, We conclude that users of standing desks can freely stand for any level of task difficulty for work that involves working memory. However, more research is needed to generalize these results to other types of cognitive abilities and prolonged use of standing desks. Our results simplify recommendations for workers as they do not need to worry about the type of work they are performing when using a standing desk.
Sections du résumé
OBJECTIVE
The goal of this study was to determine if using a standing desk would affect the productivity of workers, based on the type of work they perform.
BACKGROUND
Standing desks are a promising new health intervention in the workplace, but users and employers often require more specific recommendations related to productivity, such as the type of work that is more suited for the standing desk.
METHOD
Thirty-seven young and healthy adults performed eight cognitive tasks in a 2 × 2 × 2 within-subject design of the following independent variables: posture (sitting/standing), task difficulty (easy/hard), and input device (computer mouse/tactile screen) in a counterbalanced order.
RESULTS
Our results revealed that using a standing desk had no negative effect on performance or perception, but it did lead to increased brain activity in the alpha band for the parietal region (β = 0.186,
CONCLUSION
We conclude that users of standing desks can freely stand for any level of task difficulty for work that involves working memory. However, more research is needed to generalize these results to other types of cognitive abilities and prolonged use of standing desks.
APPLICATION
Our results simplify recommendations for workers as they do not need to worry about the type of work they are performing when using a standing desk.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31593493
doi: 10.1177/0018720819879310
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
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