Interventions Designed to Support Physical Activity and Disease Prevention for Working from Home: A Scoping Review

Melanie Crane (), Alec Cobbold, Matthew Beck, Tracy Nau, Christopher Standen, Chris Rissel, Ben J. Smith, Stephen Greaves, William Bellew and Adrian Bauman
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Melanie Crane: Prevention Research Collaboration, Sydney School of Public Health, The Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
Alec Cobbold: Prevention Research Collaboration, Sydney School of Public Health, The Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
Matthew Beck: Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies, The University of Sydney Business School, The University of Sydney, Darlington, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
Tracy Nau: Prevention Research Collaboration, Sydney School of Public Health, The Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
Christopher Standen: Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity, School of Population Health, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
Chris Rissel: Prevention Research Collaboration, Sydney School of Public Health, The Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
Ben J. Smith: Prevention Research Collaboration, Sydney School of Public Health, The Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
Stephen Greaves: Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies, The University of Sydney Business School, The University of Sydney, Darlington, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
William Bellew: Prevention Research Collaboration, Sydney School of Public Health, The Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
Adrian Bauman: Prevention Research Collaboration, Sydney School of Public Health, The Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 20, issue 1, 1-12

Abstract: Working from home (WfH) has public health implications including changes to physical activity (PA) and sedentary behavior (SB). We reviewed published and grey literature for interventions designed to support PA or reduce SB in WfH contexts. From 1355 published and grey literature documents since 2010, we screened 136 eligible documents and extracted ten intervention studies. Interventions designed specifically for WfH were limited and included structured exercise programs, infrastructure (e.g., sit-stand workstations), online behavioral and educational programs, health professional advice and peer support, activity trackers and reminder prompts. Evidence of interventions to improve PA and reduce SB in WfH contexts is emergent but lacking in variety and in utilization of local environments to promote good health. Evidence is needed on the adaptation of existing workplace interventions for home environments and exploration of opportunities to support PA through alternative interventions, such as urban planning and recreational strategies.

Keywords: working from home; teleworking; physical activity; workplace health promotion; sedentary behavior; chronic diseases; prevention; review; health policy; COVID-19; built environments (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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