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6 questions · 6 findings · 2 reviews · Work

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Multi‐component intervention vs no intervention

Proportion of participants with low back pain/discomfort · sedentary workers with musculoskeletal symptoms

Multi‐component intervention showed no clear difference in proportion of participants with low back pain/discomfort compared with no intervention (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Workplace interventions for increasing standing or walking for decreasing musculoskeletal symptoms in sedentary workers 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.93 [0.69, 1.27]
3 studies · 107 participants
Low

Multi‐component intervention vs no intervention

Proportion of participants with upper back pain/discomfort · sedentary workers with musculoskeletal symptoms

Multi‐component intervention showed no clear difference in proportion of participants with upper back pain/discomfort compared with no intervention (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Workplace interventions for increasing standing or walking for decreasing musculoskeletal symptoms in sedentary workers 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.88 [0.4, 1.96]
2 studies · 40 participants
Low

Multi‐component intervention vs no intervention

Proportion of participants with neck pain/discomfort · sedentary workers with musculoskeletal symptoms

Multi‐component intervention showed no clear difference in proportion of participants with neck pain/discomfort compared with no intervention (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Workplace interventions for increasing standing or walking for decreasing musculoskeletal symptoms in sedentary workers 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1 [0.76, 1.32]
3 studies · 115 participants
Low

Multi‐component intervention vs no intervention

Proportion of participants with shoulder pain/discomfort · sedentary workers with musculoskeletal symptoms

It is very uncertain whether multi‐component intervention changes proportion of participants with shoulder pain/discomfort compared with no intervention (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Workplace interventions for increasing standing or walking for decreasing musculoskeletal symptoms in sedentary workers 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.83 [0.12, 5.8]
2 studies · 66 participants
Very low

Multi‐component intervention vs no intervention

Mean difference in time spent sitting at work, short‐term · employees who sit at work

1 finding from 1 review

Workplace interventions for reducing sitting at work 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
3 studies · 573 participants
Very low

Multi‐component intervention vs no intervention

Mean difference in time in sitting bouts lasting 30 minutes or more, short‐term · employees who sit at work

1 finding from 1 review

Workplace interventions for reducing sitting at work 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 518 participants
Very low