Cochrane · systematic review · CD012487
Workplace interventions for increasing standing or walking for decreasing musculoskeletal symptoms in sedentary workers
Parry, SP, Coenen, P, Shrestha, N, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2019 · Cochrane Library
WorkAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
15
current version
GRADE rated
15
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 1 · 6.7%Low 14 · 93.3%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Sit‐stand desk compared to no intervention for increasing standing or walking for decreasing musculoskeletal symptoms in sedentary workers
Population: sedentary workers with musculoskeletal symptoms
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Mean difference in low back pain Sit‐stand desk vs no intervention | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 79 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Mean difference in upper back pain Sit‐stand desk vs no intervention | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 71 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Mean difference in neck and shoulder pain/discomfort Sit‐stand desk vs no intervention | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 31 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Mean difference in physical disability caused by LBP, RMDQ score Sit‐stand desk vs no intervention | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 46 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Treadmill workstation compared to no intervention for increasing standing or walking for decreasing musculoskeletal symptoms in sedentary workers
Population: sedentary workers with musculoskeletal symptoms
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Proportion of participants with low back pain/discomfort Treadmill workstation vs no intervention | RR 1.05 [0.5, 2.19] | 1 study · 11 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Proportion of participants with neck pain/discomfort Treadmill workstation vs no intervention | RR 1.25 [0.56, 2.77] | 1 study · 14 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Proportion of participants with shoulder pain/discomfort Treadmill workstation vs no intervention | RR 1.13 [0.51, 2.5] | 1 study · 10 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Activity tracker compared to alternate intervention or no intervention for increasing standing or walking for decreasing musculoskeletal symptoms in sedentary workers
Population: sedentary workers with musculoskeletal symptoms
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Mean difference in low back pain/discomfort Activity tracker vs alternate intervention or no intervention | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 31 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Mean difference in upper back pain/discomfort Activity tracker vs alternate intervention or no intervention | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 23 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Mean difference in neck pain/discomfort Activity tracker vs alternate intervention or no intervention | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 33 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Mean difference in shoulder pain/discomfort Activity tracker vs alternate intervention or no intervention | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 31 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Multi‐component intervention compared to no intervention for increasing standing or walking for decreasing musculoskeletal symptoms in sedentary workers
Population: sedentary workers with musculoskeletal symptoms
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Proportion of participants with low back pain/discomfort Multi‐component intervention vs no intervention | RR 0.93 [0.69, 1.27] | 3 studies · 107 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Proportion of participants with upper back pain/discomfort Multi‐component intervention vs no intervention | RR 0.88 [0.4, 1.96] | 2 studies · 40 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Proportion of participants with neck pain/discomfort Multi‐component intervention vs no intervention | RR 1 [0.76, 1.32] | 3 studies · 115 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Proportion of participants with shoulder pain/discomfort Multi‐component intervention vs no intervention | RR 0.83 [0.12, 5.8] | 2 studies · 66 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |