TY  - JOUR
A1  - Holzgreve, Fabian Christian
A1  - Maltry, Laura
A1  - Hänel, Jasmin
A1  - Schmidt, Helmut
A1  - Bader, Andreas
A1  - Frei, Markus
A1  - Filmann, Natalie
A1  - Groneberg, Jan David Alexander
A1  - Ohlendorf, Daniela Maren
A1  - Mark, Anke van
T1  - The office work and stretch training (OST) study: An individualized and standardized approach to improve the quality of life in office workers
T2  - International journal of environmental research and public health
N2  - In the context of workplace health promotion, physical activity programs have been shown to reduce musculoskeletal diseases and stress, and to improve the quality of life. The aim of this study was to examine the effects of using the “five-Business” stretch training device for office workers on their quality of life. A total of 313 office workers (173m/137f) participated voluntarily in this intervention–control study with an average age of 43.37 ± 11.24 (SD) years, 175.37 ± 9.35 cm in height and 75.76 ± 15.23 kg in weight, with an average BMI of 24.5 ± 3.81 kg/m2. The participants completed the stretch training twice a week for approximately 10 minutes for a duration of 12 weeks. The SF-36 questionnaire was used to evaluate the effectiveness of the intervention at baseline and after 12 weeks. Significantly improved outcomes in mental sum score (p = 0.008), physical functioning (p < 0.001), bodily pain (p = 0.01), vitality (p = 0.025), role limitations due to physical problems (p = 0.018) and mental health (p = 0.012) were shown after the stretching training. The results suggest that a 12-week stretching program for office desk workers is suitable to improve significantly their health-related quality of life.
KW  - occupational health
KW  - workplace health promotion
KW  - quality of life
KW  - stretching
KW  - musculoskeletal disorders
KW  - SF-36
KW  - Five-Konzept
Y1  - 2020
UR  - http://publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/54726
UR  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-547266
SN  - 1660-4601
N1  - This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited
VL  - 17
IS  - 12, Art. 4522
SP  - 1
EP  - 16
PB  - MDPI AG
CY  - Basel
ER  -